Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
✨ “As a full-length ballet, there's nothing like it.”—Sandra Jennings Eshima, Repetiteur for The George Balanchine Trust on Jewels.
Sandra Jennings Eshima has been preparing our Company dancers to bring Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds to the stage. Hear her reflect on Balanchine’s inspiration, the intricate choreography of each contrasting section, and the lasting impact this sparkling ballet has had on the dance world.
Jewels | Citizens Opera House | bit.ly/4mhfHAd
Video by Ernesto Galan
✨ “As a full-length ballet, there's nothing like it.”—Sandra Jennings Eshima, Repetiteur for The George Balanchine Trust on Jewels.
Sandra Jennings Eshima has been preparing our Company dancers to bring Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds to the stage. Hear her reflect on Balanchine’s inspiration, the intricate choreography of each contrasting section, and the lasting impact this sparkling ballet has had on the dance world.
Jewels | Citizens Opera House | bit.ly/4mhfHAd
Video by Ernesto Galan


