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John Neumeier is celebrating his 50th anniversary as artistic director of the Hamburg Ballet. It’s a festive season—and one that was originally going to be his last. But last week the company announced that Neumeier will stay on another year to facilitate a smooth transition with his newly named successor, Demis Volpi, who will become […]

November 10–18 , the National Ballet of Canada presents the North American premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto. Co-produced with Hamburg Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet, NBoC is the last of the three companies to present the new two-act production. Anna Karenina: Inside the Studio | 2018 | […]

Song and dance are an enduring artistic pairing. In the early days of ballet, the art form usually appeared in the realm of professional theater via dance scenes in operas. But ballet and opera certainly still mingle today. The Joffrey Ballet is currently in rehearsals for its very first collaboration with the Lyric Opera of […]

What’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. The Bolshoi Premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina Last July Hamburg Ballet presented the world premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina, a modern adaptation on Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel. Hamburg Ballet coproduced the full-length ballet with the National Ballet of Canada and the […]

Dutch National Ballet principal Constantine Allen is a storyteller at heart. The American dancer, who grew up in Hawaii and began his career at Stuttgart Ballet, finds his own voice in roles like Armand, Siegfried, or Albrecht, but also stands out in neoclassical works by innovators like William Forsythe or David Dawson. And he never […]

The Joffrey Ballet’s Victoria Jaiani brings openness, hard work, and authenticity to every role, whether she’s portraying Juliet, bringing a new work to life, or navigating the shifting balance of mother and ballerina. This month, she prepares to star in John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid. Here, she shares her thoughts on perfection, the creative process, […]

“Perfection!” “Extraordinary!” “Magnífico!” These comments pepper videos on Instagram featuring Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho performing the Diana and Actaeon pas de deux at the Prix de Lausanne’s 50th anniversary gala in early February. Yet while the young Portuguese dancers at Germany’s Bayerisches Staatsballett, 18 and 19, respectively, thrill audiences, they’re just as stunned in […]

This month has brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Julie Kent will join Houston Ballet as co-artistic director alongside Stanton Welch following her six years as artistic director of The Washington Ballet. She will assume the new position […]