Agon was actually commissioned to be a ballet. Stravinsky sat at a piano in the studio with Balanchine as he was choreographing, and they worked together on it. Not a lot of ballets are like that.

The works were well shot, thanks largely to George Balanchine, at 54 not only the world’s most prolific choreographer (the Sousa ballet was his 93rd), but its finest. Beneath a striped canopy ...

Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to ...

Widely considered America’s first prima ballerina, Tallchief is being celebrated by New York City Ballet, where she was a Balanchine muse, in her centennial year. By Meryl Cates The ballerina ...

Paquita is far outside the Company’s wheelhouse. It is classical and rooted in a history Balanchine wished to leave behind. But this is a good thing. World premieres can be fresh and tender—taking ...

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Apollo returns in Orpheus (1948), a Balanchine ballet and one of Stravinsky's last neoclassical works. In this version of the story Balanchine's choreography is an allegory about the immortality ...

Miami City Ballet sets the stage for an electrifying celebration as it unveils its spectacular 40th Anniversary Season. This ...

NYC Ballet is now presenting George Balanchine's The Nutcracker- one of the most complex theatrical, staged ballets in the Company's active repertory. The popularity of the ballet is immense and ...