Interview: Theatre Life with Megan Fairchild
by Elliot Lanes - Mar 28, 2025
Today’s subject Megan Fairchild has been dancing with New York City Ballet (NYCB) since 2001. She started as an apprentice before joining the company as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2005 she became a principal dancer. NYCB is performing Coppélia week at Kennedy Center in the Opera House and this evening, if you choose to attend as you should, You will see Megan Fairchild perform in the role of Swanilda. If you are unable to attend this evening, the ballet plays through March 30th.
Miriam Miller Promoted To Principal Dancer At New York City Ballet
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2025
New York City Ballet has announced that Miriam Miller has been promoted to Principal Dancer. The promotion was made on Thursday, January 30 by NYCB Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, following a performance of George Balanchine's Variations Pour une Porte et un Soupir, in which Miller performed the leading female role.
Guest Artists Set For Connecticut Ballet's THE NUTCRACKER
by Stephi Wild - Nov 27, 2024
Connecticut Ballet, under the artistic direction of Brett Raphael, announced the celebrated guests artists who will appear in the company's 40th anniversary production of its holiday blockbuster, Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
New York City Ballet Announces Three Promotions
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024
New York City Ballet has announced that David Gabriel, Alec Knight, and Jules Mabie have been promoted to Soloist. The promotions were made on Saturday, June 1 by NYCB Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, following the Company’s matinee performance of George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Video: NYC Ballet's Jovani Furlan on Justin Peck's ROTUNDA
by Joshua Wright - Jan 25, 2024
Watch as original cast member Jovani Furlan illustrates how punctuated repetition, choreographic tension, and the element of surprise effect the moods of an early rehearsal that Justin Peck sought in creating Rotunda.