NEW YORK — Ballet, which began life in Western Europe during the Renaissance, is danced all over the globe with many accents. The many ways in which it can be (and seem) American often occupied the ...

An independent process-focused non-profit performing arts organization, Works & Process champions creative process from studio to stage and illuminates the artistic process of creators from the ...

The Miami City Ballet will perform George Balanchine’s Square Dance as part of its upcoming Program I, kicking off the 2011-2012 season. It’s a beautifully symmetric choice: Edward Villella, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "My goal," said Lincoln Jones, "is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the ...

This mixed-repertoire program features George Balanchine’s “Square Dance,” first performed in 1957, David Hochoy’s “Twinkle, Twinkle,” making its current debut, and Marius Petipa’s “Raymonda,” Act III ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preparing to take the stage in three different pieces by George Balanchine in the final weekend of the Sarasota Ballet season, ...

The company of New York City Ballet perform “Square Dance,” choreographed by George Balanchine. From Classical to Contemporary: Tracing the Careers of George Balanchine and Justin Peck to the ...

Ballet is a silent art form. It relies on pantomime or movement alone to tell a story or convey emotion. Dancers do not speak, but rather become the music. This is the essence of ballet as conceived ...

Founded in 1946, the New York City Ballet has long been a staple of the New York arts scene. But how did this venerable institution come about, and who leads it today? Below, explore the lives and ...