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New York City Ballet

A group of dancers in streetwear and sneakers strike poses while a male dancer dips a female dancer in center

Contemporary Ballet Is Alive and Well at NYCB

"21st Century Choreography II" offers an accessible mix of new and recent work.
By Caedra Scott-Flaherty
Two women and a man inside a lavish event.

New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala Raises Record-Setting $3.45M 

Guests included Michael Bloomberg, Carolina Herrera, Julianne Hough, Fe Fendi, Ally Love, Jean Shafiroff, and more.
By Merin Curotto

Spring Opera and Dance Preview: 12 Reasons To Jump And Sing

From an opera about a rising boxer to dance inspired by Kandinsky’s watercolors, this season pushes boundaries in all directions.
By David Cote

‘Swan Lake’ Is Floating Across the Nation With Various Productions

By Charlotte Barnett

The Many Firsts of Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet

By Emilie Murphy

Dance Masters and Brand-New Opera in NYC This Fall

By David Cote

Ballet Companies Keep ‘The Nutcracker’ Alive With Streaming and Outdoor Performances

By Charlotte Barnett
Miami City Ballet dancers—Patricia Delgado in pink—in Balanchine's Symphony in Three Movements.

Dancers Say It’s Time to Talk About Ballet Companies That Body-Shame

By Charlotte Barnett

Ballet Needs to End Its Use of Yellowface; It’s Phil Chan’s Mission to Make That Happen

By Juan Michael Porter II

City Ballet’s Fans and Dancers Revisit Past Triumphs Through an Online Spring Season

By Charlotte Barnett

The 10 Performances Not to Miss in Dance This Spring

By Charlotte Barnett

City Ballet Shies Away From Taking Chances on Its Young Stars

By Robert Gottlieb

What New York City Ballet’s Fall Season Reflects for the Company’s Future

By Robert Gottlieb

Dance Heavy Hitters and Celebs Assemble in LA for Benjamin Millepied’s New Festival

By Jordan Riefe

New York City Ballet Ends Spring on a High With ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

By Robert Gottlieb

New York City Ballet’s Spring Season Runs the Gamut

By Robert Gottlieb
Elizabeth McGovern in The Chaperone.

‘The Chaperone’ Is a Sublime Account of Flapper Icon Louise Brooks’ Early Life

By Rex Reed

Sara Mearns Combines the Personal and Professional In a New Role That Sees the Dancer Speak

By Charles Isherwood

City Ballet: A Triumphant ‘Apollo’ Debut, a Disastrous ‘Orpheus’ Revival, and More…

By Robert Gottlieb

Dance in 2018: The Year in Review

By Robert Gottlieb

New York City Ballet Strikes Back—With a Gala and Some Stellar Performances

By Robert Gottlieb

From ‘Marnie’ at the Met to James Whiteside’s Surrealist Leaps, the Must-See Opera and Dance of Fall 2018

By Michael Martin
Leonard Bernstein.

Have a Drink—and 6 Other Ways to Celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s 100th Birthday

By Angelica Frey
A shot from the documentary Lucinda Childs, Great Fugue by Beethoven,

5 New Dance Documentaries Flip the Boring Ballet Stereotype

By Angelica Frey
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