In 1967, George Balanchine created Jewels, billed as the world’s first three-act story-less ballet. But watching the New York City Ballet perform it at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Wednesday ...

There’s nothing in the balletgoing culture that I dislike quite as much as the you-should-have-seen formula. You say how much you liked the Giselle you just saw. Somebody else says, “Oh, but did you ...

In 1967, George Balanchine created “Jewels” for New York City Ballet, and in short order this evening-length triptych — “Emeralds,” “Rubies,” and “Diamonds” — became the crown jewel of 20th-century ...

Boston Ballet will present George Balanchine’s Jewels, running November 6–16, 2025, at the Citizens Opera House. Returning to Boston for the first time since 2014, the ballet unites three distinct ...

Jewels by George Balanchine will come to the Royal Danish Theatre in September. Learn more about the upcoming performances ...

Wednesday, at San Francisco Ballet’s 75th Anniversary Gala, the diamonds around the necks of patrons competed with the fakes worn by dancers in the finale of “Diamonds,” George Balanchine’s tribute to ...

T he elder apostles of George Balanchine often gripe that his ballets, especially when staged by smaller companies, fall ...

Pacific Northwest Ballet Three separate Balanchine ballets (Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds) are linked by gestures and themes and set to music by Faure, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. Opens Sept. 26.

San Francisco Ballet is amid its second program of 2026, a sublime presentation called "Balanchine: Father of American Ballet." Three complementary dances exemplify genius choreographer George ...