In 1934, a few months after his arrival in New York, George Balanchine choreographed “Serenade.” It was his first ballet for American dancers, a seminal work that marked the way he was to reshape and ...

NYCB has a winning triple bill with its Balanchine + Ratmansky program. Excellent dancing and contrasting works sends the ...

Nashville Ballet presents a captivating double bill featuring Paul Vasterling's Dracula alongside George Balanchine’s Serenade. Audiences will be immersed in the haunting narrative of Dracula, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Save the date for February 17, 18 and 19. That’s when Richmond Ballet will return to Dominion Energy Center to present Firebird with Serenade. The production marks the East Coast ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - The Grand Rapids Ballet is continuing its 50th-anniversary celebration with performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream and “Serenade” starting this weekend. The performances of “A ...

Emanuel Tavares, a two-year veteran of the company from Brazil, is that dancer. And he works physically hard to perform the lead. “I love the challenge of being on the stage from the beginning to the ...

“But first, a school.” Words mythically attributed to Georgiy Balanchivadze — George Balanchine — upon coming to the United States to build what would become an American empire of ballet. Some think ...

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1 Review Roundup: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING, Starring Darren Criss and Helen J Shen. Nashville Ballet presents a captivating double feature of Dracula and Serenade at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center ...

Sixteen women costumed in long, pale tutus stand motionless as the curtain rises. Then, like water poured from a pitcher, and moving as one dancer, they curve their arms, shade their eyes, and open ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Misty Copeland SERENADE A Balanchine Story By Toni Bentley Toni Bentley’s sixth book, “Serenade,” ...

On “Mostly B,” a program by the State Ballet of Georgia at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, New York. In truth, Georgi Balanchivadze was born in St. Petersburg in 1904 to Maria Vasilyeva, a ...