| 单词 | George Balanchine |
| 例句 | Thursday was the 111th birthday of George Balanchine, the most revelatory, influential and protean ballet master in history. City Ballet Revives Three Pieces in Repertory 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Though some still use the word “abstract” to describe plotless choreography, Cunningham, like the choreographer George Balanchine before him and Mark Morris today, observed that humans dancing cannot be abstract. L.A. Dance Project Takes On Merce Cunningham 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z New York City Ballet had planned to celebrate the birthday of George Balanchine as usual, with performances and demonstrations of his works. Review: City Ballet Celebrates Balanchine and Heeds Mother Nature 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z As a teenager growing up on Long Island, Meckler got to see George Balanchine’s works for the New York City Ballet, and that has influenced her career. ‘Streetcar’ duo had mutual desire 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z This version of the ballet, choreographed in 1974 by George Balanchine for New York City Ballet, has rarely been seen outside of New York — and, di Bagno thinks, never redesigned. A new 'Copp?lia' comes to life at Pacific Northwest Ballet 2010-05-28T01:00:00Z This was nothing like the fishnet-stockings version that George Balanchine created for the original musical, which ballet troupes still perform, with showgirls and gangsters. The colorful restraint of the Mark Morris Dance Group 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z As the piano begins, the women start to dance, and a man joins them, much as in George Balanchine’s “Apollo” when the young god sports with his muses. Ephrat Asherie, Frederick Ashton and a Solemn Memorial 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The film bogs down a bit when it gets to a turf war involving the Juilliard program, George Balanchine, Lincoln Kirstein and the construction of Lincoln Center. ‘Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter,’ Behind the Scenes With Martha Hill 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z When George Balanchine made a “Harlequinade” in 1965, he worked from his memory but also reinvented freely to suit modern tastes. Review: ‘Harlequinade’ Has Charming Baubles, but Why Do It? 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z To George Balanchine, the choreographer who revolutionized ballet, she was both muse and, briefly, wife. The Silent Song of Maria Tallchief: America’s Prima Ballerina (1925-2013) 2013-04-12T21:50:43Z Both the dancers and the repertory were quickly revitalized, as Ms. Bennetts acquired works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and contemporary choreographers and held a choreographic competition that garnered applicants worldwide. Critic?s Notebook: Ascendant Ballet Troupe May Trip Over Finances 2011-03-18T21:57:44Z The role required the approval of the George Balanchine Trust and the Jerome Robbins Foundation, which hold the rights to their ballets. Amar Ramasar Leaves City Ballet, but Plans to Keep Balanchine Close 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z As I watched two performances here on Saturday, works as familiar as George Balanchine’s “Concerto Barocco” and “Symphony in C” suddenly revealed fresh details. Dance Review: Justin Peck’s ‘In Creases,’ by New York City Ballet 2012-07-17T22:06:52Z They were also complete works; the older selections were excerpts, starting with three solos performed by New York City Ballet dancers from George Balanchine’s “Who Cares?” Review: Calvin Royal III and Dormeshia Glow at Fall for Dance 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z For some people, these works exemplify the classicism of postmodern dance; any dancegoer can spot moments when they echo choreography by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham. Review: Decades of Lucinda Childs’s Cool Minimalism in Motion 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z In a thrilling and ambitious project, the theater is presenting 13 significant works by the company’s co-founder, George Balanchine, that had premieres on its stage. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z The entire New York City Ballet family would like to express our gratitude and affection to our beloved co-founder, George Balanchine, who passed away on this day, 30 years ago. Dance Review: New York City Ballet’s Spring Opener Features Balanchine 2013-05-01T22:03:21Z The New York native trained under famed instructor George Balanchine, going on to sing and dance on Broadway. Dancer Bethune killed in accident 2012-02-14T13:26:07Z Four weeks of New York City Ballet’s current season are devoted to music by this composer, and much of the programming consists of works by George Balanchine. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at Koch Theater 2013-01-18T23:37:16Z The balletgoer who thinks he knows Jerome Robbins’s “Dances at a Gathering” or George Balanchine’s “Duo Concertant” finds that he sees them anew in such a setting. Dance Review: Nature Paints Backdrop for City Ballet?s Stars 2011-08-03T22:21:36Z The film tells the story of Ms. Ashley’s career: 30 years with New York City Ballet, some of which were spent dancing for George Balanchine. Dance on Camera Festival to Offer 20 Feature Films 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z When the choreographer George Balanchine created dances, he generally confined himself to matters of pure form: These steps go this way, with this rhythm, these dynamics. Balanchine’s ‘Apollo’: On Gods, Ballet and the Creation of Poetic Art 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Let’s see how the Trocks invest virtuosity with wit on a program that also includes “Swan Lake” and “Go for Barocco,” a parody of George Balanchine’s fiendishly complicated patterning. The Week Ahead: Dec. 16 — 22 2012-12-16T07:40:07Z Its first New York program opened with “Agon,” a difficult and exposing ballet by George Balanchine, the company’s artistic godfather, and what the performance exposed was that there was a lot of work to do. Review: Dance Theater of Harlem Returns to Sparkling Form 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Of the many productions of this tale in town, “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” is most likely to satisfy adults with its visual splendor and breathtaking dance. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins knew how to exploit that appeal choreographically while remaining themselves. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater 2013-05-13T21:54:43Z As George Balanchine once said, dancing Tchaikovsky’s ballets is like flying. Review: In Miami, a ‘Swan Lake’ That Blasts Off the Cobwebs 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Later, at Town & Country, she started a series called “The Creative Environment,” for which she interviewed important figures in the arts, including I. M. Pei, Marcel Breuer, George Balanchine and Pablo Picasso. Barbara Goldsmith, Author of ‘Little Gloria,’ Dies at 85 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z When it comes to moments that produce waves of emotion in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” there are some obvious contenders: when the Christmas tree grows, the Nutcracker’s transformation into the Little Prince, the onstage blizzard. What Does an Angel See in Her Future? Maybe a Sugarplum Fairy. 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z These run the gamut from George Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue,” with music by Richard Rodgers, to Justin Peck’s recent “Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes,” set to classic Aaron Copeland. Dance Listings for Oct. 2-8 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In one of my first performances of George Balanchine’s “Agon,” I stood onstage, uncomfortable, while my partner, Teresa Reichlen, danced her short solo. ‘How Do You Do?’ On Being a Gentleman in 21st-Century Ballet 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Pazcoguin, to her distress, remains the only female soloist who has not performed the part of the Sugar Plum Fairy in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” A ‘Rogue Ballerina’ Gives a Candid Account of Ballet Culture 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Woetzel was for many years a star dancer with New York City Ballet, the company George Balanchine founded and that still performs far more Balanchine ballets than any other troupe. Review: From Balanchine to Jookin, a Sampler of Summer Souvenirs 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z There, they develop a specialty in the choreography of George Balanchine, the company’s co-founder and longtime artistic director. ‘Princes Can Be Asian, Too’: A Dancer Breaks Barriers in Ballet 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Bethune trained under famed dance instructor George Balanchine and began dancing with the New York City Ballet at age 14 despite suffering from scoliosis and lymphedema. Woman killed by 2 vehicles in LA was ballet dancer 2012-02-14T08:31:05Z The other half of the gala program will consist of George Balanchine’s “Union Jack,” a sprawling work that Mr. Martins said would be a tribute to City Ballet’s latest Liverpudlian contributor. ArtsBeat: Paul McCartney Collaborates With City Ballet 2011-02-23T19:28:55Z Rounding out the gala evening is a George Balanchine masterpiece, “Symphony in C” from 1947. Solange Enters New Territory: Ballet Composer 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In this, he follows squarely in the footsteps of George Balanchine, the co-founder of City Ballet, whose saying, “see the music, hear the dance” is still an in-house mantra. ‘How Am I Going to Dance to This?’ Ratmansky’s New Music Frontier 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z His elegant technique and contemporary flair have lent themselves to an array of leading roles, including George Balanchine's “Apollo” and Jerome Robbins' “Dances at a Gathering.” A ballet superstar hits Hollywood with 'A Chorus Line' at the Bowl 2016-07-24T04:00:00Z And by bringing the George Balanchine “Nutcracker” back to Los Angeles, the Music Center and Miami and made the venture absolutely indispensable despite its flaws. In a season full of 'Nutcracker,' the brilliance of Balanchine shines through 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Moments of classic works emerged, briefly and excitingly, like George Balanchine’s “Concerto Barocco” and Graham’s “Chronicle,” but it was just as essential to see the effect of marking in the choreographic investigations of today. Review: Choreographic Skeletons From a Lost Pandemic Time 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z I may be griping — I confess loyalty to George Balanchine’s logical, child-focused, yet poetic version for the New York City Ballet — but London audiences and the British dance critics love Mr. Wright’s version. London Nutcrackers Defy Logic, and Still Delight 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z Even When There’s a Him Around, Balanchine Is Still About Her The biographies of George Balanchine tell us of his several wives, of his other loves, and of his devotion to the female dancer. Dance Review: New York City Ballet in Balanchine at Lincoln Center 2012-09-23T21:36:02Z The choreographer George Balanchine once said, “There are no mothers-in-law in ballet,” implying that stage action must explain itself. After Flood, Houston Ballet Returns With a Romantic Masterpiece 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z The company was founded in 1964, with the choreographer George Balanchine as its artistic adviser, and two major Balanchine works were danced in last Wednesday's first-night programme. Boston Ballet – review 2013-07-06T23:06:50Z The programs, Ms. Shuler said, will focus on works by George Balanchine works that were made for and performed on the City Center stage. City Center’s 75th Anniversary: ‘A Chorus Line,’ Balanchine and Broadway 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z George Balanchine throws up his arms in exasperation at the sight of a dancer executing a step incorrectly at the barre. Balanchine, the Teacher: ‘I Pushed Everybody’ 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z On a program including works by George Balanchine and Bronislava Nijinska, “The Four Moons” was created to honor the histories of these tribes as they were forced from their land and settled in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Miami City Ballet has brought George Balanchine’s 1954 version of “The Nutcracker” to the Music Center — one with impressive scale: 45 adults, 60 children, as well as an orchestra and chorus. Essential Arts & Culture: A 2017 rewind, lots of 'Nutcracker' and Bach, art and selfie marketing 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z She is the last dancer to have worked with the choreographer Jerome Robbins, whose classical home, at the invitation of George Balanchine, was City Ballet. Farewell to a Ballerina With Borscht Belt Humor and ‘Legs of Life’ 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z But in the end, both of the premieres felt already dated, especially compared to “Glass Pieces,” which was created by Robbins in 1983 after the death of George Balanchine. Review: The Costume Dramas of New York City Ballet 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z I refer to George Balanchine, of course, and the programming between now and late June. Dance Review: At Lincoln Center, the Eternal Radical, Balanchine 2010-05-03T22:08:00Z Its first and third movements bear the mark of George Balanchine in their pumped-up geometric formations and their fleet, leggy virtuosity. MacMillan triple bill | Dance review 2010-03-24T22:05:00Z City Ballet is also the home of the great works by George Balanchine, its co-founder, and by Jerome Robbins, and the company continues to produce more new ballets than any other troupe of similar status. New York City Ballet Names Justin Peck as Choreographer 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z The School of American Ballet, founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, is 80 years old this year. School of American Ballet’s New Graduates Onstage 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z When she joined the City Ballet, in 1984, the company was entering a difficult period of transition, brought on by the death of its founding choreographer and genius loci, George Balanchine. Nothing To Hide: Wendy Whelan Retires 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Derek Lam quoted the ballet maestro George Balanchine: “There are no new steps, only new combinations.” Special Report: Fashion: Streamlining -- With a Whiff of Nostalgia 2011-02-14T17:30:48Z Alonso’s technical power caught the eye of George Balanchine, who made “Theme and Variations” for her and her partner Igor Youskevitch in 1947, a year before he founded New York City Ballet. How American Ballet Theatre spun cowboys and killers into international fame As Ms. Farrell explains in a director’s note, “The program is a reflection of our last 16 years. It has been an honor to serve the art of ballet and George Balanchine.” Dance Listings for the Fall Season and Beyond 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z As the resident choreographer for New York City Ballet, the 27-year-old is perpetually auditioning for the role of rightful heir to George Balanchine. Justin Peck Finds a Sub for Injured Dancer: Himself 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr. Fairchild will dance two more performances with City Ballet in the fall, appearing in George Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” on Oct. Robert Fairchild to Spin Briefly Back to City Ballet 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z The film “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” in which she appeared as the Sugar Plum Fairy, suggests that her glory lasted until at least 1993. Dance Review: Darci Kistler: The Long Goodbye 2010-06-28T18:34:00Z When Mr. Gorey wasn’t in the cinema or reading, he was watching George Balanchine’s ballets, around which he based his entire schedule for nearly three decades, rarely missing a single performance. Edward Gorey Was Eerily Prescient 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s balletic, as reverent as the opening prayer in George Balanchine’s “Mozartiana” and a choreographic feat built on a grace and tension born from control. ‘MJ’: Dancing the Pain, and Dancing the Pain Away 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z Nicole Cornell, the director of the George Balanchine Trust, which holds the rights to the choreographer’s work, said in an email that it had “paused all future licensing conversations” with Russian companies. War Brings New Iron Curtain Down on Russia’s Storied Ballet Stages 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Nodding to his roots as a City Ballet principal, he also presents a night of classics by that company’s founding choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. 10 Spring and Summer Dance Festivals 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z But while there were a few hesitant moments, the musicians aptly conveyed the tuneful spontaneity and energy of this Mozartian work, which George Balanchine used for one of his ballets. Marius Constant Work on Riverside Symphony Program 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The evergreen sweetness of George Balanchine’s 1962 ballet of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” has many sources. Review: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ Nodding Off With the Mortals 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z There will be better programs in the days to come, particularly the pairing of George Balanchine’s “Ballet Imperial” with Frederick Ashton’s “The Dream.” Review: Ballet Theater Revisits Its Past With a Hit and Two Misses 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z George Balanchine, the company’s founder-choreographer, staged the premiere of “Deadly Sins” in 1933 in Europe, only months before sailing for America. Dance Review: When Brecht and Weill Danced, Revisited 2011-05-12T22:00:13Z “The New York City Ballet was his Vatican. And George Balanchine he called his god,” said Mr. Dery, describing the breed of urbane, voracious devotee of high culture that is increasingly vanishing from Manhattan. Edward Gorey Was Eerily Prescient 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Africa’s Daughters, With Stories To Share George Balanchine once dismissed the notion of abstraction in dance, arguing that as soon as you place a man and a woman onstage, you have a story. Dance Review: Nora Chipaumire and Okwui Okpokwasili at Danspace Project 2012-03-20T22:12:25Z For more than two decades she was George Balanchine’s muse, willowy, glamorous and alluringly distant, the face of not only New York City Ballet but also of ballet in America. Suzanne Farrell Ballet at Joyce Theater 2011-10-13T22:17:26Z The music is based on an acrostic poem the choreographer George Balanchine wrote in 1946 as a birthday present for the composer Igor Stravinsky. Stepping Into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Come next season, “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” originally staged in 1954, will take its place. PNB’s Stowell/Sendak ‘Nutcracker’ takes a final bow 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Tharp has said that early in her career she planted an imaginary version of George Balanchine in the corner of her rehearsal studio. Beyond Ballroom: Twyla Tharp’s American Classicism 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The Mariinsky said she was also the first American to receive a degree from the Vaganova, a storied school that produced George Balanchine, Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev and Anna Pavlova, among other prominent dancers. ArtsBeat: Another American Dancer Joins a Russian Ballet Company 2012-01-19T22:00:57Z Although he has done versions of “Swan Lake” and “Romeo and Juliet,” his work is generally a more abstract response to a composition in the tradition of his predecessor George Balanchine. Paul McCartney?s ?Ocean Kingdom? at City Ballet 2011-09-11T04:00:07Z The way that the culture has been changed by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham — the quicksilver Mercurys of 20th-century dance — cannot be overstated. Balanchine and Cunningham: The Titans of 20th-Century Dance 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Why don’t we see George Balanchine’s exquisite pas de deux “Sonatine” more often at New York City Ballet? Review: Serving 4 Helpings of Balanchine, With Thunderbolts and Tornadoes 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z George Balanchine once said: “Put 16 women on the stage, and it’s everybody — it’s the world. Put 16 men on, and it’s always nobody.” A Lesson for New York City Ballet: The Past Is Always Present 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z In the 20th century, George Balanchine, the founding choreographer of City Ballet, led the way, asking women to do what was thought impossible for their physiques. The Place to Challenge Ballet’s Gender Stereotypes? In Daily Class 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z This summer, he got his first stab at one of the most desirable roles of all: the lead in George Balanchine’s “Apollo,” a ballet about a young god in training, testing his powers. For Dancers, the Not-So-Lazy Days of Summer 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Last season alone, he made role debuts in Jerome Robbins’s “Afternoon of a Faun” and George Balanchine’s “Agon.” In City Ballet Shake-Up, One Dancer Out and Two Suspended 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell was the first black principal dancer at New York City Ballet, where George Balanchine, in 1957, choreographed “Agon,” a ballet featuring a pas de deux with Mr. Mitchell and Diana Adams. Columbia Acquires Archives of Arthur Mitchell, Dance Pioneer 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z A corps dancer whose only solo role hitherto has been Coffee in “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’ ” she proved immediately winning in her expansive, appealing skill. Review: Serving 4 Helpings of Balanchine, With Thunderbolts and Tornadoes 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z That classic is George Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations,” an elegant exercise in stamina that he made for Ballet Theater in 1947. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z There was even some ballet: Woetzel asked Lil Buck, who has trained with a ballet teacher, to perform a version of the George Balanchine piece "Agon," to Stravinsky. Review: Lil Buck and Yo-Yo Ma, 'jookin" together 2013-04-04T00:59:08Z City Ballet is set to return to the stage on Sept. 21 with a program featuring George Balanchine’s “Serenade.” New York City Ballet Taps Diana Taylor to Lead Its Board 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Last week she did the same in George Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” where, standing in the back row — the usual tall-girl spot — she played one of 26 courtiers. Review: City Ballet Debuts in Season Finale 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z In addition to a world premiere by Christopher Wheeldon, the program will include George Balanchine’s “Agon” and “Diamonds.” PNB to premiere Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet 2013-05-22T23:10:53Z The company was led by Ms. Farrell, an important muse of the great choreographer George Balanchine when she danced for him at New York City Ballet. Suzanne Farrell Ballet Plans to Close After 2017-18 Season 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z He managed nearly perfect attendance at the New York City Ballet during the era when George Balanchine presided, which explains why his enigmatic figures tend to strike Balanchinian poses. Review | A peek inside Edward Gorey’s modern Gothic world 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z She was referring to George Balanchine, the choreographer who established New York City Ballet, molding it around his fleet, clear, unsentimental style. At City Ballet, Jamar Roberts and Dancers Find a Common Language 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. The Long Life and Long Reach of George Balanchine’s Butterflies 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” : The great choreographer gets his name in the title of the 1993 film, but it’s remembered mostly for its use of a dour Macaulay Culkin as the Nutcracker and Prince. Nuttier Nutcrackers The vocabulary is connected to those of both George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, the main choreographers for these City Ballet dancers, but with many new inflections, alternating between informal manners and academic rigor. Critic’s Notebook: Troy Schumacher and BalletCollective Open Eyes 2013-08-19T21:42:28Z It was Paul Taylor’s last rehearsal with George Balanchine, and he was perplexed. Drop a Fly in a Glass of Milk. What Do You Get? A Knotty Dance. 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z True Fosseism, it seems, can fully thrive only in the abstract, Olympian realms of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Review: In Fosse’s ‘Dancin’,’ a Wiggle Is Worth a Thousand Words 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The ballet company will revive the choreographer George Balanchine’s “Swan Lake,” one of its mainstays, and “Jewels.” Performance Guide 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z “The company had been receiving literally thousands of letters from people saying, hey, you know, I’m not too comfortable with how the different groups, the different nationalities are represented in George Balanchine’s ‘Nutcracker,’ ” Chan says. Advocacy group wants to see more Asian dancers on the stage, and more Asian choreographers on the program 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z “She was the muse of two of the 20th century’s greatest choreographers, George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins,” Baranski said. Kennedy Center rocks the honors roll to salute Sting, Green, Hanks, Tomlin, McBride The first 12, presented in various combinations this week, spotlight the bracingly minimalist black and white aesthetic of the company’s founder, George Balanchine. Dance Listings for April 24-30 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The company, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, will perform Arthur Mitchell’s “Tones II,” portions of George Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments” and a piece by Robert Garland in the museum’s rotunda on Sept. 30. At Guggenheim, Works & Process Looks Backward and Forward 2019-07-22T04:00:00Z He made his debut in November with “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’” and showed his skill at drawing out fresh aspects of phrasing and sonority. Review: New York City Ballet’s Winter Season Blends Movement and Music 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z This season — particularly in George Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations” — some of the dancing has been more studious than free, as if it were taking place underwater. At American Ballet Theater, New Romantics Can’t Beat a Greek God 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z From Passion To Transcendence Along with George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham classics this season, dance audiences will see new choreographic works as well as international artists. The New Season 2012-09-07T21:04:55Z His sharp attack was apparent in “Hallelujah”; later that night, in “Western Symphony,” George Balanchine’s endearing 1954 homage to the Wild West, he showed some spunk, loosening up to find the cowboy within. Review: Taylor Stanley Rises in City Ballet’s ‘Hallelujah Junction’ 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Both the dancers and the repertory were quickly revitalized, as Ms. Bennetts acquired works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, contemporary choreographers and held a choreographic competition that garnered applicants worldwide. Dance: Tough Passage for Flemish Ballet Troupe 2011-03-14T12:00:06Z Noguchi worked with other choreographers besides Graham, including George Balanchine. The painful truth about those Noguchi stage designs 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z Also on the calendar are George Balanchine’s “Theme and Variations” and Jessica Lang’s “ZigZag,” set to songs recorded by Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, which Ballet Theater featured at its fall gala. American Ballet Theater Plans a Return to Met Opera Stage 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The test case on Friday was the opener, George Balanchine’s “Agon.” Review: Dance Theater of Harlem’s Return Has Warm Reception 2015-04-12T04:00:00Z The famed ballet by George Balanchine, a staple of the winter performing arts season in New York, was scheduled to present performances through Sunday at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. NYC Ballet cancels remainder of ‘Nutcracker’ performances 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Stravinsky’s complete ballet music for “Pulcinella” ended the concert in a gesture meant to acknowledge the orchestra’s close ties to the Royal Danish Ballet and to the choreographer George Balanchine. Music Review: Danes Deliver Rare Works by a Native Son 2011-07-29T21:59:08Z George Balanchine, its co-founder, was married to two of its leading dancers. A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Samuel Wilson and Ashley Murphy attempted “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,” a challenging traditional showpiece that George Balanchine choreographed for his own company on this stage in 1960. Review: Dance Theater of Harlem at City Center 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Other figures in other poses may bring to mind the dance vocabularies of Merce Cunningham or George Balanchine. Art in Review 2010-02-18T23:04:00Z This fall, though, I started taking him to City Ballet performances; he became invested both in the dancers and in the choreography of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Rising Out of the Pandemic, City Ballet Ushers in a New Era 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z But there are some palate cleansers, too: Here/Now is bookended by classics from George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. New York City Ballet Kicks Off a Bustling Spring Season 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Or, rather, since the company uses the version of George Balanchine’s “Apollo” that skips the birth scene, the season began with the young god figuring out what he can do. Review: At City Ballet, Taylor Stanley Is a God for Our Time 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Figgins began her career at Dance Theater of Harlem, where she performed lead roles in George Balanchine’s “Four Temperaments” and “Agon,” among other ballets. Ballet Tech Names a New Artistic Director 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z No single version has all the answers — not even “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker,’” which opened with New York City Ballet in 1954 and today is a holiday staple for multiple companies from Copenhagen to Seattle. Review: Pick a ‘Nutcracker,’ One From Balanchine, the Other Reimagined 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z There also will be a tribute of sorts to Valentino: The ballet will perform "Rubies," from George Balanchine's "Jewels," set to Igor Stravinsky's Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra. Valentino's new runway is the ballet stage 2012-09-19T17:30:18Z All the more reason to savor this company and its farewell appearance, titled “Forever Balanchine,” a fine program of works by Farrell’s mentor and New York City Ballet founder George Balanchine. Critic’s Notebook: A bittersweet triumph for Suzanne Farrell and her company 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z Decades ago, many pieces by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham seemed windowless worlds to many observers, and still do to some; the meanings of Mr. O’Connor’s work may yet happen to me. Review: Tere O’Connor’s ‘Long Run,’ a Dance All About Dance 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Excerpts from works by Ms. Clarke and George Balanchine will be performed. Dance Listings for Dec. 6-12 2013-12-06T00:43:41Z He’s as likely to quote the humor writer Veronica Geng as the choreographer George Balanchine, and as likely to drop a reference to “The Sopranos” as to the French filmmaker Claude Chabrol. Review: David Salle’s ‘How to See,’ a Painter’s Guide to Looking at and Discussing Art 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z City Ballet was founded by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein in 1948, and Mr. O’Brien joined the company the next year as a member of the corps. Shaun O?Brien, 86, New York City Ballet Dancer 2012-02-28T05:16:04Z It was Igor Stravinsky’s birthday, and George Balanchine wanted to give his dear friend a gift. Review: Ghosts Hover Over a New Collaboration at City Ballet 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z George Balanchine’s aphorism “Ballet is woman” never had the ring of a feminist statement. Two Critics Reflect on Ballet’s #MeToo Moment 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z With a cast of 20 dancers and scholars, she presents deconstructed installments of works by Vaslav Nijinsky, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham and Bob Fosse, as well as a response to George Balanchine’s “Agon.” 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z An injury kept her from performing in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the ‘Crazy Ballerina Life’ 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Its look – plain tights and leotards – and its stark modern ballet steps invoke the neoclassical choreographer George Balanchine. Candoco Dance Company - review 2010-10-12T21:15:00Z But “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” is also about something else: the children. The Tiny Dancers Who Make ‘The Nutcracker’ Sparkle 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z Pacific Northwest Ballet kicks off its new season with a gem: George Balanchine’s sparkling “Jewels,” one of ballet’s few full-length plotless ballets, runs Sept. 26-Oct. Fall Arts Guide: Season takes wing 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z In blogs published in the New York Times, Tharp wrote that sections of the work reflected the influence or inspiration of Merce Cunningham, Jerome Robbins, Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Twyla Tharp's 50th anniversary program, while graceful, becomes predictable 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z Under Arthur Mitchell at Dance Theater of Harlem, she performed the role of the Siren in George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son”; later, she took on Ailey’s diverse repertory under Judith Jamison. Juilliard’s New Dance Director Comes From Ailey and Ballet 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The choreographer George Balanchine was particularly fond of the theme-and-variations format, as practiced by Mozart, Delibes, Tchaikovsky, Hindemith and others. From Movement in Ancient Art to Radical Choreographers 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z The mathematical wit and musical timing here remind me less of the choreographers I’ve mentioned than of George Balanchine. Review: The Inspired Poetry of Gandini Juggling 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z But until now, if you lived in Anchorage or Omaha or Tulsa, you weren't able to see what many consider the Nutcracker gold standard: the late George Balanchine's classic production for New York City Ballet. Popcorn and snowflakes: 'Nutcracker' at the movies 2011-12-09T22:16:13Z In the late 1920s, "Apollo" marked an early collaboration between artistic titans George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky. 17 of Seattle's top entertainment picks, April 8-14 2012-04-04T23:29:04Z Both danced for the master choreographer George Balanchine at New York City Ballet, where Mr. d’Amboise was a star. Jacques d’Amboise: Apollo at 83 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Long Hair, Sour Notes and Young Energy The view of Tchaikovsky that emerges from New York City Ballet’s current celebration of him — largely by way of the ballets of George Balanchine — is rich, multifaceted, complex. Critic’s Notebook: New York City Ballet’s Tchaikovsky Celebration 2013-01-26T01:22:39Z Religion is also invoked in the program, where Ms. Michelson quotes George Balanchine’s praising comparison of American dancers to angels “who, when they relate a tragic situation, do not themselves suffer.” Dance Review: Sarah Michelson?s ?Devotion Study #1? at Whitney Museum 2012-03-07T00:05:18Z And the reliable delights of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” return Nov. 26-Jan. All the Ways to Fall for Dance Again Onstage and Beyond 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z I also welcomed it on Saturday night in George Balanchine’s “Walpurgisnacht Ballet.” Dance Review: At City Ballet, a New Work Looks to Ellington for ?That Swing? 2011-01-30T23:49:35Z Suzanne Farrell, the sublime ballerina and creator of many lead roles for the choreographer George Balanchine, was back in the studio where he made many of his masterworks for New York City Ballet. A Balanchine Muse and Star Returns to New York City Ballet 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z Also performing for the first time in the territory is the New York City Ballet, which will feature works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. In Transit: Hong Kong Arts Festival Gets Interactive 2011-02-17T11:00:33Z George Balanchine, explaining why no plotless ballet was ever truly abstract, liked to say that when you have a man and a woman onstage together, you already have a story. Arts & Leisure: Merce Cunningham Dance Company Ends Its Legacy Tour 2011-12-22T14:31:38Z Would you ever consider making a film of a company like New York City Ballet performing a George Balanchine work? Putting ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ in Motion 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z Her next one is about George Balanchine’s transformation into an American choreographer. Beyond Ballroom: Twyla Tharp’s American Classicism 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z George Balanchine, another St. Petersburg transplant, introduced a jazz sensibility to the classical form in dances like “The Four Temperaments” and “Agon.” Alexei Ratmansky Has Russian Poetry and an American Pulse 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Training at Juilliard in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he watched the company while its founding choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins were still active. Setting the Tempo With One Eye on the Stage 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z This was an unusually powerful and eloquent rendition of the music, which is a singular collage of items by Felix Mendelssohn, culled from multiple scores by George Balanchine for his two-act drama. City Ballet Closes Its Season With Power and Glow 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z “He entertains with steps” is what George Balanchine so loved about Bournonville, and the clarity of the steps was the great virtue of this program, which also included a bright rendering of “Bournonville Divertissements.” New York City Ballet suits up for courage and soars in ‘La Sylphide’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Non-narrative dances, most of them by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, are its oxygen; happily we breathe them in. At New York City Ballet, Swans Use Grit to Find Glory 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z How many listeners would enjoy Stravinsky’s tricky, acerbic “Agon” were it not for George Balanchine’s penetrating ballet to the score? Alexei Ratmansky’s Elective Affinity, Musically Speaking 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The winter season commences with two programs dedicated to the company’s founding father, George Balanchine. 4 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In 1997 — on Jan. 22, the birthday of George Balanchine, City Ballet’s co-founder — the new ballet, “Brandenburg,” set to a selection from Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos, finally made its debut. ‘Like He Was Going to Live Forever’: Making Jerome Robbins’s Last Ballet 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The first week of New York City Ballet’s spring season is an odd one, with nary a ballet by George Balanchine or Jerome Robbins, its two essential choreographers, in sight. City Ballet’s 21st-Century Choreographers: Some Future Classics, Some Clunkers 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Though he never worked directly with George Balanchine, who died in 1983, Mr. Evans was known in particular as an interpreter of that choreographer’s work. Albert Evans, Ebullient City Ballet Dancer, Is Dead at 46 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Villella grew to stardom at the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine and brought the master choreographer’s style and legacy to the Miami City Ballet, which is highly respected among balletomanes. ArtsBeat: New Director Imminent for Miami City Ballet 2012-04-02T21:18:33Z On Wednesday, this was so with the season’s final performance of its oldest ballet, George Balanchine’s “Serenade,” in a richly colorful performance led onstage by Sara Mearns, Tiler Peck and Jared Angle. New York City Ballet’s Fall Season Bursts With Talent 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z As the company’s Balanchine Black & White Week in May demonstrated, its founder-choreographer, George Balanchine, was often prepared to strip everything else away until musicality was virtually all that remained. Critic?s Notebook: In City Ballet?s Fall Season, a Need for Surprises 2011-10-12T17:07:24Z At Lincoln Center, New York City Ballet soldiers on in its six-week run of George Balanchine’s classic version, with its pristine dancing and reverence for childhood fantasy. | Dance: The Land of Sweets Sheds Its Tutus 2013-12-20T21:05:12Z They’ve been groomed since childhood to dance the style and ballets of George Balanchine; but Robbins requires valuably alternative standards. Jerome Robbins, the Experimentalist 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z For Michael Sean Breeden, who recently retired from Miami City Ballet, his nightmare variation was the intensely athletic Candy Cane, performed to the fast, high-spirited “Trepak” music in George Balanchine’s version of “The Nutcracker.” What’s it like to dance ‘The Nutcracker’? It’s a marathon of pain. 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z George Balanchine's "The Nutcracker," performed by New York City Ballet, will screen in a tape-delayed broadcast at a number of local theaters Tuesday only, starting at 7:30 p.m. It's time for 'Wonka,' 'Wonderful' 2011-12-08T21:42:04Z The other half of the gala program will consist of George Balanchine’s “Union Jack,” which Mr. Martins said would be a tribute to City Ballet’s new Liverpudlian contributor. Paul McCartney Composes Work for City Ballet 2011-02-23T23:05:59Z Last summer, the New York City Ballet performed four ballets by its founder George Balanchine, set to the music of French composers, at the Théâtre du Châtelet, and “Great Performances” was there. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Return to Manitowoc County: The State of Wisconsin vs. Steven A. Avery’ 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z They raise the 45-foot-high Christmas tree for “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” Hey, Stars, Be Nice to the Stagehands. You Might Need a Loan. 2013-12-28T02:11:03Z George Balanchine made “Theme and Variations” for the company in 1947. Review: American Ballet Theater Recalls the Wide Range of Its Early Years 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z If the kids in New York City Ballet’s production of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” look more like teenagers this season, it’s because in many cases they are. This Year’s ‘Nutcracker’ Kids: Taller, Older and Savoring It All 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z It’s a little like “The Unanswered Question” section of George Balanchine’s “Ivesiana,” except less creepy and more anodyne: a child’s dream, aided by others. Review: Lift Me Up (but Where?). A Dance of Escape and Connection. 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z “My life and career,” she promises, “provide a clear lens for understanding George Balanchine’s choreographic practice … simply because my career was not clouded by scandal or serious trauma.” Balanchine and Cunningham: The Titans of 20th-Century Dance 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z This book is a sensitive portrait of George Balanchine, the Russian-born choreographer whose profound influence on ballet is still felt today. Pulitzer Prizes 2023: A Guide to the Winning Books and Finalists 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z From the last century, I remember City Ballet galas that presented world premieres by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. New York City Ballet Opens a Spring Gala, and Some Umbrellas 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z It delivered a clean and uncluttered performance of George Balanchine’s production of the ballet, with its vision of perfected nostalgia. Review | At the Kennedy Center (at last), Miami City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ is a perfect Thanksgiving story 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z The tree, George Balanchine knew, was not going to be cheap. The Tiny Dancers Who Make ‘The Nutcracker’ Sparkle 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z After the ambitious, four-week Here/Now Festival, highlighting City Ballet’s commitment to commissioning new work, the company is settling into something older, with George Balanchine’s 1962 take on Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Dance in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Last weekend, however, here in its hometown, the company could be seen at full stretch in George Balanchine’s three-part “Jewels.” Suzanne Farrell Coaches Pacific Northwest Ballet Balanchine 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Farley, who serves on the board of the George Balanchine Foundation, will continue his work on the company’s podcast. Retiring From Ballet at 26? Dancing Can Get You Only So Far 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z It’s now marketed as “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker’ ” — yet at least two important parts of it aren’t by Balanchine. Is Beyonc? a Choreography Thief in ?Countdown?? 2011-11-21T17:25:51Z But Martins’s dancers, who are schooled in George Balanchine’s athletic, streamlined style, have little experience with acting and almost none with mime — hence, Martins’ hands-on drama coaching. Peter Martins, dipping into his past while bounding into the future 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z For thousands of people, “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker’” was their first “Nutcracker” and remains their local. Review: Pick a ‘Nutcracker,’ One From Balanchine, the Other Reimagined 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z “Vienna Waltzes” is the last grand spectacle that George Balanchine created for New York City Ballet. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z “Ballet,” as the choreographer George Balanchine once said, “is Woman.” Breaking the Glass Slipper: Where Are the Female Choreographers? 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The company’s first performance will take place on Sept. 20 with a program of dances by George Balanchine. Raises and Safety Protections in City Ballet Dancers’ New Contract 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z No less a figure than George Balanchine was coaxed to choreograph - and he insisted that his credit should reflect that in the Broadway program, the first time "choreography by" would appear. Review: Ballet meets hoofing in fun 'On Your Toes' 2013-05-09T17:12:08Z On Thursday the company presented ballets by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Mariinsky Ballet: Don Quixote; Balanchine/Robbins triple bill ? review 2011-08-06T23:06:13Z Major choreographers like Massine and George Balanchine recognized Mr. Franklin as a quick learner with a sharp mind and theatrical flair. Frederic Franklin, Inventive Ballet Star, Dies at 98 2013-05-05T17:58:24Z Diaghilev’s mixed feelings for George Balanchine get short shrift too. Books of The Times: The Protean Master of the Ballets Russes 2010-08-25T21:53:00Z The manuscript is inscribed in Stravinsky’s hand: “Birthday choral tune by George Balanchine, harmonized by Igor Stravinsky, Hollywood, California, June 18, 1946.” Stepping Into the Balanchine-Stravinsky Continuum 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z It also dances George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp and much other choreography, and commissions several new ballets each season. Dance Review: Frederick Ashton Celebrated by the Sarasota Ballet 2014-05-05T21:49:58Z Mr. Martins, a former star dancer, had led City Ballet since the death of its founder, George Balanchine, in 1983 — for a few years in conjunction with Jerome Robbins, then on his own. The 10 Biggest Upheavals of Lincoln Center’s Tumultuous Year 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z Her repertoire there included the major classical ballets and duets, as well as works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Antony Tudor, William Dollar and Ms. de Mille. Lupe Serrano, Ballerina of Power and Fire, Is Dead at 92 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z By turns charming, shamelessly exuberant, romantic, enigmatic, bright and dark: a spectrum of views emerged during the course of four ballets, all of which were choreographed by George Balanchine between 1954 and 1970. Dance Review: New York City Ballet’s Spring Opener Features Balanchine 2013-05-01T22:03:21Z The choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein started the school before they founded City Ballet — “But first, a school,” Balanchine reportedly said — and the school remains central to the company’s ethos. Who Should Run City Ballet? A Job Posting, Explained 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z The 1928 ballet “Apollo,” about the Greek god and his muses, is a neoclassical gem that put George Balanchine on the map. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z She was married for a time to George Balanchine, who founded the School of American Ballet in New York. Ballet legend Maria Tallchief dies at 88 2013-04-12T17:36:11Z As the spring season continues, this weekend is the last chance to bask in stellar programs dedicated to George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z George Balanchine remains its core choreographer, and no living choreographer has played a more vital contribution than Twyla Tharp. Review: Richard Alston’s ‘Carmen’ in Fort Lauderdale 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z He’s applied himself with extreme distinction to the highest flights of classicism choreographed by George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton. David Hallberg’s Dancing Develops Via Russia 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Villella, she was a City Ballet principal, formed mainly by George Balanchine. Miami City Ballet: Feeling That Warmth and Attack 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z Leading off its program at the David H. Koch Theater, City Ballet played it safe with the fourth movement and finale of George Balanchine’s “Symphony in C.” Review: City Ballet Dresses Up for Another Fashion Letdown 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” had four casts in the season’s first two weeks. New Faces (and Bodies) in Classic Roles at New York City Ballet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Few people speak of his choreographic musicality, partly because he shared this company and this house with George Balanchine, whose acute response to music is so celebrated. City Ballet’s ‘Robbins 100’: Making Music Theatrical 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z On Friday night she made her debut as the Sleepwalker, the title role in “La Sonnambula,” George Balanchine’s ballet. Critic?s Notebook: A Season Brings New Faces and Insights to Classic Roles 2011-05-23T22:10:34Z The first awards went to Marian Anderson, Fred Astaire, George Balanchine, Richard Rodgers and Arthur Rubinstein — with Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter sitting next to them in the presidential box. Trump’s absence at Washington’s premier social event is a relief for some. But the prestige of the presidency is missed. 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z What makes New York City Ballet unparalleled is its stock of masterpieces by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Dance Review: City Ballet Classics, Including ?Agon? at Koch Theater 2012-02-19T22:21:20Z At City Ballet, leading parts were his for the taking, notably in “Apollo,” which George Balanchine revived for him in 1957. Jacques d’Amboise, a Ballet Star Who Believed in Dance for All 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z His first principal role here was in George Balanchine's "Prodigal Son," and Postlewaite said he brought that emotion to the role. Moving on: PNB bids bon voyage to principal Lucien Postlewaite 2012-06-06T21:12:03Z Mr. Andersen’s own story is the stuff of ballet legend: Before auditioning for City Ballet at George Balanchine’s request in 1980, he was the youngest principal dancer at the Royal Danish Ballet. Desert Sun No Shortage Of Inspiration 2012-02-19T05:00:15Z He created roles in ballets by Leonide Massine, George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton, and Agnes de Mille; he had been a celebrated Franz. ‘Coppélia’ Returns to American Ballet Theater Repertory 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z It became a multidisciplinary space for artists in theater, dance and music, like Orson Welles, George Balanchine and Beverly Sills. City Center’s 75th Anniversary: ‘A Chorus Line,’ Balanchine and Broadway 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z For all the magic of the Sugar Plum Fairy on the page, Mr. Litton said, her dance is made even better by George Balanchine’s choreography for City Ballet. The Genius of ‘The Nutcracker’? It’s the Sugar Plum Fairy 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z A few seconds after Christopher Grant began circling his willowy partner, Clara Miller, 18 — the lead saloon girl in George Balanchine’s “Western Symphony” — he was cut off by a round of aggressive clapping. Lessons of Old Are Still in the Air at the School of American Ballet 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Those legends include well-known artists such as the choreographer George Balanchine, the opera singer and administrator Beverly Sills, the conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, and the Metropolitan Opera’s longtime music director James Levine. Lincoln Center Will Create a Performing Arts Hall of Fame 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Kretzschmar will appear in seven ballets from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, when she faces a new test: taking on the title role of the Sleepwalker in George Balanchine’s eerie, proto-goth ballet “La Sonnambula.” Rehearse, Ice Feet, Repeat: The Life of a New York City Ballet Corps Dancer 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z This winter, among other things, he’ll be accompanying “Sonatine,” a pas de deux by George Balanchine set to a dreamy piano sonata by Ravel, the musical equivalent of a watercolor by Pissarro. Finding the Keys for the Right Ballet Steps 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Despite the promise of debuts by several dancers on Wednesday night, Jerome Robbins’s “The Cage” and George Balanchine’s “Cortège Hongrois” eclipsed two other ballets with little effort. From City Ballet, ‘Hear the Dance: Russia’ 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z City Ballet’s winter season begins on Tuesday with a week of works by George Balanchine, the company’s co-founder and lodestar. 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Now it is all “Nutcracker” all the time every holiday season, with the New York City Ballet staging the pack-leading dance George Balanchine created for it in 1954. Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z An early showing of the piece, in 2015, included a winning demonstration of how George Balanchine, who defined a high-speed American style of ballet, finessed the physics of the pirouette. Emily Coates’s ‘Incarnations’: Quantum Leaps, When Physics Meets Dance 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z His next job, he said, involves coaching works by two of City Ballet’s foundational choreographers — George Balanchine, a founder of the company, and Jerome Robbins — for Carolina Ballet. Amar Ramasar Leaves City Ballet, but Plans to Keep Balanchine Close 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z This revered academy, affiliated with New York City Ballet, raises the curtain on its talented students in three works by George Balanchine: “Concerto Barocco,” the Garland Dance from “The Sleeping Beauty” and “Bourrée Fantasque.” 7 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z George Balanchine had Stravinsky—acerbic, witty, rhythmically exciting. Sufjan Stevens and Justin Peck Make a Ballet About Respect 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z But the program begins with "Theme and Variations," a classic George Balanchine ballet with music by Tchaikovsky that harks back to the imperial Russian ballet of the 19th century. ABT returns to Moscow stage after 45 years 2011-03-29T19:01:16Z George Balanchine crouches, looking slightly incredulous, as his cat flies into the air in an implausibly high, improbably balletic leap. The Week Ahead: April 25 ? May 1 2010-04-23T14:59:00Z VAIL, Colo. — When the choreographer George Balanchine was running New York City Ballet, there were two sides to being one of his male dancers. Dance Review: Demonstrating How a Special Choreographer Made Men Special 2011-08-04T21:32:04Z Advertisement She was also connected to George Balanchine, who for a few months in 1930-31 was chief choreographer to the Royal Danish Ballet. Dance This Week: From Balanchine to Bowie 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z These troubles were evident in Friday’s program, particularly in an abbreviated version of “Swan Lake” by George Balanchine. Suzanne Farrell Ballet soars in ‘The Concert,’ stumbles in ‘Swan Lake’ “Theme and Variations,” a grand-manner ballet that George Balanchine made for the company in 1947, is more exposing than a cancan. American Ballet Theater Performs ‘Gaîté Parisienne’ 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z Ms. Olsen recalled that George Balanchine, the artistic director of New York City Ballet, begrudgingly bestowed the epithet Black Magic on Ms. Black when some of his dancers defected to her classes. Maggie Black, Esteemed Ballet and Modern Dance Teacher, Dies at 85 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, he traces a connection between the body’s central axis and the placement of its weight over the front of the foot in a way that fascinatingly recalls some ballet teaching: George Balanchine’s, not least. Dance Review: Gabriel Missé and Analía Centurión Dance Tango 2013-08-12T21:40:10Z “Ta, ta, ta, ta, ta,” she called out emphatically and repeatedly during a recent rehearsal for George Balanchine’s “Rubies,” with dancers from New York City Ballet. At City Ballet, Learning From Dancers Who Learned From Balanchine 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq, a star of the New York City Ballet and a wife of George Balanchine, was an accomplished cook. Guggenheim Talk Focuses on Legendary Dancer’s Cookbook 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Even as City Ballet wrestles over its future relationship with Mr. Martins, the Balanchine Trust — which licenses George Balanchine’s work — has given him a vote of confidence. Peter Martins Left City Ballet a Year Ago. But He’s Not Entirely Gone. 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z While in Cincinnati, Gilmer performed in works by George Balanchine and contemporary choreographers, as well as dancing leading classical parts in “Cinderella,” “The Nutcracker” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Ailey’s New Secret Weapon: The Heroically Unmannered James Gilmer 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z But what about those dancegoers who find themselves nodding vigorously in agreement with George Balanchine’s insistence that “there are no mothers-in-law in ballet”? The Week Ahead: Jan. 30 ? Feb.5 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z For this year’s program, advanced students will perform George Balanchine’s “La Source” and “Western Symphony,” as well as Jerome Robbins’s “Circus Polka.” 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, the two greatest masters of ballet classicism in the 20th century, both acknowledged the vastness of their debt to him. The Ambiguous Sexism of Marius Petipa, Ballet’s Towering Master 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Onstage at Lincoln Center, the holiday endures for another 10 days with the magnificent conifer in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” growing nightly to impressive heights. 4 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z The Cunningham of that era often seemed to be conducting a private dialogue with the two choreographers who influenced him most, and from whose idioms he departed most strongly: Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Review: Compagnie CNDC-Angers Dances Cunningham 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z Large-scale collages on grid-lined paper mingle archival photographs of dancers and choreographers — some recognizable to aficionados, such as Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine and Martha Graham — with photographs Williams made in her studio. Kandis Williams Envisions Dancing Bodies Without Borders 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z The company presents two weeks of “The Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet that coincided with George Balanchine’s first appearance onstage, as Cupid. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z The splendid program, performed Friday at the David H. Koch Theater, wraps up with George Balanchine’s “Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No . 2,” a luscious ballet that recalls the essence of Imperial Russia. Review: ‘La Sylphide’ Is City Ballet’s Bittersweet Valentine 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z She embraced the New York dance world with enthusiasm, taking classes at the School of American Ballet with both Felia Doubrovska and George Balanchine. Beryl Grey, Acclaimed British Ballerina, Is Dead at 95 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z The many highs of the six-week New York City Ballet season that ends on March 1 have included memorably inflected performances of central classics by George Balanchine, not least “Serenade” and “Concerto Barocco.” Critic’s Notebook: New York City Ballet Wraps Up a Memorable Winter Season 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z In striking early, Mr. Martins, also the ballet master in chief of City Ballet, is following George Balanchine’s lead. School of American Ballet Enlists City Ballet Members 2012-09-30T04:00:05Z He designed sets for several ballets by Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine for the New York City Ballet. David Mitchell, Broadway Set Designer, Dies at 79 2011-10-05T01:56:33Z There was also the collaboration of George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky in a 1942 “Ballet of the Elephants” for Ringling: 50 dancing showgirls and, in pink tutus, 50 dancing elephants. ‘Circus and the City’ at Bard Graduate Center Galleries 2012-09-20T22:40:07Z The true triumph of the New York City Ballet’s winter season lay in no individual performance — exciting though several certainly were — but the way its corps danced some works by its co-founder George Balanchine. Critic’s Notebook: Taking Stock of City Ballet’s Secret Weapon 2014-03-03T22:56:00Z Toni Bentley’s sixth book, “Serenade,” is a tribute not only to the Georgian American choreographer George Balanchine’s timeless, titular ballet, but also to the art form. Misty Copeland on ‘Serenade,’ Democracy and the Art of Movement 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Reichlen’s speech made the connections between morals, beauty, technique, schooling, company, and the work of George Balanchine, City Ballet’s founding choreographer, explicit and moving. ‘We, the Dancers’: At City Ballet’s Gala, Affirming Ballet’s Honor 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “Some of that is precision, grace, the beauty of the line,” Mr. Bauman continued, noting that for the great choreographer George Balanchine “the most beautiful part of the dancer’s body was the hand.” These N.B.A. Dancers Bring Their High Kicks Courtside 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Last season, the company worked on George Balanchine’s haunting ballet “Emeralds,” but I can’t recall having heard his name mentioned once. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Bunheads Is Gone; ‘Breaking Pointe’ Endures 2013-09-01T22:29:35Z His later work with the choreographer George Balanchine was one of the most important collaborations in the history of the arts. ArtsBeat: Top 10 Composers: Which 20th-Century Masters Will Make the Cut? 2011-01-12T13:43:50Z Choreographed by George Balanchine to a classic score by Igor Stravinsky, “Apollo” would always be a good work to commence a City Ballet season — but seldom more than now. Bringing It All Back Home: City Ballet Begins Again With Balanchine 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z It’s not entirely unknown for ballet-makers to cross over to Broadway: George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are the most illustrious examples. Robert Fairchild Crosses Back to Ballet, Gershwin in Tow 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Meanwhile the woman-behind-the-great-man genre welcomes George Balanchine and a ballerina wife into the fold. New Books by Sadie Jones, Laurent Binet and More 2012-05-30T21:07:15Z The digital season will begin with three weeklong explorations of major works by the company’s founding choreographer George Balanchine, “Prodigal Son,” “Theme and Variations” and “Stravinsky Violin Concerto.” New York City Ballet Dancers to Step Back Onstage 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Tallchief was indissolubly linked with some of George Balanchine's most important works. Maria Tallchief dies aged 88: dancer who shone in Balanchine's ballets 2013-04-14T12:36:36Z George Balanchine, by his own admission, always admired jewels, a quality he attributed to his Georgian roots. As City Ballet Celebrates Its 75th, Dancers (Hundreds) Take a Bow 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The principal ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq was both muse and wife to the legendary Russian choreographer George Balanchine when, at 27, she contracted polio. New Books by Sadie Jones, Laurent Binet and More 2012-05-30T21:07:15Z The 20th century saw four choreographic masters of the male-female duet: Fred Astaire, George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and Merce Cunningham. Review: ‘Cinderella’ Returns to the American Ballet Theater Stable 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z The country’s premier ballet company, which has defined grace, speed and precision since the days of its co-founder George Balanchine, is now also a stage for the era’s #MeToo convulsions. Vulgar Texts and Dancer Turmoil Force City Ballet to Look in the Mirror 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z But in the three George Balanchine ballets performed by the company over the weekend at the Kennedy Center here, spirits and steps sparkled. Review: Ballet With Intricate Geometry, and a Lot of Fun 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Nobody in ballet told better stories than the choreographer George Balanchine. Review: Balanchine, the Storyteller: Frisson Is in the Details 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z George Balanchine thought of his “Nutcracker” as a gift to America’s children. Review: Peel away some of the packaging, and Music Center's 'Nutcracker' reveals its gifts 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z He also captured scenes of everyday life and shot countless portraits of luminaries including Henri Matisse, William Faulkner and George Balanchine. Cartier-Bresson rare prints going to NYC auction 2012-09-04T17:22:09Z Sterling Hyltin, who will retire in December — her final performance will come in “George Balanchine’s the Nutcracker” — dominated performances this season, bidding farewell to many of her repertory roles. The Brilliance and the Blahs of City Ballet. (And Then There’s Solange.) 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z This 1957 work by George Balanchine originally featured a square dance caller whose cracker-barrel rhymes underlined the American verve in the choreography’s approach to music by Vivaldi and Corelli. City Ballet Presents ‘Masters at Work’ 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Pacific Northwest Ballet’s afternoon performance of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” on Dec. 21 will feel a bit different from a typical production. Seattle-area sensory-friendly performances allow people with disabilities to enjoy the show 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z We aren’t wrong, as a rule, to consider George Balanchine among the most original of choreographers — yet we can also see why he liked to stress the other side. Is Beyonc? a Choreography Thief in ?Countdown?? 2011-11-21T17:25:51Z The production will be dedicated to the choreographer George Balanchine and will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. A Fall Season of Debuts, Returns and Farewells 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z And it was a prelude to her last bow, which comes on Sunday, as the Sugarplum Fairy in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” a role she has danced since 2006. A Sugarplum’s Swan Song 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z George Balanchine’s pure dance masterpiece “Jewels” explores three facets of ballet: “Emeralds” evokes France; “Rubies” captures an angular, energetic midcentury American modernism; and “Diamonds” conjures the courtly grandeur of imperial Russian classicism. Celebrating Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ With an International Flair 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z George Balanchine’s “Jewels,” choreographed in 1967, is an anthology of ballet history, a densely packed guide to the evolution of classical dance over the last 150 years. Dance Review: Three Gems of the Here and Now 2011-06-06T22:04:19Z George Balanchine used to ask his dancers: “What are you waiting for? What are you saving it for?” Winter Season at City Ballet: ‘Now Is the Time for a New Generation’ 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Calvin Royal III, a soft-spoken, long-limbed dancer with smiling eyes, was practicing a passage from the thrilling—and exhausting—showpiece “Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux,” by George Balanchine. Man to Man 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z George Balanchine never concealed his fascination for ballerinas. " is woman," the choreographer famously pronounced. English National Ballet ? review 2011-03-24T22:00:02Z The critic David Vaughan once wrote that the ABC of contemporary classicism was Frederick Ashton, George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham. Three Stars of World Dance Traditions Converge on New York 2012-09-09T04:55:01Z "I would list him along with other great choreographers of the 20th century, including George Balanchine, in the way he used the music as a basis for his movement," he says. 'Flames of Paris' blazes anew with Mikhailovsky Ballet at Segerstrom 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z Mr. Martins announced the promotions after a matinee of George Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” that closed the company’s 2014-15 Lincoln Center season. New York City Ballet Announces Promotions in Dancer Ranks 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Members of City Ballet will perform excerpts from works by George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Alexei Ratmansky, and those attending will help create their own story ballet. Spare Times: For Children, for Feb. 3-9 2012-02-02T21:53:28Z New last year, he has now committed himself to conducting the company’s central repertory of ballets by George Balanchine: familiar scores have returned with new immediacy. New York City Ballet’s Fall Season Bursts With Talent 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z The ballets of George Balanchine are fascinating layer cakes of history. Dance Review: City Ballet Presents an All-Balanchine Evening 2014-05-07T20:57:05Z Mr. Mitchell was a protégé of George Balanchine, and Ms. Dabney was a natural fit for the company’s Balanchine-based neoclassical style. Stephanie Dabney, Electrifying Prima Ballerina, Dies at 64 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z He danced for seven seasons with the Martha Graham Dance Company, and was a guest artist at New York City Ballet in 1959, where George Balanchine choreographed “Episodes” for him. Legacy in Mind, Taylor Plans a Center for Modern Dance 2014-02-09T22:17:49Z Whereas “Giselle” or most ballets by George Balanchine come round often enough for many people to feel acquainted with them, few people have ever had the chance to become truly familiar with any Cunningham repertory. Dance Review: Merce Cunningham Troupe in ?Biped? at BAM - Review 2011-12-09T22:49:13Z The choreographer George Balanchine is seldom listed among the 20th century’s great dramatists, and yet many of his ballets take us as close to the essence of drama as any playwright. City Ballet Revives ‘Davidsbündlertänze’ and ‘Union Jack’ 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z It’s Graham through the ages, with some George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor and even a little Richard Move thrown in. Dance Review: Rioult Dance New York, at the Joyce Theater 2013-06-07T20:28:49Z Since all of the choreography was created by George Balanchine, the stakes were high indeed. L.A. Ballet's ambitious all-Balanchine program leads to missteps, but also one big triumph 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z George Balanchine, the Russian choreographer and a founder of New York City Ballet, did pretty much the same thing. The Ballet World Needs Robert Garland. Why Isn’t It Calling? 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z There was one obstacle: the George Balanchine Trust in New York, which has stylistic approval of all Balanchine productions. Christian Lacroix Puts Opulence into a ‘Midsummer Night’s’ Ballet 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z Peck chose the performers and the repertory, which includes works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins — the longtime mainstays of her home company. Star ballerina Tiler Peck is in L.A. to prove that BalletNow goes far beyond ‘Swan Lake’ 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He may well end up lasting longer than the 35 years enjoyed by the company’s founding ballet master, George Balanchine. Critic’s Notebook: Peter Martins and City Ballet Over 30 Seasons 2013-06-11T21:24:09Z Tuesday provided 21st-century choreography, with three world premieres; Wednesday presented ballets by the founding choreographer George Balanchine to music by Tchaikovsky; and Thursday honored the company’s unmatched tradition of Balanchine choreography to music by Stravinsky. New York City Ballet Dances Stravinsky, by Balanchine 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Her final performances — in “Apollo” last Sunday afternoon and as a demi-soloist in “Theme and Variations” on Tuesday and Saturday — are in ballets by George Balanchine. Retiring From Ballet Theater, a Dancer Gets What She Needs 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Sara Mearns, at her most ardent and expansive, and Jared Angle led a bright, breezy account of George Balanchine’s “Allegro Brillante,” the first work danced by City Ballet that opening night. Dance Review: New York City Ballet Opens Season With Gala 2014-05-09T23:25:13Z He was remarkably independent minded, yet he subordinated his life to the vision of one other artist in particular, the choreographer George Balanchine. Lincoln Kirstein: A Modern Tastemaker With Some Iffy Taste 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z For a short time she worked as a repetiteur, one of the George Balanchine Trust’s approved rehearsal directors who stage that choreographer’s ballets around the world. Suzanne Farrell Ballet at Joyce Theater 2011-10-13T22:17:26Z But then I was one of the students from the Washington School of Ballet chosen to perform with the Washington Ballet in George Balanchine’s unforgettable “Serenade” at the Kennedy Center. Readers Recall Their First Creative Crush 2013-09-01T21:08:08Z This is the gold standard “Nutcracker,” performed by New York City Ballet every year since George Balanchine premiered his version in 1954. Missing ‘The Nutcracker’? How to Get Your Holiday Fix at Home 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z “George Balanchine is apparently in the grip of a severe attack of nostalgia,” he wrote. Weekend Entertainments From the Archives of The New York Times 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z In mathematics, there was Newton; in psychology, there was Freud; and in American ballet, George Balanchine was a foundational genius. ‘In Balanchine’s Classroom’ Review: Teaching the Ineffable 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z And the New York City Ballet canceled 17 of 47 scheduled performances of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” costing it about $5 million. Onstage, It’s Finally Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas Again 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z A mentee of Mitchell, the first Black principal dancer at New York City Ballet, Garland is also a devotee of George Balanchine, City Ballet’s founding choreographer, imbuing his own works with that tradition. Dance Theater of Harlem Names a New Artistic Director 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Hosted by Daniel Ulbricht, a principal dancer with the troupe, this hourlong presentation will introduce that elf and other characters as the company performs excerpts from George Balanchine’s adaptation of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z The youngest principal in the history of the Royal Danish Ballet, he was one of the last dancers to work closely with George Balanchine at New York City Ballet. Dance Review: Ballet Arizona in Ib Andersen?s ?Play? at Joyce Theater 2012-02-23T23:51:31Z Highlights of the classics include George Balanchine’s “Square Dance” and “The Four Temperaments,” a modernist interpretation of medieval psychology. Dance in NYC This Week 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z McBride spent almost 30 years with New York City Ballet and worked with choreographers Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Tom Hanks, Sting, Lily Tomlin to get Kennedy Center honors 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z While “The Sleeping Beauty” offers moments for dancers to shine — its highlight remains George Balanchine’s contribution, the gloriously musical “Garland Dance” — it is still a Martins ballet. The Return of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Isn’t City Ballet’s Reawakening 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z When you realize that it records — alas, only in part — the performances of Ms. Peck and Mr. Cornejo in George Balanchine’s “Rubies,” you appreciate this festival’s extraordinary ambition. Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z The evening will include a revival of George Balanchine’s “Symphony in C,” with a score by Georges Bizet, first performed at the Paris Opera Ballet in 1947. ArtsBeat: A Salute to France and World Premieres for New York City Ballet Gala 2012-03-07T18:58:20Z George Balanchine’s one-act “Swan Lake” returns on Saturday afternoon and Sunday, on a triple bill with his “Allegro Brillante” and “The Four Temperaments.” Dance in NYC This Week 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z That act of creation takes place at the New York City Ballet, once the domain of influential choreographer George Balanchine and still considered one of the high temples of serious dance in this country. 'Ballet 422' shows the creative process on a tight deadline 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z During one early rehearsal, Jones spoke of George Balanchine and Fred Astaire while Parker, her frame narrow and taut, stretched at a barre near an upright piano. How a new dance gets made: Behind the scenes at American Contemporary Ballet 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z It’s a fine example of George Balanchine’s great skill in choreographing for children, and this year’s cast danced it with brio. Review: School of American Ballet Workshop Includes ‘Harlequinade’ 2015-05-31T04:00:00Z To the classical ballets of George Balanchine she brings out ardently Romantic, voluptuous and daring qualities in ways we haven’t seen since Suzanne Farrell over 25 years ago. Dance Review: Sara Mearns in Diverse Roles for ‘A Dancer’s Dream’ 2013-06-30T21:05:46Z Ms. Alonso’s work with George Balanchine and the School of American Ballet also connects her to City Ballet. A New Leader, at Last, to Bring Cuban Ballet Into the Future 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z Martha Graham, George Balanchine, Merce Cunningham and many others helped to lure dancers to the city. Class Is in Session. The Teacher? Mark Morris. 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z George Balanchine, after admiring the glittering wares at Van Cleef & Arpels, was inspired to create his own version of “Emeralds,” “Rubies” and “Diamonds.” Dance Review: City Ballet in ?Jewels,? at David H. Koch Theater - Review 2011-09-29T21:25:15Z There’s a reason George Balanchine, City Ballet’s legendary founder, gets title billing in this version of the holiday tradition: It very much bears his unique blend of sophistication and joy. Dance in NYC This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Anderson, whose repertory included works by George Balanchine and Kenneth MacMillan, was a pioneer in a field that still struggles with diversity. A Pioneering Black Ballerina’s Life Story Comes to the Stage 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z As a principal dancer at City Ballet, where he worked with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, Mr. Tomasson was celebrated for his precise technique and elegant style. Helgi Tomasson to Step Down at San Francisco Ballet 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z As we emerged from the theater after 18 long months and a radiant performance of George Balanchine’s “Symphony in C,” New York City Ballet’s opening night felt like a rainbow. Review: With Balanchine and Confetti, City Ballet Is Back 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z No important ballet-maker seems less beholden to the sometimes crippling legacy of George Balanchine; no choreographer anywhere today is more extraordinarily steeped in history, and not only ballet history. Ratmansky and Lil Buck on the Spring Dance Calendar 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z The Music Center and Miami City Ballet will present a new production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker” featuring children from two local dance schools. All of the L.A. arts events and exhibitions to check out this fall 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z “Sorry to be a pain,” Mr. Litton said at one point, as the ensemble traversed a score that had been rearranged in places by the choreographer George Balanchine, City Ballet’s co-founder and guiding spirit. The Conductor Andrew Litton, Finding a Different Tempo 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z The fall season continues with a glorious bevy of George Balanchine ballets, including “Jewels” and a program bookended by “Concerto Barocco” and “Symphony in C.” 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z For the opening moment, J R, who watched performances and studied photographs, became obsessed with a movement from George Balanchine’s “The Four Temperaments.” From the Bleak Streets to the Ballet Stage 2014-04-28T21:45:28Z He cast her again that year as the seductive Siren opposite him in George Balanchine’s “The Prodigal Son,” and as Miranda in his own ballet “The Tempest.” Bryony Brind Dies at 55; Nureyev Lifted Ballerina’s Career 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z That fashion changed — and the person that many like to blame is George Balanchine, the founding choreographer of New York City Ballet, who had an outsize influence on postwar ballet in America. What Is a Ballet Body? 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Still, he cast him in George Balanchine’s “Prodigal Son” this season, which goes against type. Anthony Huxley, the Anti-Jock of City Ballet 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z NYCB’s version, choreographed by George Balanchine, includes about 125 children, for starters. ‘The Nutcracker’ is the coronavirus’s latest casualty. Here’s what the loss means for some ballet companies. 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” is one of New York City Ballet’s biggest draws each year. Arts Groups Bet Big on Holiday Programming. Will Children Come? 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z For about a decade now, seeing “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” at New York City Ballet has been the enchanting kickoff of the Christmas season for my teenage daughter and me. Day 15: Finding Christmas Joy in ‘The Nutcracker’ 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z Last summer, the New York City Ballet performed four ballets by George Balanchine at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, and “Great Performances” was there. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Fences’ and a Milestone on ‘Shark Tank’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z George Balanchine once said of dance and music: “If you see music simply as an accompaniment, then you don’t hear it. I occupy myself with how not to interfere with the music.” Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z New York City Ballet, venerable keeper of the flame of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, has canceled its spring season and spring gala, and projects an $8 million hit. New York is one of the world’s great cities for the arts — but the damage from the pandemic is proving to be catastrophic 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z Ms. Krohn’s final performance will be in George Balanchine’s “Stravinsky Violin Concerto.” New York City Ballet Unveils Designers for Its Fall Fashion Gala 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z She was the final dancer chosen for the company by George Balanchine himself. Review: ‘Girl Through Glass’ leaps to the peak of the dance world 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The program concluded with an homage to what may be the greatest artistic collaboration of 20th-century America: Igor Stravinsky and George Balanchine. ‘DEMO’ at Kennedy Center celebrates artist collaboration 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z The great choreographer George Balanchine created it for the New York City Ballet as a tribute to one of his teachers, the pioneering dance maker Marius Petipa. Dance Listings for Dec. 20-26 2013-12-19T23:13:15Z Although it was sandwiched by marvelous ballets by Robbins and George Balanchine, it held its own superbly. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at the Koch Theater 2013-01-30T22:13:03Z City Ballet has been performing “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” in roughly the same way using roughly the same costumes for more than 60 years. Not Off the Rack: This Year’s Bespoke ‘Nutcracker’ at City Ballet 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z She has been happily diverse, ranging from the full classicism of George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and the 19th-century classics to the bold, slangy charm of several ballets by Twyla Tharp. Review: Paloma Herrera and Xiomara Reyes Give Farewell Performances of ‘Giselle’ 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z She has written about how several sections of “Preludes and Fugues” include tributes to choreographers who influenced her early on: Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Review: From Twyla Tharp, 2 New Pieces for Her Anniversary Tour 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z In the early 1930s, Lincoln Kirstein enticed George Balanchine to New York, where they founded what became City Ballet. 10 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z George Balanchine said, “The important thing in ballet is the movement itself,” but that’s not as easy or as obvious as it sounds. The Brilliance and the Blahs of City Ballet. (And Then There’s Solange.) 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z New York City Ballet is returning online with a series of weekly spotlights on important works by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. Transcendent Spirits: Lift 40 Voices and Dance 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z As the Poet in “La Sonnambula” and Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” both George Balanchine ballets, his seriousness, his investment as a dramatic dancer brought a new urgency to the characters. The Wild Life and Times of a Soon-to-Be Former City Ballet Dancer 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Its final premiere, in 1929, was George Balanchine’s ballet “The Prodigal Son,” whose designs by Georges Rouault had, deliberately, the glow of stained-glass windows. Art Review: ‘Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes,’ at National Gallery 2013-05-23T20:40:40Z The program ended with George Balanchine’s “Stravinsky Violin Concerto,” which gleams like a perfectly cut jewel with sparkling touches of Russian folk dance and jazzy accents. Dance Review: City Ballet Dances 3 Works Set to Violin Concertos 2014-02-14T22:37:35Z “The Minotaur” was meant to be choreographed by George Balanchine, for the company that would become New York City Ballet. Elliott Carter’s Early Flops Reveal a Budding Musical Master 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Tuesday brought a triple bill of the company’s three main choreographers — George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Mr. Martins. Dance Review: Leaps and Bounds of At-Home Season 2010-09-16T04:15:00Z Every Christmas season, New York City Ballet dances “George Balanchine’s ‘The Nutcracker’” for six weeks, sometimes doing as many as 10 performances a week. Under City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ Tree, Dancers Find New Roles 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Nearly 30 years later, George Balanchine created his popular full-length version, with scores of children as fairies. Shakespeare: huge dance fan. Check out these Bard-themed dances on DVD The most distinguished programs — a triple bill of ballets by Mark Morris, Ashton and George Balanchine, and Alexei Ratmansky’s new “Shostakovich Trilogy” — received only four performances each. Critic’s Notebook: American Ballet Theater Presents ‘Sleeping Beauty’ 2013-07-07T21:18:29Z He can pull off traditional roles like Siegfried, but with his poise and athleticism, he’s just as at ease in the neoclassical ballets of George Balanchine and in Jerome Robbins’s works, with their less-is-more aesthetic. Once ‘Little Joe,’ Now a Reigning New York City Ballet Principal 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Two years later, George Balanchine, who founded City Ballet with Lincoln Kirstein, made his modernist masterpiece “Agon,” which featured a pas de deux for Mr. Mitchell and Diana Adams. Arthur Mitchell, Ballet’s ‘Grandfather of Diversity’ 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Ratmansky, who has spent the past 13 years at American Ballet Theater, said he was inspired by the legacy of City Ballet, which was built by the towering choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Alexei Ratmansky, Renowned Choreographer, to Join City Ballet 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z Perhaps it was a memory of his forceful elegance when dancing George Balanchine ballets like “Agon” in the 1970s. Ballet Leaders Allowed Peter Martins to Act With Impunity, Dancers Say 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z George Balanchine’s full-length “Jewels,” new in 1967, remains a perfect education in the art of ballet — in particular the diversity of ballet as he refashioned it in the mid-20th century. Dance Review: ‘Jewels’ Returns to New York City Ballet’s Repertory 2014-01-23T23:23:37Z Perhaps nothing says Christmas in New York quite like “The Nutcracker” — especially George Balanchine’s version, performed by the New York City Ballet through Jan. 2. A Guide to New York Holiday Events: Trains, Nutcrackers and a 79-Foot Tree 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z Debuts — all in ballets by the company’s founding ballet master, George Balanchine — abounded at the matinee performances last weekend. New Faces (and Bodies) in Classic Roles at New York City Ballet 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z George Balanchine The choreographer George Balanchine built a legacy at New York City Ballet and was among those who made New York a ballet capital. Perpetual Motion 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z In February, the theater will stage a “Valentine’s Ballet,” with short, romantic dances by famed choreographers, including George Balanchine and Marius Petipa. Concerts and Dance Tuned to the Season: Global Arts Guide 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z The same goes for children younger than 12 in Miami City Ballet’s production, choreographed by George Balanchine. Perspective | Don’t share the lipstick! How ballet companies are planning covid-free ‘Nutcrackers.’ 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z Miami City Ballet — 30 years old and always one of America’s foremost exponents of the ballets of the Russian-American choreographer George Balanchine — opens at the David H. Koch Theater this week. Review: Sarasota Ballet Blends Oddity and Englishness in a Double Bill 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z Yet each works more or less effectively, even if none attain the sustained enchantment of George Balanchine’s version for New York City Ballet. Critic?s Notebook: ?The Nutcracker? in London, Four Different Versions 2012-01-02T23:38:52Z Now Charlotte, a student at the School of American Ballet, is breaking a barrier herself: She is the first black Marie, the young heroine of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” at New York City Ballet. After Misty Comes Marie. Breaking Barriers in ‘The Nutcracker.’ 2019-11-28T05:00:00Z Ms. Bouder, now often so mannered in ballets by George Balanchine, was at her freest and blithest. Taking the Pulse of New York City Ballet Without Peter Martins 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Choreographers including George Balanchine relied on Franklin to keep their tradition alive, Ausman said. Frederic Franklin, British-born dancer, dies at 98 2013-05-05T21:28:13Z When Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Ariana Lallone first learned the role of Hippolyta in George Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," she was barely out of her teens. Ariana Lallone prepares to bow out of Pacific Northwest Ballet 2011-03-30T23:08:55Z A body doesn’t last forever, especially one able to express the artistry of George Balanchine, whose ballets make up the bulk of the repertory at New York City Ballet. The Road Back: ‘How Am I Ever Going to Dance Again?’ 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Above all, the season firmly placed this troupe at the forefront of all those dancing choreography by George Balanchine today. Miami City Ballet, Dancing Balanchine, Raises the Bar in New York 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Or, as the great choreographer George Balanchine said, “ballet is woman.” He Wants to Be a Ballerina. He Has Taken the First Steps. 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z The most curious addition, however, will be the new sets and costumes by the Cuban designers Isabel and Ruben Toledo for “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” Dance Listings for the Fall Season and Beyond 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The performances seen from the fourth ring — including George Balanchine’s classic “Four Temperaments” on my very first night — were among the most revelatory of my life. Dance Review: Peter Martins?s ?Swan Lake? at New York City Ballet - Review 2011-09-14T22:29:22Z The company, almost halfway through its four-week fall season, is being characteristically bounteous with repertory by its founder-choreographer, George Balanchine, which in turn is bounteous with ballerina roles. Women Fill New York City Ballet’s Season With Splendor 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z I hope one day to see them share a program with George Balanchine’s “Agon”; you can hardly miss the way all three embody the same climate. Review: City Ballet’s Spring Season Includes ‘N.Y. Export: Opus Jazz’ 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Although Mr. Martins never again took such risks in casting his “Romeo” with juvenile dancers after 2007, he often took them in the company’s central repertory of ballets by George Balanchine. Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z The company's "New Combinations Evening" honors George Balanchine's legacy by presenting world premiere ballets on or around the anniversary of his birthday, Jan. 22. ArtsBeat: A New Justin Peck Work for New York City Ballet 2012-11-12T19:23:50Z In another era he was a magnetic star at George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet and a personality in the popular culture who often appeared on television, a symbol of working-class grit amid ballet-world chiffon. Edward Villella and the Miami City Ballet Board 2011-11-13T23:07:55Z On Thursday, Dorrance’s work gets an encore, this time matched with works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z The performances that changed his life came in 1948, when a teacher brought him to City Center to see works by George Balanchine performed by Ballet Society, which would soon morph into City Ballet. Robert Gottlieb Didn’t Just Shape Manuscripts. He Shaped Dance, Too. 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z What's left inside is just a shadow of the bustling labyrinth of corridors, stairways and studios where modern American dance took its first steps, created by choreographers like George Balanchine and Martha Graham. Last Carnegie Hall resident forced out of towers 2010-08-02T10:52:00Z This program, to be hosted by the company principal Jared Angle, will include excerpts from works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, including “Apollo,” “Danses Concertantes” and “Rubies.” Spare Times for Children for Oct. 5-11 2012-10-04T22:49:01Z He wrote a short biography of George Balanchine, co-authored “A Certain Style: The Art of the Plastic Handbag, 1949-59,” and edited well-regarded anthologies of jazz criticism and 20th century song lyrics. Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z When Lesley Rausch, longtime principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet, danced in George Balanchine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” earlier this spring, it was a career coming full circle. Longtime PNB dancer Lesley Rausch prepares for final bows 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z This is the essence of ballet as conceived by George Balanchine, co-founder with Lincoln Kirstein of the School of American Ballet and the New York City Ballet. Balanchine died 40 years ago. The ballet world still hasn’t moved on. 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z But by age 12, she found herself worrying that she wasn’t quite the physical ideal espoused by the school’s late founder, George Balanchine: a half-starved waif. Review | Ballet begins with a dream. Too often, it turns into a nightmare. 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Stafford noted that Ratmansky was “very much a ballet historian, and he loves the history of New York City Ballet,” especially the legacy of famed choreographers George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins. Famed choreographer Ratmansky joins NYC Ballet in August 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z While just a few minutes of stage time sounds like a far cry from an eight-hour day, the demands of “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” are the most exacting of a season for many professional dancers. A day in the life of a ‘Nutcracker’ Snowflake | Provided by Pacific Northwest Ballet 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z “Mr. B” is a thrilling new biography of the ballet choreographer George Balanchine. The Job Market’s Cues 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Audiences expect to see a flurry of tulle and tiaras when they attend “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker.” Vodka and dry rooms: Behind the scenes at ‘The Nutcracker’ | Provided by Pacific Northwest Ballet 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z After years of work with the George Balanchine Trust, PNB received permission for dancers to wear tights and shoes that match their skin tone in “The Nutcracker” for the first time this season. Catching up with PNB’s Amanda Morgan on changes since the George Floyd protests 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Downtown, ACT Theatre offers A Christmas Carol to ages 5 and up and Pacific Northwest Ballet presents George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, an elaborate and fantastical variation of the classic story. Plan a Seattle holiday staycation this December | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z “Theme and Variations” New York City Ballet’s new digital season continues with company members Tiler Peck and Andrew Veyette in a recently filmed performance of George Balanchine’s 1947 work set to the music of Tchaikovsky. 20 weekend culture picks including the L.A. Phil's return to the Hollywood Bowl 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z “Three Sides of Balanchine” New York City Ballet’s digital season kicks off with a three-week celebration of George Balanchine that includes a recently filmed performance of the choreographer’s 1929 dance drama “Prodigal Son.” 22 weekend culture picks: A Belafonte birthday bash with Jay-Z and Tiffany Haddish 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z “George Balanchine’s the Nutcracker” New York City Ballet performs the choreographer’s take on Tchaikovsky’s family-friendly holiday fable. The ultimate holiday shows list: 81 'Christmas Carols,' 'Nutcrackers' and more 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z Dr. Banes also examined more conventional styles of modern dance, finding African American influences in the creations of 20th-century choreographer George Balanchine, for instance. Sally Banes, preeminent American dance scholar, dies at 69 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z This stripped-down salute to George Balanchine includes the legendary choreographer’s works “Concerto Barocco,” set to the music of Bach, and “Agon” and “Apollo” set to music by Stravinsky. 8 best things to do in L.A. and O.C. on Leap Day weekend: Ballet BC, Ebersole, Chaplin 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z When the choreographer George Balanchine debuted “Jewels” in 1967 at the New York City Ballet’s new home at Lincoln Center, it was considered the first full-evening abstract ballet. Earrings That Flicker With Balletic Grace 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Ballet superstar Mikhail Baryshnikov praised Fred Astaire’s “perfection,” and celebrated choreographer George Balanchine called him “the greatest dancer in the world.” How do you dance like Fred Astaire? One ballet pro's complicated quest for the answer 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z Her costumes for Apollo, George Balanchine’s first collaboration with Stravinsky, were daring in the short, pleated cut of the tunics, unlike anything seen on stage before. Hip-hop to haute couture: dance's love affair with fashion 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z The evening began with Cornejo, all in white, performing the title role in George Balanchine’s “Apollo,” debuting in the classic role at the seasoned age of 38. NY ballet crowd fetes Herman Cornejo on 20th ABT anniversary 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z George Balanchine’s works were at the top of the list. Review: With 90 dancers and grand Russian tradition, Mariinsky Ballet takes on 'Jewels' 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z The ballet company announced it would dedicate Thursday evening's performance at Lincoln Center of the George Balanchine classic "Theme and Variations" to Alonso's memory. Alicia Alonso, Cuban ballet legend, is dead at 98 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z For the new program “Variations on Raymonda,” American Contemporary Ballet revisits the fantastical 19th century Russian ballet set to Glazunov’s score, as well as George Balanchine’s 1961 take on the classic work. 8 Weekend Picks: Playboy Jazz Festival, Ojai music, ‘Indecent’ and more 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Kirstein later met George Balanchine and brought him to work in the United States. Where Are the Statues of L.G.B.T.Q. Pioneers? Here Are 11 Worthy New Yorkers 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Her ex-husband George Balanchine made a wretched ballet out of the work. Review: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Peter Sellars create Stravinsky myths for our time 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z The program that followed echoed this in almost every way, from the sense of glowing new energy to the note of unpreparedness, which was especially pronounced in George Balanchine’s “Kammermusik No. 2.” Review | It’s hit or miss for New York City Ballet in first Kennedy Center program under new directors 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z The great choreographer George Balanchine didn’t make very many full-length narrative ballets, so this one is something to treasure. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for April 2019 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z “I wanted to build an evening around ballet choreographers who also were successful in musical theater, such as George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins,” said Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director Marcello Angelini. ‘Hamilton’ choreographer works with Tulsa Ballet 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z But this “Nutcracker” goes back much further: It was originally choreographed by George Balanchine in 1954, for New York City Ballet. Thinking of going to PNB’s ‘Nutcracker’? Here are some pro tips, from best seats to cheapest tickets 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z George Balanchine’s 1954 “Nutcracker,” at New York City Ballet, is still the gold standard. Celebrating the Holidays 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The genius of choreographer George Balanchine only gets more vivid with time. Calendar Letters: Linda Ronstadt fans say thanks for the memories - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Mitchell said he viewed himself as an African-American man with the formation of a Russian aristocrat because of his connection to the Russian-born George Balanchine. Arthur Mitchell Is Dead at 84; Showed the Way for Black Dancers 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z The pioneering African-American dancer rose from a childhood in Harlem to perform leading roles under renowned choreographer George Balanchine. Pioneering US dancer Mitchell dies at 84 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Born in Harlem, Mitchell started dancing with the New York City Ballet in 1955 under famed choreographer George Balanchine. Arthur Mitchell, pioneering black ballet dancer, dies at 84 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Mitchell started dancing with the New York City Ballet in 1955 under choreographer George Balanchine. Arthur Mitchell, pioneering black ballet dancer, dies at 84 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z A highlight of his career came in 1986 when Frame — then a soloist with the New York City Ballet — was selected to restage a rare piece of George Balanchine choreography. This week’s passages 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z His dancing in just two roles created for him by George Balanchine ensured him a place in American ballet history. Arthur Mitchell Is Dead at 84; Showed the Way for Black Dancers 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z As a strikingly gifted dancer in his 20s, Mr. Taylor created roles for the master choreographers Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and George Balanchine. Paul Taylor Dies at 88; Brought Poetry and Lyricism to Modern Dance 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z As a strikingly gifted dancer in his 20s, Taylor created roles for the master choreographers Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham and George Balanchine. This week’s passages 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z In addition, he danced with the New York City Ballet, in a solo by George Balanchine for the unusual two-part collaboration with Graham titled “Episodes.” Paul Taylor, prolific modern dance choreographer, dies at 88 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In 1959, Taylor collaborated with another giant of dance, George Balanchine of the New York City Ballet, in his “Episodes.” Paul Taylor dies: Choreographer, 88, gave modern dance a spirited new voice 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z He also originated roles for George Balanchine, known as “the father of American dance” and co-founder of the New York City Ballet. Celebrated dancer and choreographer Paul Taylor dies aged 88 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In 1959, Taylor collaborated with another giant of dance, George Balanchine, of the New York City Ballet, in his “Episodes.” Paul Taylor, giant of modern dance, dead at 88 in New York 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z The ballets of Los Angeles native Melissa Barak exhibit the style and energy of George Balanchine and the New York City Ballet, where Barak performed. The guide to dance in L.A.: 12 standout companies to know and how to see them 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z It has been performed in New York every year since its premiere in 1954—indeed, “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” has since been trademarked—and is also performed by six other companies around the country. How “The Nutcracker” danced all over world 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z With his long history with NYCB, first as a dazzling male star and then as successor to founder George Balanchine, Martins wields extraordinary influence. New York City Ballet leader to take leave amid sexual, violence allegations 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z He has led City Ballet, the company founded by the famed choreographer George Balanchine, since the 1980s. New York City Ballet Investigates Sexual Harassment Claim Against Peter Martins 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Mother Ginger, in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s “The Nutcracker,” is the very definition of a crowd pleaser. Mother Ginger a big crowd pleaser in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’ 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z George Balanchine, who in 1948 founded the New York City Ballet, memorably suggested that if audiences didn’t care for the dancing he offered, they could close their eyes and listen to the music. Fashion at Center Stage 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z The production that is credited with lifting “The Nutcracker” to new heights is George Balanchine’s for the New York City Ballet. How “The Nutcracker” danced all over world 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z For this Lincoln Center Festival event, three companies join forces to present a 1967 sparkler: George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” 10 Things to Do in NYC Now 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z Recent efforts on the part of the George Balanchine Foundation Video Archives mean that most of the cast has been coached by or received advice from the dancers with whom Balanchine worked. Revisiting “Jewels”, 50 years on 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The evening began, as all evenings at the ballet should, with George Balanchine. Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet caps its season with trio of exquisite works 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z But like the best Broadway musicals spun off classic films, it excels on its own terms — and establishes Wheeldon as a natural heir to Broadway ballet lions like George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. Review: ‘American in Paris’ sparkles like a spring day on the Champs-Elysees 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Choreographers George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Christopher Wheeldon all moved easily between the classical ballet stage and the world of musical theater, and Pacific Northwest Ballet’s upcoming “Ballet on Broadway” repertory celebrates that link. Coming to PNB: ‘Ballet on Broadway’ 2017-04-09T04:00:00Z Great Performances The New York City Ballet performs two classics by George Balanchine -- Georges Bizet’s “Symphony in C” and “Sonatine,” set to the music of Maurice Ravel. Friday's TV Highlights: 'Shark Tank' and '20/20' on ABC 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z “Of course bingo is more important,” George Balanchine told the New York Times, “it makes money.” Revisiting “Jewels”, 50 years on 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z The 2017-18 season will begin in September with a staging of George Balanchine’s full-length plotless ballet “Jewels,” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the work. Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2017-18 season: ‘Jewels,’ ‘Swan Lake’ and a world premiere 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z A year ago, Pacific Northwest Ballet debuted its new holiday “Nutcracker,” with choreography by George Balanchine and designs by Ian Falconer. ‘It just makes you want to smile’: PNB’s young dancers talk new ‘Nutcracker’ 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z The teacher was one of George Balanchine’s wives. Weston sculptor fashions her art from I-beams and steel 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z He began training for the marathon without telling George Balanchine, the company’s choreographer and ballet master, who would not have been pleased. The First Five-Borough New York City Marathon 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Catherine took two summer courses at the School of American Ballet in New York City, where she fell in love with the Balanchine technique, a style invented by Russian choreographer George Balanchine. EXCHANGE: Crystal Lake ballerina dances way into Juilliard 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Dance review: PNB program emphasizes roots of three choreographers: George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. Three ballets tell compelling ‘American Stories’ during Pacific Northwest Ballet’s closing season program 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The program also includes Tchaikovsky’s “Theme and Variations,” choreographed by George Balanchine. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, April 7-13, 2016 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z George Balanchine, the ballet master, is buried not far from that stone. What Jogging Through a Cemetery Taught Me About Life 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z New York City Ballet performs the familiar version by George Balanchine, from 1954. Goings On: Celebrating the Holidays 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z It was not until the 1950s, when George Balanchine re-imagined the choreography, that it became a major international hit. The Nutcracker's 120th anniversary celebrated in Google doodle 2012-12-18T01:58:29Z Kirstein, who with George Balanchine founded the School of American Ballet, and later the New York City Ballet, played a pivotal role in Lachaise’s career. | Connecticut and Westchester: ‘Face and Figure: The Sculpture of Gaston Lachaise,’ at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn. 2012-09-30T00:24:04Z That's very much like what George Balanchine would tell his dancers when they would ask about the meaning of a movement or work: Just do the steps. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: The Temperature on the 'Beach' 2012-09-27T19:54:12Z Among her other achievements were ballet designs for George Balanchine, etchings for illustrated books, and the design of a house for herself and Ernst in the south of France. Dorothea Tanning, Surrealist Painter, Dies at 101 2012-02-02T04:37:34Z Everything culminates at Lincoln Center, where the spirit of George Balanchine, the great choreographer, pops up to offer Celeste the role of Clara in his “Nutcracker.” | New Jersey: George Street Hosts Parody, ?The Nutcracker and I? 2011-12-10T00:25:12Z The first time she performed the role of Dewdrop in “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker” with the New York City Ballet, Ashley Bouder was 17 and made a memorable entrance: she fell on her face. | Ashley Bouder: Ashley Bouder, Dancer, Unwinds and Stretches on Sundays 2011-12-10T16:34:03Z But until now, if you lived in Anchorage or Omaha or Tulsa, you weren’t able to see what many consider the Nutcracker gold standard: the late George Balanchine’s classic production for New York City Ballet. A tree grows in HD: Balanchine?s classic ?Nutcracker? to hit movie theaters nationwide 2011-12-09T23:08:13Z Stripping can transcend the carnal, said Toni Bentley, an author who danced for choreographer George Balanchine’s New York City Ballet before a hip injury ended her career. Lap Dances Find Academic Champion as Cities Rein in Strip Clubs 2011-12-05T17:33:33Z The artistic director of the production, now in its 19th year, is Leonid Kozlov, a former principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet of Moscow and with the New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. | New Jersey: ?Nutcracker? Ballet Being Performed Across New Jersey 2011-11-26T05:05:54Z In addition to generous helpings of Balanchine and Robbins works, balletgoers can take in the holiday classic “George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker,” this year running Nov. 30 through Dec. 31. ArtsBeat: New York City Ballet Announces 2011-12 Season 2011-05-24T17:26:23Z Very occasionally, dancers are given lines to speak or sing, as in George Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” and Jerome Robbins’s “West Side Story Suite.” Ballerinas Take New Approach: Talking 2010-09-17T02:20:00Z Ms. Sills is one of a handful of artists who are authorized by the George Balanchine Trust to stage his work. | Westchester: Innovative Dance at Purchase College Conservatory 2010-04-17T01:33:00Z At 16, she became the youngest person ever to join George Balanchine's New York City Ballet, and at 19, she was promoted to the rank of principal dancer. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s This is the only country in the world that has these two traditions, and they intermesh, so that you have George Balanchine on one side and Martha Graham on the other. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s I meet George Balanchine backstage at the New York State Theatre during an intermission of one of the season's first ballets. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s Today, at 54, he is the George Balanchine of the food world — a "culinary choreographer" with an international reputation for knowing virtually everything relevant that is to be known about food preparation and restaurants. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s She has no favorite dancers, but her favorite choreographers come down to two — George Balanchine and Martha Graham. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s But to his friends and colleagues, he is simply "Mr. B" — George Balanchine, the ageless Russian-born and trained choreographic genius whose zest for living is matched only by his humility and his sense of humor. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s |
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