Megan Fairchild News

New York City Ballet's 75th anniversary celebration will continue with the 2024 Spring Season which will open on Tuesday, April 23 and conclude with a week-long run, May 28 through June 2, of Balanchine's full-length production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

New York City Ballet are at Sadler’s Wells for the very first time, and returning to London for the first time since 2008 in a rare event for dance fans in the capital. Now under the direction of Jonathan Stafford, they arrive with a diverse quadruple bill, presumably designed to offer something for everyone. NYCB boasts some of the finest dancers in the world, they are precise technicians who have honed their craft and have a unique identity but the overall effect lacks the punch audiences will be craving after such a long absence.

Watch principal dancer Megan Fairchild reflect on learning the role from originator Merrill Ashley and Ballo della Regina's significance to her artistic development here!

As part of New York City Ballet’s 75th Anniversary Season, PBS will stream and broadcast the US premiere of “Great Performances: New York City Ballet in Madrid” on Friday, October 27 at 9pm.

Get ready for an exciting season of Kravis Center's ArtSmart Lunch & Learn series! Join us for captivating presentations on ballet and the history behind Hamilton. Find out more and secure your tickets now.

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.

Growing up with the New York City Ballet (NYCB)nearby during my high school and college years (as they had their summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs), I was thrilled to turn around many years later to see the Kennedy Center present an evening of some of the New York City Ballet’s most beloved ballets.

How does the vision of a scenic designer get translated into a backdrop? For some, it's with the help of Scenic Art Studios- a premiere drop shop located in Newburgh, NY. Below, watch as Kylie Manning's design for Christopher Wheeldon’s “From You Within Me” at New York City Ballet is painted by scenic artists Natalie Pinchuk and Jocelyn Henry.

Dance St. Louis wraps its 57th season with the Midwest region's most celebrated dance festival-15th Annual Emerson SPRING TO DANCE Festival 2023-Friday and Saturday, May 26-27, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.

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!

New York City Ballet’s 2022 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 19 with a program featuring two works by the Company’s co-Founding Choreographers – Serenade by George Balanchine and The Goldberg Variations by Jerome Robbins. 

New York City Ballet has canceled its performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker through Monday, December 27 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts due  to a number of positive test results for breakthrough COVID-19 among people involved in the production.

The New York City Ballet’s production of George Ballanchine’s The Nutcracker at Lincoln Center is more lovely and charming than ever.  This spectacular dance event of the season is exquisitely presented by one of the premier ballet companies in the world.

For the upcoming holiday season New York City Ballet and Marquee TV will once again bring viewers around the world NYCB's acclaimed production of the beloved masterpiece George Balanchine's The Nutcracker in a special streaming event that will be available from November 26, 2021 through January 2, 2022 on Marquee TV. 

The Actors Fund announced today that last night’s 2021 Virtual Gala raised over $1 million to support their programs and services. The evening celebrated The Actors Fund; Emmy Award-winning icon, Debbie Allen; creators of the talk show “Stars In The House,” Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, as they received The Actors Fund’s Medal of Honor, and more.

The Actors Fund announced today performers and presenters for their Virtual Gala on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 7:00pm ET. As previously announced, the evening will celebrate The Actors Fund; Emmy Award-winning icon, Debbie Allen; Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley, as they receive The Actors Fund’s Medal of Honor and more.

For the finale of New York City Ballet's 2021 digital season, the Company streams a complete performance of George Balanchine's Vienna Waltzes.

For the finale of New York City Ballet's 2021 digital season, the Company will stream a complete performance of George Balanchine's Vienna Waltzes.

New York City Ballet announced today that award-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola will direct a film for the Company’s current digital season, which will premiere at NYCB’s 2021 Spring Gala—the Company’s first-ever virtual gala event—on Wednesday, May 5. 

Today's Theater Stories features the Lyric Theatre! Learn about the history of the Lyric Theatre, and the shows to have graced its stage including Jesus Christ Superstar, The Pirate Queen, Young Frankenstein, Spiderman: Turn off the Dark, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and more.