George Balanchine

Zina Bethune dies at 66; dancer, choreographer and actress

2012-02-14 00:00:00

It would not be out of character for actress, dancer and choreographer Zina Bethune to stop her car for an injured animal, say those who knew her. Bethune, 66, a former New York City Ballet soloist and the founder of a Los Angeles multimedia dance and...

Dorothea Tanning dies at 101; artist and poet married Max Ernst

2012-02-05 00:00:00

Over more than a century, Dorothea Tanning collided and consorted with artistic titans of the 20th century who included Pablo Picasso, John Cage and Joseph Cornell. She designed sets for George Balanchine ballets, played romantic matchmaker for poet Andre...

Lourdes Lopez to be new artistic director of Miami City Ballet

2012-04-04 16:33:36

Yvonne Mounsey, bringing Ballanchine to the Westside

2011-12-02 16:32:54

NYCB Moves will step into Northridge, Santa Barbara

2011-10-15 16:32:58

Dance review: New York City Ballet Moves in Santa Barbara

2011-10-19 16:33:01

Friday's Highlights: 'Great Performances: Miami City Ballet' on KOCE

2011-10-27 21:36:12

Dance review: San Francisco Ballet at Segerstrom Center

2011-09-28 16:33:10

Alicia Alonso, Cuba's living legend of ballet

2011-06-12 00:00:00

To her admirers, Alicia Alonso is the gracious grande dame of Cuban classical ballet. To detractors, she's a conservative cultural czarina who has clung to power even longer than Fidel Castro. But even some of her fiercest critics will concede that...

Alicia Alonso and Ballet Nacional de Cuba at Dorothy Chandler, Segerstrom

2011-06-12 16:33:39

Bolshoi-trained beauties bolster ballet in Orange County

2010-08-28 16:33:01

Good news for dance fans: a Miami City Ballet special is announced for PBS

2010-08-31 16:32:56

Don Mischer, "84th Annual Academy Awards" Louis J. Horvitz "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards" Louis C.K., "Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater" (pictured) Alan Skog, "New York City Ballet George Balanchine's The Nutcracker" Glenn Weiss, "65th Annual Tony Awards"

2012-07-19 07:46:00

, to whom she was married for nearly 30 years. Above, a detail from her 1943 painting "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." She was 101.

2012-02-07 09:44:59

Ah, the ballerina the one word conjures up much of the mystique and majesty of dance. An exemplar in our midst is the Joffrey Ballet's Victoria Jaiani only 25, but a contender for Chicagoan of the Year for some years running now. In 2010 her artistry soared to new heights.

2010-12-20 00:00:00