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 ...

Leap into the magic of the holidays with Philadelphia Ballet. "We're presenting the number one tradition here in Philadelphia," says Angel Corella, Artistic Director of Philadelphia Ballet. "George ...

The holiday classic, George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, returns to the Academy of Music on December 6. Angel Corella, Artistic Director for Philadelphia Ballet, calls the ballet the number one ...

While celebrating its 75th anniversary this fall, New York City Ballet is performing 18 ballets by its founding choreographer, George Balanchine. But to get a sense of the global standing of ...

Herr Drosselmeier—the elderly, eye-patched figure in a frock coat who plays a central part in E.T.A. Hoffmann’s 1816 narrative that underpins Tchaikovsky’s 1892 score for “The Nutcracker”—is a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Nutcracker is a beloved show, for both dancers and audiences alike. "We're very excited to be able to bring it every season," says Angel Corella, Artistic Director for ...

Ballet is a silent art form. It relies on pantomime or movement alone to tell a story or convey emotion. Dancers do not speak, but rather become the music. This is the essence of ballet as conceived ...

“But first, a school.” Words mythically attributed to Georgiy Balanchivadze — George Balanchine — upon coming to the United States to build what would become an American empire of ballet. Some think ...

What 23 very American things tell us about our country. By Michael Barbaro, Alex Barron, Tina Antolini, Wendy Dorr, Sophia Lanman, Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Chris Wood For her second ...

Ballerinas stir in the early afternoon light that shines through a fountain and into the studio. A jeté flashes in silhouette, a pirouette vanishes like a whisper. The dance is not there yet, but ...