In the ongoing conversations about choreography that I shared with Fernando Alonso, architect of the Cuban ballet training system, he…
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American Ballet Theatre’s farm team, the Studio Company, is made up of 13 dancers age 17-21. These aren’t just any…
A dark scrim with the words Anna Karenina projected on it disappears into projected vapors that threaten to obscure the…
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” teased out the memory of a story from the brother of the friend who accompanied me…
The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia was sold-out for the opening night of BalletX’s Spring Series with a triple bill featuring…
Under a foggy blue moon, The Willis haunted the Academy of Music stage to the delight of many young balletomanes…
“Common ground[s]”By Germaine Acogny and Malou Airaudo “The Rite of Spring”By Pina Bausch “How would you dance if you knew…
Nikisha Fogo is the rare dancer in whose interpretation you can distinguish nearly every investment by teachers, ballet masters, and…
“Song of the Earth”Choreography: Sir Kenneth MacMillanComposer: Gustav MahlerWorld Premiere 1965, Stuttgart Ballett “Marguerite and Armand”Choreographer: Sir Frederick AshtonComposer: Franz…
Philadelphia Ballet is one of just a few US dance companies licensed to perform George Balanchine’s 1954 minted version of…
In this film short headlined by American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Misty Copeland, she has ballet telling a modern-day story…
Compagnie Marie Chouinard has been around since 1990, winning awards in Montreal and beyond. The 68-year-old French-Canadian choreographer was appointed…
All that I knew about Zydeco music came from the Mountain Stage radio programs I attended religiously, every Sunday afternoon,…
Three nights at the Vail Dance Festival this weekend were a great sampler of the caliber and diversity of performances…