George Balanchine Archives - Page 4 of 5

Ann Reinking at the NYCDAF Bright Lights Shining Stars Gala. Photo courtesy of NYCDAF.

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New York City Dance Alliance Foundation honors Ann Reinking

NYU Skirball Center, New York, New York. October 1, 2017. She doesn’t even have to dance. All she has to do is...

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Dance Health

Defining ‘success’ as a dancer

Dancing offers so many beautiful gifts. That’s why so many of us are so powerfully drawn to it. George Balanchine once said,...

Tiler Peck and Bill Irwin in Time It Was at Vail Dance Festival. Photo by Erin Baiano

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Tiler Peck on curating The Music Center’s BalletNow for 2017

New York City Ballet (NYCB) Principal Tiler Peck has curated an original program for the return of The Music Center’s BalletNow this...

Russell Janzen in Peter Martins’ 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

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Interviews

Get to know NYCB Principal Russell Janzen

In February, at the conclusion of its Sleeping Beauty performances, New York City Ballet (NYCB) announced the promotion of eight of its...

Boston Ballet in George Balanchine's 'Donizetti Variations'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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All’s fair in art: Boston Ballet’s ‘Wings of Wax’

Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. March 23, 2017. “All’s fair in love and war,” they say. One could add art to that...

Jacob Bush and Rachel Van Buskirk in 'Petit Mort'. Photo by Kim Kenney.

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A sense of hope: Atlanta Ballet in ‘Firebird’

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. April 14, 2017. On Friday night, April 14th, the Atlanta Ballet presented Firebird, a triple...

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Interviews

Sanchit Babbar: Dancing toward his dream

George Balanchine asserted, “I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” Many dancers of this...

Jeffry Denman, artistic director of Denman Theatre and Dance Company. Photo by Daryl Getman.

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Spotlight

Denman Theatre and Dance Co.: First, we move

The art of dance as storytelling is alive in New York City’s new theatre dance company, Denman Theatre and Dance Co. (DTDC),...

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Chatting with New York City Ballet Principal Tiler Peck

Peck shares about her “hardest” season yet and her flourishing relationship with Body Wrappers. At the end of February, New York City...

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Wade Walthall – dancing in the age of Balanchine & Nureyev

Former male ballet dancer and current accomplished teacher recalls dancing in the age of Balanchine, Nureyev and other greats. Many believe that the...

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For world’s tallest dancer, Fabrice Calmels, height is only a number

If you asked a very young Fabrice Calmels what he wanted to do when he grew up, the answer may be surprising....

Claire played by Sarah Hay, Choreographer Matthew Powell, and Ross played by Sascha Radetsky from Flesh and Bone

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Interviews

‘Flesh And Bone’ Star Sarah Hay: “It Helped Me Overcome My Fears”

Dance was the only option for Sarah Hay. She fell in love with the art form very young, and around her eighth...

Angel Corella teaching the Pennsylvania Ballet

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Not Only in New York: Ballet at its Best

Aspiring ballet dancers in America often set their sights on pursuing a career in New York City, a place where renowned companies...

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Roberto Bolle and Herman Cornejo direct special series

The Music Center presents its first-ever international dance collaboration this month, the world premiere of BalletNow. Some of the most prominent ballet...

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American Ballet Theatre Celebrates 75 Years

Since 1940, American Ballet Theatre (ABT) has brought together some of the world’s leading dancers in exciting repertory that ranges from full-length...