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The connections between New York City Ballet and Broadway go way back—choreography by Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine frequently found its way onto Broadway stages, from West Side Story to the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue number in On Your Toes. Today, principal Robert Fairchild is currently headlining the West End production of An American in […]

David H. Koch Theater, NYC September 19, 2013   Taylor Stanley and Brittany Pollack in Justin Peck’s Capricious Maneuvers. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB   By partnering with the fashion world, New York City Ballet has found a way to enliven the weary format of the gala, even if it meant tipping the tenor […]

Sara Mearns is onstage in semi-darkness, ferociously spinning in attitude, arms flailing overhead. Her feet stabbing like angry pecking birds, she pirouettes on the edge of control, and then suddenly collapses in a wide second position on pointe. During the stage rehearsal of Alexei Ratmansky’s demanding Russian Seasons last February, Mearns danced full-out. While most […]

Many dancers dream of performing onstage with the one they love. But only a few of us get to do exactly that. Here are three couples of different genres who dance together, live together and work together. Tiler Peck & Robert Fairchild Tiler and Robbie are New York City Ballet stars who tied the knot in […]

Alvin Ailey’s Revelations is the most widely-seen piece of modern dance ever. And it’s about to reach even more people. As much as we love seeing live performance, the recent trend of showing dance on TV (and at the movies and through livestreams!) is widening accessibility in a big way. Just in the next few […]

Last summer, Bill Irwin and Tiler Peck debuted Time It Was/116 at Vail before bringing it to Fall for Dance. Photo by Kyle Froman. Though we haven’t even reached summer, now’s the time when dance companies and fans alike are setting their sights towards fall. Today, New York City Center announced its 2016–17 lineup. Aside from the […]

This year we gave our readers the power to weigh in on the most memorable dance moments of the year. You nominated performances you loved, voted on the top five and selected a diverse group of artists and productions that span the country. Here’s what you chose as your favorites. Körbes takes her final bow […]

Sometimes I just don’t understand why a terrific Broadway musical closes. On the Town bursts onto the stage with ingenious songs by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, jazzy music by Leonard Bernstein, and a fabulous and funny cast that included, in its last two weeks, Misty Copeland. I saw it at the beginning of the […]