And yet there was a gasp from the audience as the curtain went up on 17 dancers, clad in a blue as soft as a whisper, holding ...
George Balanchine was so taken with California orange groves, he built Serenade’s famous opening around their visual pattern, arranging 17 women in a scattered, uneven formation of an orchard rather ...
Finding stillness can be challenging. To pause without scrolling or anticipating the next thing on a to-do list, especially ...
The New Jersey Ballet took the ambitious step this weekend of mounting George Balanchine’s famous ballet, “Serenade,” with a live orchestra for the first time. In providing that live accompaniment, ...
Is “Serenade” the most beloved ballet of all time? This isn’t a repudiation of “Swan Lake” or “Firebird” or, heaven forbid, “Nutcracker.” But for my money, “Serenade” is as close to a perfect ballet ...