Sara Mearns Videos

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.

HunterPark Productions today announced the world premiere of the PSA Inside & Outwards in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC).

American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Misty Copeland and former colleague, 'Ballet's Golden Boy' Joseph Phillips, have joined forces with The Entertainment Industry Foundation, with seed funding provided by K Period Media, to launch Swans for Relief

New York City Ballet just released a short film entitled This Bitter Earth. 

New York City Ballet principal dancer Sara Mearns, a guest performer in this season's revival of a?oeLa Traviata,a?? rehearses on the Met stage. Production: Michael Mayer. 2019a?"20 season. Videography by Pete Scalzitti / Met Opera

Next up at New York City Center is I Married an Angel, the second Encores! production of the City Center 75th Anniversary Season. In addition to Sara Mearns as the Angel of the title, the production will feature Phillip Attmore (Peter Mueller), Max Baker (General Lucash), Mark Evans (Count Willy Palaffi), Ann Harada (Duchess of Holstein-Kuloff), Nikki M. James (Countess Peggy Palaffi), Hayley Podschun (Anna Murphy), and Tom Robbins (Harry Mischka Szigetti).

Sara Mearns compares what it's like to portray both good and evil through the universal language of ballet pantomime in the same scene of The Sleeping Beauty by breaking down her performances as both the villainous Carabosse and the beloved Lilac Fairy.

New York City Center announced today full programming for the 15th Fall for Dance Festival (Oct 1 - 13). Opening the landmark 75th Anniversary Season, the Festival showcases an international array of dance artists and companies in five unique programs.  In keeping with City Center's founding mission to make the arts accessible to everyone, all tickets are $15.  

Go behind the scenes with principal dancers Ashley Bouder and Sara Mearns as they prepare for the iconic role of the Swan Queen, opening September 17, 2013. Check out the video below!

Choreographer Karole Armitage and director/designer Doug Fitch work with Sara Mearns, Amar Ramasar, Matt Acheson, William da Silva, and Abbey Roesner to bring the stories of Stravinsky's 'Petrushka' and 'The Fairy's Kiss' to life in rehearsal for 'A Dancer's Dream'. Click below for a sneak peek at the show in rehearsal!

The New York Philharmonic presents A DANCER'S DREAM: Two Works by Stravinsky, June 27, 2013 at 7:30pm. Check out the videos below!

Go behind-the-scenes of A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by Stravinsky, a theatrical reimagining of the ballets The Fairy's Kiss and Petrushka starring New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Sara Mearns, with video and photography from the making-of the production. In the video below, director/designer Doug Fitchand producer Edouard Getaz, of the creative team Giants Are Small, share their inspiration behind the wintery wonderland they have created, and explore and demonstrate the innovative live animation and puppetry techniques being used. Click to watch!