Amazing how rapidly George Balanchine's 1967 "Jewels" has become a global ballet experience. Until 15 years ago, New York City Ballet was the only company to dance the first full-evening "plotless" ...

Through his art, George Balanchine — a Russian immigrant to the United States called the father of American ballet — was happy upon occasion to pay tribute to the red, white, and blue. But in “Jewels, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "My goal," said Lincoln Jones, "is to create an experience today that has the depth of [the art of the past] but also the ...

Ballet Theatre of Scranton promises to deliver a multi-faceted, polished production for its 60th anniversary. Returning professional alumni and present-day senior company dancers will perform ballet ...

Boston Ballet dancers are sparkling in "Jewels." The program at the Citizens Opera House highlights three individual George Balanchine ballets, performed one after another. Each piece represents a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The greatest ballet choreographer of the 20th century had a favorite ...

Houston Ballet Principals Yuriko Kajiya and Connor Walsh in Diamonds. Credit: Photo by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox, Courtesy of Houston Ballet Two stage masterpieces in one week makes me light-headed.

The Pennsylvania Ballet is closing its 54th season with a timeless classic from George Balanchine, considered the father of American ballet. In fact, the Pennsylvania Ballet was founded in 1963 by a ...

Of all the American choreographers of the past century, George Balanchine was the most popular and the most prolific. He was also the master of brevity: There are but a handful of full-length works ...