'Serenade" was the first ballet George Balanchine choreographed in America, whereby he planted the seeds for the next 50 fertile years during which he reshaped classical ballet, with its French, ...

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 ...

Is “Serenade” the most beloved ballet of all time? This isn’t a repudiation of “Swan Lake” or “Firebird” or, heaven forbid, “Nutcracker.” But for my money, “Serenade” is as close to a perfect ballet ...

Let us raise a toast to George Balanchine’s “Serenade,” which will turn 80 a month from now. It is the ballet that launched the extraordinary American phase of the choreographer’s career, and, more ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Ballet is a tough game. So many dancers, so few companies. Dancing, despite the apparent ease and grace on the stage, is hard; finding a place to dance can ...

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 ...

Garrett Ammon must know it takes chutzpah to choreograph Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings in C Major,” the same music George Balanchine used for the first ballet he created in America, in 1934.

Sometimes, magical older women know best. But first, Los Angeles Ballet’s current bill offers an evening of unsurpassable beauty. It opens with George Balanchine’s 1934 “Serenade” set to Tchaikovsky’s ...

The Joyce Theater Foundation presented the long-awaited Lincoln Center debut of the internationally lauded Miami City Ballet under the artistic direction of former New York City Ballet principal ...

Maleficent isn’t the only witch in town. Madge, the evildoer in August Bournonville’s 1836 Romantic ballet “La Sylphide” also has been creating misery (and laughs). As devilishly portrayed by Los ...

“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 ...