A life in ballet | The New Criterion
On the author's career as a dancer & choreographer.
Source: newcriterion.com
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Why Dance Choreographers Love Shakespeare
George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream returns to New York City Ballet this spring.
Source: playbill.com
Sarasota Ballet honors George Balanchine in 'Portraits of Expression'
The company honors the iconic choreographer's 120th birthday with "Emeralds" and "Who Cares?"
Source: yourobserver.com
A life in ballet | The New Criterion
On the author’s career as a dancer & choreographer.
Source: newcriterion.com
Balanchine's gems were his dancers. He honored them with 'Jewels.'
The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,” the electric energy of “Rubies,” the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.”
Source: artdaily.com
Balanchine's Dancers Share Their Memories of Creating the Ballet 'Jewels'
Original cast members talk about their experiences making the three-part plotless ballet, which opens New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary season.
Source: nytimes.com
Review: JEWELS, Royal Opera House
London welcomes The Australian Ballet to the Royal Opera House after 35 years, to celebrate their 60th anniversary, with six performances in total.
Source: broadwayworld.com
Standing (and Dancing) Strong at New York City Ballet
A flurry of debuts. The return of Sara Mearns. Performances that lingered after the curtain fell. Here are the highlights from a packed spring season.
Source: nytimes.com
Mr B by Jennifer Homans: how George Balanchine put the divine into dance
Jennifer Homans’s excellent biography Mr B increases one’s awe at Balanchine's talent even as it exposes the dark corners of his psyche
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Indianapolis Ballet daringly interfaces real-life with on-stage
Joyfulness lifts this program beyond any other that I’ve experienced in sharing two works I know well and one that reintroduces a Pas de Deux that got lost and found
Source: newsnirvana.com