George Balanchine News

MPAC’s season continues with a lineup of classic rockers, classic comedians, classic jazz and more.

New York City Ballet has announced that three of the Company's corps de ballet members -- Olivia MacKinnon, Alexa Maxwell, and KJ Takahashi -- have been promoted to the rank of Soloist.

Come celebrate the one and only CHITA RIVERA in CHITA: THE RHYTHM OF MY LIFE, a unique concert event coming to North Shore Music Theatre on Sunday, May 7 at 2pm with special guest George Dvorsky.

The 92nd Street Y, New York announces Celebrating Balanchine: A Screening, Book Reading, Conversation and Performance with filmmaker Connie Hochman, Balanchine ballerina Heather Watts, award-winning author Jennifer Homans, New York City Ballet Principal Dancers Unity Phelan and Tiler Peck, and American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer Calvin Royal III.

Inland Pacific Ballet returns this spring with its spectacular landmark production of The Little Mermaid, the classic tale about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea for love.

Philadelphia Ballet has announced the details of its forthcoming 2023/2024 performance season.

Leadership of Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) announced the nonprofit ballet company's upcoming 2023-2024 season Tuesday night during a season celebration event at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science.

Telstra and The Australian Ballet have announced the five talented dancers selected as nominees for the 2023 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards. The announcement comes as the partners celebrate the 20th anniversary of these prestigious awards, and toast to one of the longest running arts partnerships in Australia of 39 years.

New York City Ballet’s 2023 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 18 with an All Balanchine program consisting of George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Kammermusik No. 2, and Raymonda Variations.  Learn more about the full season here!

Works & Process at the Guggenheim presents the Miami City Ballet: Square Dance by George Balanchine, featuring performance highlights by the cast and a discussion prior to opening night. Tickets available now at worksandprocess.org.

The best of Broadway gathered tonight at the Music Box Theatre to celebrate the opening of Bob Fosse's DANCIN'. Read the reviews as they come in here!

MorDance will celebrate its tenth anniversary performance season with two groundbreaking world premiere ballets centering themes of activism and humanity. Performances are April 28-29, 2023 at 7:30pm at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College as part of the CUNY Dance Initiative.

Dutch National Opera & Ballet will present a multifaceted 2023/2024 season. The new small theatre, Studio Boekman, opens its doors, the Dutch National Ballet's Junior Company celebrates its tenth anniversary and the Dutch National Opera Studio its fifth.

Three works from internationally acclaimed, award-winning ballet choreographers will take center stage at the Benedum Center April 14-16 with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's (PBT) The Master's Program: Balanchine and Beyond.

As much as I admire the art of ballet, I have never seen a new, professional ballet performance, one that no one else has seen before. To say I was excited to be in the audience for the opening night of the world premiere of Houston Ballet's SUMMER AND SMOKE is an understatement, and it was everything that I hoped it to be!

Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) goes upstate to honor its Founder & Artistic Director Mikhail Baryshnikov's 75th birthday. Mikhail Baryshnikov at 75 will be a day of performances and celebration produced by BAC to take place at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (Tivoli, NY) on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 2PM. 

The lineup will include influential musicians of the 20th and 21st centuries whose work has inspired Mr. Baryshnikov throughout his life in the U.S.: American avant-garde artist, composer, and musician Laurie Anderson, Canadian jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall, Russian–born American singer, songwriter, and pianist Regina Spektor, and more.

Continuing to bring world class dance to the stages of the National Cultural Center, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced its 2023–2024 dance season. Being at the forefront of responding to the moment, today’s artists and companies are challenging the frame of storytelling, shifting the boundaries of what movement can be, and showcasing the dynamic form in a multitude of ways blurring the lines between classical and contemporary. Through this lens, audiences will experience a season filled with innovative works and collaborations among ballet and dance offerings, beloved classics, master voices, and newcomers to the stage. Subscriptions for the 2023–2024 season are now available here or by calling (202) 416-8500.

Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen has announced the Boston Ballet presentation of Our Journey, a program showcasing two insightful contemporary works that reflect our curiosity about the world and our shared desire for human connection.

The Washington Ballet presents a one act version of The Sleeping Beauty – Aurora's Wedding and George Balanchine's Theme and Variations April 7-9 at the Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia.