“It was pandemonium,” Maria Tallchief wrote in her memoir about her “Firebird” debut, in 1949. “The theater had turned itself into a football stadium, and the...
Elegance has a way of pouring out of Miriam Miller. Her arms open like wings, her fingertips part like petals. At 5 foot 10, with long...
Ashley Bouder has grit, and that’s good. Since the pandemic, this New York City Ballet principal has been dealing with a lot: injuries, weight issues and...
It’s a test tube ballet: an experiment that at first glance might seem like pining for the past. But while Alexei Ratmansky’s new production of “Paquita”...
New York City Ballet dancers trickled onstage in mismatched sweatshirts, down vests, practice tutus and leg warmers at the start of a rehearsal for Alexei Ratmansky’s...
The ballerina Ashley Bouder will retire next month after a 25-year career with New York City Ballet, including 20 years as a principal dancer, the company...
In 1946, Tallchief and Balanchine married: It would be the most wonderful thing, she remembered him saying in her 1997 memoir, and they could work together....
It helped, Angle said, that he and Mearns are able to hear music in a similar way, their responses fueled by the same impulses. Because of...
