Founded in 1946, the New York City Ballet has long been a staple of the New York arts scene. But how did this venerable institution come about, and who leads it today? Below, explore the lives and ...

T he elder apostles of George Balanchine often gripe that his ballets, especially when staged by smaller companies, fall ...

This film excerpt from American Masters — Tanaquil Le Clercq: Afternoon of a Faun opens with footage of Le Clercq performing in Concerto Barocco, a George Balanchine masterpiece, choreographed to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "My goal," said Lincoln Jones, "is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the ...

What 23 very American things tell us about our country. By Michael Barbaro, Alex Barron, Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Chris Wood For her second ...

Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century, Jennifer Homans, Random House, 784 pages. Could it be that traditional gender roles will only survive on the ballet stage? True, the people who make and ...

Tiler Peck's 'Symphonie Espagnole' dazzles alongside Balanchine and Robbins in New York City Ballet's SPAC program.

One of George Balanchine’s former ballerinas has filed legal action contending that the choreographer’s legacy is in jeopardy. Susan Gluck, a trustee of the George Balanchine Trust, which administers ...

George Balanchine once said ballets are like butterflies, as if to suggest the beauty of a ballet performance was in the dancers’ ability to express the art in that moment, since it will be gone ...

It’s not enough to pay homage to your mom on Mother’s Day. You’ve got to honor thy mother (as one command, said to come from on high, puts it)—giving her the respect, love, and attention she’s due—on ...

New York City Ballet opens its spring season with classic works by George Balanchine and more. Here are some dancers who will surely stand out. By Gia Kourlas Two principal dancers will say farewell ...

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