The story is that George Balanchine was admiring the gems in Van Cleef & Arpels one day (not many choreographers like that around anymore, are there?) when artistic inspiration struck. The result was ...

On Sunday Nov. 9, the Citizens Opera House sparkled with anticipation as George Balanchine’s “Jewels” made its long-awaited return to the Boston Ballet. A staple of American ballet, the abstract ...

While most professional dancers begin training at age seven or eight, Luiz Silva had never heard of ballet until age 15. Silva's meteoric journey from his first dance class to the ranks of the ...

A great ballet is a still point in dance history, its movements delicately fixed in time. But, unlike a great movie or a great book, dances are shaped over their lifetimes by the many different ...

The Pennsylvania Ballet is closing its 54th season with a timeless classic from George Balanchine, considered the father of American ballet. In fact, the Pennsylvania Ballet was founded in 1963 by a ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...