With the passing of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux on April 13, 2025, the ballet world lost a guide, an inspiration, a champion, and a “dance dad” to generations of students. Bonnefoux’s illustrious career began in his youth in his native France. He became an étoile with the Paris Opéra Ballet at age 21, and quickly accumulated a […]

2018 has seen an endless parade of celebrations in anticipation of Jerome Robbins‘ centennial—and now the day has finally arrived. In honor of what would have been his 100th birthday, we dove into our photo archives and selected a few favorite shots of the choreographer whose career defined (and redefined) American dance. A young Robbins, […]

A long time ago, I was a teenager, just hired as a member of the corps with New York City Ballet. I found myself standing in B-plus at the very back corner of the State Theater stage, clutching the hand of fellow teenage corps member Shawn Stevens. Though the expansive stage was filled with dozens […]