Photography

At the New York Ballet by Fred Fehl. Paperback, 73 pages, over 145 black & white photographs with an introduction by Francis Mason.
Rehearsal and performance photographs taken getween 1948 and 1991 capture the art of Diana Adams, Jacques d'Amboise, Ib Andersen, Karin von Aroldingen, Merrill Ashley, George Balanchine, Andre Eglevsky, Suzanne Farrell, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, Darci Kistler, Sean Lavery, Tanaquil LeClercq, Adam Luders, Peter Martins, Kay Mazzo, Patricia McBride, Arthur Mitchell, Francisco Moncion, Kyra Nichols, Jerome Robbins, Maria Tallchief, Helgi Tomasson, Violette Verdy, Edward Villella, and a host of other NYCB dancers, past and present.

Costumes by Karinska by Toni Bentley, with a foreward by Edward Gorey and essay by Lincoln Kirstein. Hardcover, 192 pages, 242 illustrations, 78 in full-color. A chronicle of the life and work of the famed costume designer and Balanchine collaborator, Barbara Karinska (1886-1983). Among her most beloved costumes for NYCB are those she created for Jewels (1967) and Vienna Waltzes (1977). Toni Bentley was a member of the New York City Ballet corps de ballet and is the author of Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal and, with Suzanne Farrell, the dancer's autobiography, Holding on to the Air.

Dancers: Photographs By Annie Leibovitz, Paperback, 54 pages, 32 black & white photographs.
The dancers and choreographers captured by the famous photographer include Mikhail Baryshnikov, Christopher Gillis, Kate Johnson, Darci Kistler, Robert LaFosse, Peter Martins, Mark Morris, David Parsons, Paul Taylor, and Twyla Tharp.

Icons and Idols: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Arts, 1960-1995 by Jack Mitchell. Preface by Edward Albee. Hardcover, 160 pages, duotone photos. A collection of photographs of the greatest dancers, actors, painters, composers, writers and choreographers of the past 35 years. Includes portraits of such NYCB luminaries as George Balanchine, Suzanne Farrell, Peter Martins, Jerome Robbins, Maria Tallchief, and Wendy Whelan.

IN THE WINGS: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet by Kyle Froman. Foreward by Peter Martins. Hardcover, 118 pages, color and black & white photographs. October 2007 is the release date for a new book by first-time author Kyle Froman, a long-time member of the New York City Ballet corps de ballet. The work of two years, the volume takes the reader through class, rehearsals, training, preparation, injuries, and, ultimately, the triumph of performance in a way that only a dance-insider could. It is a very privileged look at the inner daily life of NYCB. Published by Wiley.

A Celebration in Photographs, essay by Clive Barnes. Softcover, 102 pages, 43 full color photos, 65 black & white photos. All of the beauty and breadth of New York City Ballet's splendid 50-year history is captured in this commemorative volume. Published in February 1999, this special edition full-color, 102-page souvenir book features 118 memorable photographs of the Company—past and present—as well as an essay by Clive Barnes. Commemorative program sponsored by Kodak and Pantone.