"My goal," said Lincoln Jones, "is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the immediacy of what those things had in their own time." (Jane Kim / For The ...

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 it ...

Boston Ballet will present George Balanchine’s Jewels, running November 6–16, 2025, at the Citizens Opera House. Returning to Boston for the first time since 2014, the ballet unites three distinct ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Nutcracker is a beloved show, for both dancers and audiences alike. "We're very excited to be able to bring it every season," says Angel Corella, Artistic Director for ...

The holiday classic, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, returns to the Academy of Music on December 6. Angel Corella, Artistic Director for Philadelphia Ballet, calls the ballet the number one ...

Robert Steven Mack on a performance of a selection of Balanchine’s work by San Francisco Ballet.

A holiday classic is back! Every year around December, productions of The Nutcracker (especially the beloved New York City Ballet version) come back to enchant longtime ballet-lovers and newcomers ...

A dream gains impact if it’s recurring. And for the third time in eight years, Miami City Ballet will regale us with one they’ve made their own. William Shakespeare first conjured it; Felix ...

GEORGE BALANCHINE considered his ballets ephemeral: “A breath, a memory, then gone.” He worked hard in the moment and, following a near fatal illness in his youth, for the moment, so it is easy to ...

What are you doing to greet 2026? Our suggestions include fancy parties, all-night dance-a-thons, choose-your-own movie double features and a pasta-making class. By Erik Piepenburg The next step for ...

Ballerinas stir in the early afternoon light that shines through a fountain and into the studio. A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper. The dance is not there yet, but ...

The next step for “Ballade,” coached by its original ballerina, Merrill Ashley, is to keep it in the repertory. Especially with Mira Nadon in the lead. By Gia Kourlas It can feel overwhelming to watch ...