On Sunday Nov. 9, the Citizens Opera House sparkled with anticipation as George Balanchine’s “Jewels” made its long-awaited return to the Boston Ballet. A staple of American ballet, the abstract ...
The Pennsylvania Ballet is closing its 54th season with a timeless classic from George Balanchine, considered the father of American ballet. In fact, the Pennsylvania Ballet was founded in 1963 by a ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. ‘Unique’ and ‘iconic’ are words that are often used to describe George ...
A great ballet is a still point in dance history, its movements delicately fixed in time. But, unlike a great movie or a great book, dances are shaped over their lifetimes by the many different ...
“We made a set of rubies,” said Howard Merlin, Boston Ballet’s director of costumes. “But diamonds and emeralds we’re renting from National Ballet of Canada.” In late October, Merlin and his staff of ...
NEW YORK — There are certain New York City Ballet performances that have a way of making you feel you’ve danced yourself, even as you sit, quiet and still, in your seat. On Tuesday, George ...
The New York City Ballet followed its first two programs of early George Balanchine masterpieces with an evening of masterly showmanship Friday, capping its cycle of Balanchine works at the Kennedy ...
George Balanchine’s “Jewels,” first performed at New York City Ballet in 1967, returns to NYCB’s repertory tonight after a two-year absence. The ballet was a novelty when it first arrived: a ...
The story is that George Balanchine was admiring the gems in Van Cleef & Arpels one day (not many choreographers like that around anymore, are there?) when artistic inspiration struck. The result was ...