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These Are Our “25 to Watch” Picks for 2019

What’s next for the dance world? Our annual list of the dancers, choreographers and companies that are on the verge of skyrocketing has a pretty excellent track record of answering that question. Here they are: the 25 up-and-coming artists we believe represent the future of our field.   Evan Ruggiero Photo by Jayme Thornton   […]

Boston Ballet Trainee Receives a Princess Grace Award

Every year, the Princess Grace Foundation-USA recognizes a group of exceptional dancers and choreographers with scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships—and gets us excited about emerging talent to watch. The 2016 Princess Grace Award winners, announced this week, are no exception. Fifteen-year-old Tyson Ali Clark, a trainee at Boston Ballet School, is one of the dance recipients […]

Your Training: On the Spot

Terrified doesn’t quite express how Boston Ballet’s Kathleen Breen Combes felt when choreographer Helen Pickett chose her to dance the opening solo for Pickett’s new ballet, Etesian: One and a half minutes of pure improvisation. In deafening silence. Ninety seconds suddenly seemed like an eternity. “It was one of the most stressful things I’ve ever […]

Let's Play

Step into the creative process of some of New York City’s most exciting up-and-coming choreographers. This month, Manhattan Movement & Arts Center is launching Playground, an open workshop series for professional dancers to experience a choreographer’s method and movement ideas. Sponsored by Home4Dance, the mission is to build a community of artistic exchange. For just a $5 […]

The Playground

Sometimes you just want to get in the studio not to “train” or to “work,” but to play. Enter The Playground, a workshop started last year by New York choreographers Loni Landon and Greg Dolbashian. The idea is to bring together dancers and  dancemakers to explore, bond and network—all for just a $5 entrance fee. […]