George Balanchine News

The centenary of the end of the First World War had been marked widely in dance, now the Royal Ballet present their tribute within this latest triple bill, headlined by Alastair Marriot's new work The Unknown Soldier.

Thanksgiving weekend launches five weeks of delightful and inspiring child-sized activities at Seattle Center. Families will discover fun-filled experiences aplenty, from Holidays of Play at Pacific Science Center to the George Balanchine's The Nutcracker© at Pacific Northwest Ballet. In between, 25,000 outdoor holidays lights will guide their way. A stop at Seattle Center Winterfest reveals free child-created entertainment and family-friendly programming through Jan. 2, 2019, while those in search of the tasty sustenance necessary for optimal indulgence in youthful pursuits will find what they need at Seattle Center Armory eateries.

The Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance, a program within the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts at Wayne State University, is thrilled to kick off our year-long 90 Years of Dance at Wayne celebration with the annual December Dance Concert, December 7 and 8 at Detroit's Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts.  This year's show promises diverse and moving works showcasing highlights of dance through the decades. Dance students have the pleasure of working with a variety of talented artists, including invited guests, esteemed faculty, and talented student choreographers.

Exploring the breadth and depth of artistry within American ballet, the Kennedy Center's Ballet Across America series returns May 28-June 2 for seven performances in the Opera House. This season's engagement features deeper looks at companies led by distinguished Artistic Directors Virginia Johnson and Lourdes Lopez with their respective companies, Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) and Miami City Ballet (MCB). Each company will present a full program while a one-night-only celebration on May 31 features a shared program that includes both companies in a world premiere Kennedy Center commission by renowned choreographer Pam Tanowitz.

Houston Ballet set out to provide a space for women to explore choreography and tell their stories through its inaugural all-female choreographic workshop, elle emerge. Women from Houston Ballet, Houston Ballet Academy, Cincinnati Ballet and Kansas City Ballet answered the call to premiere complete pieces and movements from upcoming works for around 100 ballet supporters at Houston Ballet on November 10.

Spend the holiday season on the Kimmel Center Cultural Campus, with themed programming and family-friendly activities, including: returning favorites spanning rock, Gospel, jazz, and brass; treasured traditions from various Kimmel Center Resident Companies like the Pennsylvania Ballet, The Philadelphia Orchestra, and The Philly POPS; and opportunities for holiday community service and city-wide celebrations.

Holidays at the Center highlights world-class arts and entertainment, dining and fun-filled festivities aplenty starting next week at Seattle Center. We invite the community to enjoy all the free, affordable and enriching activities across the 74-acre grounds. From Pacific Northwest Ballet's beloved tradition, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, to live theater, film, laser shows, shopping, outdoor lighting and indoor decoration and offerings of Seattle Center Winterfest, revelers will find the following during Holidays at the Center:

You and a guest will enjoy 2 VIP tickets in the 3rd row, center Orchestra for the incomparable Nutcracker Suite, performed at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City on December 15th.

Featuring Tchaikovsky's timeless holiday score, Ballet West returns to the Kennedy Center with Willam Christensen's beloved choreography in The Nutcracker, December 5-9 for seven performances in the Opera House.

In conjunction with the landmark 75th anniversary season of the New York City Center, the performances of Balanchine: The City Center Years honor George Balanchine, one of the greatest choreographers of American 20th century ballet. Mr. Balanchine is most widely known for co-founding the New York City Ballet with Lincoln Kirsten in 1948, at the City Center. It was there he developed some of his most iconic ballets that have made an impact in dance across the globe. In an unprecedented international tribute, the series featured some of the world's greatest ballet companies- all accompanied by the New York City Ballet Orchestra. Sunday, November 4th closed the celebration with performances by The Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet, and The Mariinksy Ballet.

A&A BALLET (A&A), under the artistic direction of Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev, has announced the principal casting for "The Art Deco Nutcracker" (© 2017 Alexei Kremnev), which will be performed at Chicago's Studebaker Theatre at 410 S. Michigan Ave, November 30-December 2, 2018.

The music of Mozart and the movement of one of America's most exciting dance companies will come alive at Northrop when Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre pairs up with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra for Mozart in Motion on Thu, Nov 8. A mix of classical, contemporary, and comic ballets, the program promises to be a "can't miss" feast for the senses.

Molly Yeo began dancing at four years old, while living in North Carolina - moving overseas with her family as an adolescent, where she trained in traditional Indonesian dance, subsequently studying internationally in Jakarta, Singapore, Malaysia and New Zealand. Returning to the states for high school, she trained at the Ballet School of Chapel Hill and with Duke University's dance department, ultimately performing with the Chapel Hill Dance Theater and appearing in Carolina Ballet's production of Giselle.

You and a guest will enjoy 2 VIP tickets in the 3rd row, center Orchestra for the incomparable Nutcracker Suite, performed at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City on December 15th.

Philadelphia's favorite holiday tradition, now in its 50th year, returns as Pennsylvania Ballet and Artistic Director Angel Corella present George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. Presented by Cigna, performances run December 7-31 at the Academy of Music.

Oakland University's School of Music, Theatre and Dance will present Envisioning Marche Funebre: A Study in the Early Choreography of George Balanchine at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3 in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms.

Cairo Opera house proudly brings in the winter cheer and spirit with The Nutcracker ballet! Performances will from from December 26 through December 29.

My theatre life subject for today is one I've wanted to interview for a long while now. Tiler Peck is one of those performers that automatically brings any stage to life from her first entrance and keeps you captivated until her final bow.

In collaboration with Goldstar, Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center (Dance at The Music Center), will offer a sweet deal for the holidays with a much-reduced one-price-fits-all opportunity to see for a special performance of George Balanchine's The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet on Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at The Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

The Colburn School continues its 2018-2019 season and celebrates the holidays with diverse performances that bring together today's greatest artists with extraordinary Colburn School faculty and students in programs on campus and throughout the community.