Maria Calegari of The New York City Ballet performs as Titania with an unidentified dancer playing the role of Bottom in George Balanchine's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' as part of the ''Live From Lincoln Center'' PBS series.

Choreographer George Balanchine work in a dance studio with Igor Stravinsky and dancers during the production of ''Agon'' in 1957.

George Balanchine and Suzanne Farrell perform in ''Don Quixote'' in a promotional for Robert Tracy's book ''Balanchine's Ballerinas: Conversations With the Muses.''

Left to right, Randy Howard, Cath Ward and Gloria McLean, all of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, perform in ''Dawn Dazzled Door,'' choreographed by Hawkins.

Left to right, Daniel Tail, Cynthia Reynolds, James Reedy, Katherine Duke and Laura Pettibone, all of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, perform in ''Death is the Hunter,'' choreographed by Hawkins.

Rudolf Nureyev performs in Martha Graham's ballet ''Lucifer''; image from Alexander Bland's book ''The Nureyev Image'' published by Quadrangle/The New York Times Book Company Inc.

Daniel Tai, left and James Reedy, right, both of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company, perform in ''Today, With Dragon,'' a dance choreographed by Hawkins.