<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - new-york-city-ballet</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/new-york-city-ballet</link><description>Newsvine - new-york-city-ballet</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:57:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 06:25:57 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>NY ballet star Yvonne Mounsey dies in LA</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yvonne Mounsey, who danced major roles for George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet in the 1950s and went on to found an influential West Coast ballet school, has died. She was 93.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Jablon]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Robert Jablon]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14204590-ny-ballet-star-yvonne-mounsey-dies-in-la</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/03/14204590-ny-ballet-star-yvonne-mounsey-dies-in-la</guid><category>us</category><category>obit</category><category>west-coast</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><category>george-balanchine</category><category>mounsey</category><category>jerome-robbins</category><pubDate>Wed, 3 Oct 2012 19:56:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ballet meets Valentino at glittery NYCB gala</title>
<description><![CDATA[One by one, the ballerinas of New York City Ballet made their grand entrances in "Bal de Couture," a new work by Peter Martins, and the glittery crowd applauded in delight. But the applause, this time, wasn't for the dancers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jocelyn Noveck]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jocelyn Noveck]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14016896-ballet-meets-valentino-at-glittery-nycb-gala</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/21/14016896-ballet-meets-valentino-at-glittery-nycb-gala</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>meets</category><category>ballet</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:12:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e9504b2-1e51-46be-983d-f3302ad54712.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e9504b2-1e51-46be-983d-f3302ad54712.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 image released by the New York City Ballet shows Maria Kowroski and Charles Askegard in &quot;Sophisticated Lady&quot; at the New York City Ballet fall gala, with costumes designed by Valentino Garavani in New York. (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ca53b33-5290-4c84-a7eb-b35755b71717.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="475" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5ca53b33-5290-4c84-a7eb-b35755b71717.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 image released by the New York City Ballet shows Tiler Peck, left, and Robert Fairchild performing in &quot;Not My Girl&quot; at the New York City Ballet fall gala, with costumes designed by Valentino Garavani in New York. (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8779245b-1892-48bc-9d04-51467a110715.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8779245b-1892-48bc-9d04-51467a110715.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Sarah Jessica Parker poses with fashion designer Valentino Garavani at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring Valentino at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. For this one night only Valentino will create costumes for three ballets. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2821214-448e-422e-aaf6-9802f6d4847f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e2821214-448e-422e-aaf6-9802f6d4847f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Anne Hathaway attends the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring fashion designer Valentino Garavani at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. For this one night only Valentino will create costumes for three ballets. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0ebf4c2-6e43-4c24-88c7-41f4a0760dc3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="345" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c0ebf4c2-6e43-4c24-88c7-41f4a0760dc3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="178" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Actress Anjelica Huston arrives at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring fashion designer Valentino Garavani at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. For this one night only Valentino will create costumes for three ballets. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=50d388c3-1500-4aa7-a499-23d9edd590fb.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=50d388c3-1500-4aa7-a499-23d9edd590fb.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 20, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows Ethiopian model Iman at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring Valentino Garavani at Lincoln Center in New York. Valentino, who created most of the vibrant costumes and dramatically upped the glamour quotient of the evening, attracting movie stars, supermodels and socialites galore. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7e98e0eb-a344-45c5-aa9a-5ea47198784e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=7e98e0eb-a344-45c5-aa9a-5ea47198784e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="192" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Fashion designer Valentino Garavani  arrives at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. For this one night only Valentino will create costumes for three ballets. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33fd89bc-cbf8-4b87-9fd0-2ff090dd7c77.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=33fd89bc-cbf8-4b87-9fd0-2ff090dd7c77.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 20, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows artist and socialite Daphne Guinness at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring Valentino at Lincoln Center in New York. Valentino, who created most of the vibrant costumes and dramatically upped the glamour quotient of the evening, attracting movie stars, supermodels and socialites galore. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e902260-d99d-442c-9415-dc508adbee13.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5e902260-d99d-442c-9415-dc508adbee13.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 20, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows model  Karolina Kurkova at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring Valentino at Lincoln Center in New York. Valentino, who created most of the vibrant costumes and dramatically upped the glamour quotient of the evening, attracting movie stars, supermodels and socialites galore. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=efd8a816-05ba-47fd-9a13-55c04de87b19.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="304" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=efd8a816-05ba-47fd-9a13-55c04de87b19.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="202" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 20, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows actress Sarah Jessica Parker and designer Valentino Garavani at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring Valentino at Lincoln Center in New York. Valentino, who created most of the vibrant costumes and dramatically upped the glamour quotient of the evening, attracting movie stars, supermodels and socialites galore. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0f2b198f-1d38-46a4-946b-0a7cffe33ef3.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0f2b198f-1d38-46a4-946b-0a7cffe33ef3.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 20, 2012 photo released by Starpix shows actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring fashion designer Valentino Garavani at Lincoln Center in New York. Valentino, who created most of the vibrant costumes and dramatically upped the glamour quotient of the evening, attracting movie stars, supermodels and socialites galore. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1956b393-e938-4b3c-a96a-8dce28a5f294.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="299" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1956b393-e938-4b3c-a96a-8dce28a5f294.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="205" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Martha Stewart arrives at the New York City Ballet Fall Gala honoring fashion designer Valentino Garavani at Lincoln Center on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012 in New York. For this one night only Valentino will create costumes for three ballets.(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Valentino's new runway is the ballet stage</title>
<description><![CDATA[When dancers of the New York City Ballet grace the stage at Lincoln Center for this year's fall gala Thursday night, they'll be wearing extraordinary costumes by Valentino &#8212; and not many people can say that these days.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Samantha Critchell]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13965789-valentinos-new-runway-is-the-ballet-stage</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/19/13965789-valentinos-new-runway-is-the-ballet-stage</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>fashion</category><category>lincoln-center</category><category>valentino</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:29:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6ad5f29-9839-41bc-9f77-b14fb8316e63.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="383" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6ad5f29-9839-41bc-9f77-b14fb8316e63.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="115" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 12, 2012 photo released by the New York City Ballet shows designer Valentino Garavani  in New York.  Valentino, 80, says he is a great fan of the ballet, and he has found designing ballet costumes has been inspiring.  (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6fac8f4-70a8-4e77-94c3-cb3074a3b724.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="342" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f6fac8f4-70a8-4e77-94c3-cb3074a3b724.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 12, 2012 image released by the New York City Ballet shows principle dancer Wendy Whelan wearing a Valentino Garavani costume in New York. Valentino, 80, says he is a great fan of the ballet, and he has found working with the lovely music and eager dancers has been inspiring. (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b21da1f-66a9-4da9-90e4-98e80e72665e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="350" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6b21da1f-66a9-4da9-90e4-98e80e72665e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="176" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Sept. 12, 2012 photo released by the New York City Ballet shows designer Valentino Garavani  in New York.  Valentino, 80, says he is a great fan of the ballet, and he has found designing ballet costumes has been inspiring.  (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>NYC Ballet chief pleads guilty in bad-driving case</title>
<description><![CDATA[A New York City Ballet leader accused of driving while intoxicated has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871958-nyc-ballet-chief-pleads-guilty-in-bad-driving-case</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/18/5871958-nyc-ballet-chief-pleads-guilty-in-bad-driving-case</guid><category>us</category><category>dwi</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><category>ballet-master</category><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:23:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>NYC ballet company faces off with dancers' union</title>
<description><![CDATA[The union representing dancers in the New York City Ballet says the company has no right to tour without all its members.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/11/5817134-nyc-ballet-company-faces-off-with-dancers-union</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/11/5817134-nyc-ballet-company-faces-off-with-dancers-union</guid><category>us</category><category>nyc</category><category>complaint</category><category>us-news</category><category>ballet</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 22:37:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New York City Ballet master arrested on DWI</title>
<description><![CDATA[The head of the New York City Ballet has been charged with driving while intoxicated.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/06/5777156-new-york-city-ballet-master-arrested-on-dwi</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/06/5777156-new-york-city-ballet-master-arrested-on-dwi</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>dwi</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><category>ballet-master</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:17:08 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Her, fat? Ballerina tells critic she's just fine</title>
<description><![CDATA[Christmas is upon us, and for a top ballerina at New York City Ballet, that means one sure thing: suiting up in tulle and sequins as the Sugarplum Fairy in the annual classic, "The Nutcracker." What Jenifer Ringer surely didn't expect was to be accused of having "eaten one sugarplum too many."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jocelyn Noveck]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jocelyn Noveck]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/13/5641606-her-fat-ballerina-tells-critic-shes-just-fine</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/13/5641606-her-fat-ballerina-tells-critic-shes-just-fine</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>us</category><category>weight</category><category>us-news</category><category>new-york-city-ballet</category><category>ballerina</category><category>sugarplum-fairy</category><category>what-jenifer-ringer</category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/33ca134c-a6ae-4b37-b37c-6b6dbb199f46.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="398" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/33ca134c-a6ae-4b37-b37c-6b6dbb199f46.jpg" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This November 2010 photo courtesy of the New York City Ballet/Paul Kolnik shows Jenifer Ringer, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, left, and Jared Angle, as the Cavalier, during a performance of &quot;The Nutcracker,&quot; at Lincoln Center in New York.  It's Christmas, and for a ballerina at New York City ballet, that means immersing yourself in visions of sugarplums in &quot;The Nutcracker.&quot; What veteran dancer Jenifer Ringer surely didn't expect was to be accused of having eaten one sugarplum too many.    (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik) NO SALES    &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/b7fa834d-6d4a-4c1b-b086-32b5c8aa9e6b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="391" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/b7fa834d-6d4a-4c1b-b086-32b5c8aa9e6b.jpg" width="120" height="157" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image courtesy of New York City Ballet/Paul Kolnik shows Jenifer Ringer as the Sugarplum Fairy during a performance of  &quot;The Nutcracker&quot; at Lincoln Center in New York.  Christmas is upon us, and for Ringer, that means one sure thing: suiting up in tulle and sequins as the Sugarplum Fairy in the annual classic, &quot;The Nutcracker.&quot;    (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)  NO SALES &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2c5de54c-4bb9-46c1-bcaa-e2921288ffb7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="311" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2c5de54c-4bb9-46c1-bcaa-e2921288ffb7.jpg" width="120" height="94" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image courtesy of New York City Ballet/Paul Kolnik shows Jenifer Ringer as the Sugarplum Fairy during a performance of  &quot;The Nutcracker&quot; at Lincoln Center in New York.  Christmas is upon us, and for Ringer, that means one sure thing: suiting up in tulle and sequins as the Sugarplum Fairy in the annual classic, &quot;The Nutcracker.&quot;    (AP Photo/New York City Ballet, Paul Kolnik)  NO SALES &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>