Sara Mearns

New Documentary THE NUTCRACKER AT WETHERSFIELD Now Available To Rent On Demand
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 18, 2025

The Nutcracker at Wethersfield is a documentary directed by Anne Sundberg and executive produced by Amanda Seyfried. The film follows New York City Ballet dancers who created a site-specific Nutcracker during the winter of 2020 at a Hudson Valley estate.

New York City Ballet Wage Talks Center Stage as THE NUTCRACKER Curtain Set to Rise
by Elizabeth Blosfield - Oct 31, 2025

Sara Mearns is in the spotlight as a principal dancer at New York City Ballet, where she has spent the past two decades of her career. Yet, even at the top of her field, she relies on off-season gigs to cover New York rent on a 37-week contract.

Review: FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL at New York City Center through 9/27-Exquisite
by Marina Kennedy - Sep 18, 2025

The Fall for Dance Festival is now happening at New York City Center through 9/27. This is the 22nd year of this annual, beloved Festival.

VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL 2025 Opens Friday with Lineup of International Artists and Companies
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 22, 2025

The world-renowned Vail Dance Festival will open its 2025 season this Friday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater in Vail, Colorado. Produced by the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation and under the artistic direction of Damian Woetzel, the festival will present 14 performances and more than 40 special events across the Vail Valley through August 5.

Review: Sara Mearns Performs at New York City Center
by Carissa Chesanek - Apr 4, 2025

Last night, Sara Mearns debuted her Artist at the Center program, a three-day show from April 3-5 at New York City Center, presenting two brand new, larger-scale works to the audience. 

Works & Process to Hold Residency Open Call This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025

Works & Process will launch its first-ever Residency Open Call. Applications from New York City-based artists will be accepted for out-of-town residencies that will take place from October 2025-May 2026. Learn how to apply.

Vail Dance Festival 2025 Will Feature Five Companies, Eight World Premieres, and More Than 150 Artists
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2025

The non-profit Vail Valley Foundation has announced initial programming for the 37th annual Vail Dance Festival scheduled to take place this summer throughout the Vail Valley.

Bebe Neuwirth and The Dancers' Resource Program to Host Dancer Day of Health
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2024

Bebe Neuwirth and The Dancers’ Resource program will host Dancer Day of Health—a free event dedicated to the health and wellness of dancers—on Monday, November 11. Learn more and see how to attend.

Review: Accessibility Keeps the FALL FOR DANCE FESTIVAL a Should-See Mainstay
by Lora Strum - Sep 21, 2024

For more than two decades, the annual choreographers showcase held at the New York City Center has featured artistry that is tremendous and, on occasion, stultifying at prices that are always unbeatable.

Exclusive: Works by Tiler Peck, Alexei Ratmansky & More Will Be Featured in 2024 Fall for Dance Festival
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 13, 2024

New York City Center announced complete programming for the 2024 Fall for Dance Festival, September 18 – 29, 2024. An essential part of New York’s fall dance season, the annual ten-day Festival opens City Center’s 2024 – 2025 season with a showcase of dance companies and artists in an array of styles, attracting an audience of 22,000 newcomers and returning dance fans alike.

Review: New York City Ballet at The Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - Jun 6, 2024

New York City Ballet returns to the Kennedy Center with a thrilling production of George Balanchine’s Jewels, through Sunday, June 9.

Cast Set For JEWELS at the National Ballet of Canada
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2024

The National Ballet of Canada has announced the casting for George Balanchine’s Jewels which concludes the 2023/24 season at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, June 15 – 22.  

RAGTIME, THE WILD PARTY, URINETOWN Set for NY City Center's 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 14, 2024

A new season is on the way at New York City Center! The line-up is set to include a star-studded gala performance of Ragtime, in addition to three new Encores! productions, which will include Urinetown, Love Life, and The Wild Party. Check out all of the details here!

Video: NYC Ballet Presents Christopher Wheeldon's THIS BITTER EARTH
by Joshua Wright - May 7, 2024

Watch this all new video from NY City Ballet. Principal Dancers Sara Mearns and Adrian Danchig-Waring are poetry in motion over the haunting vocals of Dinah Washington's This Bitter Earth, amplified by the strings of Max Richter's On the Nature of Daylight.

New York City Ballet's Sara Mearns Will Perform in JEWELS
by Stephi Wild - Apr 18, 2024

 Sara Mearns, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, will appear as a Principal Guest Artist in George Balanchine’s Jewels, onstage June 15 – 22.  

Dance Against Cancer Brings Stars Back To The Stage To Benefit American Cancer Society
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 9, 2024

After a year of darkness on the stage, the curtain is once again rising on the performing arts in NYC. Dance Against Cancer, an annual performance presented by Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht to bring the global dance community together to fight cancer, announces Dance Against Cancer Outside on June 21, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park.

Alexei Ratmansky and Marina Harss in Conversation With Sara Mearns Comes to 92Y
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

The 92nd Street Y, New York presents Alexei Ratmansky — one of the most celebrated ballet choreographers of our time — and acclaimed dance critic Marina Harss for a conversation about Harss’ long-awaited new biography. Learn more about how to attend the conversatino here!

20th FALL FOR DANCE Festival Programming Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Jul 26, 2023

NEW YORK CITY CENTER announced complete programming for the 20th Fall for Dance Festival, September 27 – October 8, 2023. Celebrating 20 years as an essential part of New York’s fall dance season, the Festival opens City Center’s 80th season at the center of the arts with a showcase of local and international dance companies and artists in an array of styles, presented in five unique programs.

Video: Watch the Full Painting Process for a NYC Ballet Scrim
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 15, 2023

In this video, watch as Kylie Manning's scrim design for Christopher Wheeldon's 'From You Within Me' at New York City Ballet is painted by scenic artists Andy Stone, Tisha Paige, Ivan Pazlamatchev, Jocelyn Henry and Eric Coleman.

Sutton Foster-Led ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, PAL JOEY with Ephraim Sykes and Jennifer Holliday Set for New York City Center's 2023/24 Season
by Nicole Rosky - May 31, 2023

New York City Center has announced programming for the 2023 – 2024 Season, 80 Years at the Center of the Arts, which will include productions of Pal Joey, Titanic, Once Upon a Mattress, Jelly's Last Jam, and more!