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New York City Ballet Elects Diana Taylor as Chair of Board of Directors

New York City Ballet today announced the election of prominent business and civic leader Diana Taylor as the next Chair of its Board of Directors. Taylor will be the first woman to serve as Chair of NYCB, one of the foremost ballet companies in the world and the largest dance organization in the United States. 

Robert Fletcher, Costume Designer For Stage and Screen, Dies at 98

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Robert Fletcher, the prolific costume designer for both stage and screen, died in Kansas City, MO on April 5 at the age of 98.

UN DÍA COMO HOY: nacía George Balanchine

Un 22 de enero de 1904, en San Petersburgo nacía el coreógrafo y bailarín George Balanchine. Desde muy pequeño Balanchine estuvo muy relacionado con la música y la danza.

BWW Feature: PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS GEORGE BALANCHINE'S THE NUTCRACKER�® Filmed at McCaw Hall

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 2020-2021 Dance Happens Everywhere digital season brings the Northwest’s favorite holiday tradition to the comfort of home with its sparkling production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®.

Ballet Docu-series ON POINTE Premieres Dec. 18 on Disney Plus

Disney+ announced today that the complete original six-part docu-series “On Pointe” will premiere exclusively on the service on Friday, December 18, 2020.

Lincoln Center At Home Dance Week Presents SAB Virtual Workshop Performance Celebration

The School of American Ballet (SAB) premieres recent highlights of the School's Annual Workshop Performances on Lincoln Center at Home from July 9, 2020 at 7pm ET until July 13, 2020 at 7pm ET.

powerHouse Books Publishes James Klosty's MERCE CUNNINGHAM REDUX

Klosty's Merce Cunningham was the first book ever published about Cunningham. It appeared in 1975 and was republished in 1986. Now, for the 100th anniversary of Cunningham's birth, it is reincarnated for a twenty-first-century audience in duotone printing, redesigned and completely reimagined with an additional 140 pages of photographs, many published never before.

Disney Plus Gives Series Order to Dancing Documentary ON POINTE

Disney Plus gave a series order to On Pointe, a documentary series about the School of American Ballet, according to Variety.

BWW Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET Relies on Strengths at Kennedy Center

The new artistic director and co-director of the New York City Ballet looked a little nervous Tuesday as they awkwardly welcomed the Kennedy Center audience to their annual week-long residency.

The Kennedy Center Presents New York City Ballet In Two Repertory Programs

New York City Ballet (NYCB) returns to the Kennedy Center for its annual engagement with two stellar repertory programs, April 2-7, in the Opera House. Along with classic works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins, the engagement includes Kyle Abraham's recent acclaimed work The Runaway and the D.C. premieres of new works from NYCB Resident Choreographer and Soloist Justin Peck and celebrated Broadway choreographer Warren Carlyle. Performances will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra.

VIDEO: Jake Gyllenhaal, Victoria Clark & More Celebrate 75 Years of City Center

City Center alumni Jake Gyllenhaal, Norm Lewis, Victoria Clark, Vanessa Williams and more are helping the historic institution to celebrate 75 years at the center of the arts. Check out a history of City Center below!

VIDEO: City Center Teases Repertory for BALANCHINE

Arlene Shuler, New York City Center President and CEO, today announced programming for Balanchine: The City Center Years, the centerpiece of the 75th Anniversary Season. Beginning on October 31 (through Nov 4), an international roster of eight prestigious companies-American Ballet Theatre, Joffrey Ballet, The Mariinsky Ballet, Miami City Ballet, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, and San Francisco Ballet-perform thirteen works over six programs.

New York City Ballet has just released a teaser trailer for their 2017-2018 season: Escape. Explore. Embrace. The video is directed by Bon Duke, with music by Valgeir Sigurðsson.