Of all the American choreographers of the past century, George Balanchine was the most popular and the most prolific. He was also the master of brevity: There are but a handful of full-length works ...

Emeralds, rubies and diamonds. Glittering gems made of stardust forged in the furnace of the earth have fired humanity’s imagination for millennia. In 1966, they inspired George Balanchine to create ...

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE OCT 7, 2018. -- Patricia McBride coaches one of the lead dancers in the dance rubies at The New York City Ballet, in New York, ...

Nashville Ballet launched its 40th anniversary Ruby Season with If I Can Dream, a triple bill featuring choreography by George Balanchine, Jiří Kylián, and Travis Bradley. Check out photos of the ...

Paul Boos came to Boise from New York to oversee Ballet Idaho's production of George Balanchine's "Rubies," the middle act of his 1967 ballet, Jewels. Boos was onstage Feb. 13 at the Morrison Center, ...

The first of three seasons celebrating the 75th anniversary of New York City Ballet has been dubbed “The Foundation.” Its programs, which conclude on Sunday, are essentially a George Balanchine run ...

"Divertimento 15" was the first ballet I have seen during which I wanted to be tossing and catching popcorn in my mouth. Cultural faux pas aside, "Divertimento 15" was the first of three pieces ...