Paquita is far outside the Company’s wheelhouse. It is classical and rooted in a history Balanchine wished to leave behind. But this is a good thing. World premieres can be fresh and tender—taking ...

Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to ...

BroadwayWorld compares three different pairs of leading dancers in San Francisco Ballet's recent run of Kenneth McMillan's ...

Copland’s Rodeo is a piece of music so American, it was used in a beef commercial in the 1990s: ...

The comic ballet, which features choreography by George Balanchine and Alexandra Danilova, follows inventor Dr. Coppelius and his lifelike doll Coppelia. In 1974, SPAC commissioned Balanchine to ...

I’ve seen some great ballerinas crash and burn in the role ... Von Enck is perfect for this ballet. She has wit and style, very much like Alexandra Danilova (the role’s originator). David Gabriel ...

Designer, socialite, and heiress Daphne Guinness is a true fashion muse in every sense of the term. As one of the late Alexander McQueen’s closest friends and foremost inspirations, Guinness has ...

On Friday, the great Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) will defend his undisputed super bantamweight title for the third time against Ye Joon Kim at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. The 12-round bout, plus undercard ...

Twirling around two tents, a campfire, a table, a seat and two flowering trees, this cast told the story in song, in great arias all imbued with passion. Chung has a fine presence onstage.

Presidential inaugurations mark some of the most defining moments in U.S. history ... took the oath of office in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression. It was during his first inaugural ...