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30 April 2013

Commemorating George Balanchine who died 30 years ago

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An historic photo commemorates a sad anniversary for the dance world, the death of George Balanchine on April 30, 1983. [...]

12 April 2013

Maria Tallchief, who trained in Los Angeles, dies

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Maria Tallchief, prima ballerina (1925 – 2013) [...]

12 March 2013

Edward Villella: The prodigal son returns to New York

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Writer Sarah Morton describes a wonderful evening at New York’s Paley Center for Media in which the great one, Edward Villella appeared and chatted. The evening included video clips of his television broadcasts. [...]

10 July 2012

Zorina in Balanchine’s “Zenobia” ballet

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Vera Zorina holds back no womanliness in this delectable pas de deux, “Zenobia,” made by Balanchine for Broadway. [...]

10 April 2012

George Balanchine dances in British film from 1929

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A rare video snippet of the famed choreographer dancing in a movie. [...]

20 February 2012

Earl Carroll’s beautiful construction site

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The men who built the Earl Carroll theater, which still stands on Sunset Boulevard, had some stern construction oversight. [...]

25 January 2012

What makes a Balanchine ballerina? Meet Carol Sumner.

Meet a quintessential Balanchine ballerina – short torso, strong straight back, super long legs — Carol Sumner. [...]

24 December 2011

Balanchine invites you to a ball

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In keeping with tradition, we listen to Vienna waltzes at year end. And we get to watch them too. [...]

29 October 2011

Edward Villella talks

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The great Edward Villella interviewed. [...]

9 October 2011

Balanchine’s “Symphony in Three Movements,” from 1972, to Stravinsky

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video snippets of miami city ballet’s staging of a masterful work made by balanchine for nycb’s stravinsky festival of 1972, which we wish we could see right now! [...]