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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...