The Firebird was the first of two folklore ballets composed by Igor Stravinsky and commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes (Petrushka followed). The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera ...

SAN ANTONIO — As the Firebird, ballerina Sarah Pautz gets to wear a costume fit for a mythical creature. “It's a beautiful dark red tutu with leaflike pieces that look like feathers, and lots of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Balanchine maintained a no-star policy during his lifetime. His ballets ...

Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky sounds remarkably calm for a man in the midst of remaking a masterpiece. “I am trying to do new steps,” is how he describes his latest and possibly most audacious ...