Marina Harss

Marina Harss is a critic, journalist, and moderator based in New York City, writing on all aspects of dance, and occasionally on opera. Since fall of 2017, she has been dance critic for the WNYC radio station. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times, The New Yorker, Dance Magazine, Pointe Magazine, and Dancetabs.com. She is currently working on a critical biography of Alexei Ratmansky for Farrar Straus and Giroux.

Onstage, an ensemble of dancers perform a ballet in front of a plum-colored backdrop. They wear purple tunics and white tights, or purple flowing dresses.

News

Sarasota Ballet’s Ricardo Graziano: A Choreographer Among Friends

Marina Harss

SunMi Park sits on the floor in front of a yellow backdrop. She tucks her left leg in and extends her bent right leg out to the side, resting her right hand on her calf. She wears an off-white and blue tie-died, long-sleeved leotard and tan pointe shoes, and looks directly front with a joyful smile, her long hair blowing in the breeze.

Digital Cover Star

The Quiet Intensity of ABT’s SunMi Park

Marina Harss

Danielle Brown leans back as a male dancer holds her by the waist. She holds her arms in high fifth and balances on pointe on her right leg, her right knee bent as she extends her left leg out in front of her, and she wears a peaceful expression on her face. The man holding her lunges to his left and rests his head on her chest. Two other male dancers stand behind them with their right leg in a tendu second and their left leg in plié, reaching their upper upper bodies to the left. The men wear yellow, blue and gray speckled unitards, and Brown wears a short dance dress in similar colors.

Career

The Stylist: For Sarasota Ballet’s Danielle Brown, Being Adaptable Is the Secret to Her Success

Marina Harss

Maria Kowroski, wearing a black top and black pants, stands in the middle of a dance studio. She smiles and looks down at a pad of white paper. Behind her, dancers are reflected in the mirror, talking casually, while a female dancer walks toward the mirror and bends toward the floor.

Company Life

Maria Kowroski Gets Down to Work at New Jersey Ballet

Marina Harss

Macarena Giménez, wearing a pink tutu, tights and pointe shoes, sits on the ground and tucks her right foot underneath her. She extends her left leg forward, bending her knee and pointing her foot, and rests her crossed wrists over her calf. She wears her long hair down and looks towards the camera and smiles.

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The Delicate Power of Sarasota Ballet’s Macarena Giménez

Marina Harss

During a performance of "Swan Lake," Daniel Camargo poses in first arabesque with his left leg raised and his right arm curved above his head. He wears a green and white tunic, white tights and white ballet slippers. Behind him, dancers dressed in courtier costumes watch him perform.

Profiles

Daniel Camargo, ABT’s New Principal, Is A Dancer With Acting In His Veins

Marina Harss

Jacopo Tissi kneels onstage with his back facing the house. He kneels on his right leg and draws his right hand in towards his chest, his left arm out to the side. He looks off to the right with a large smile. He wears a white tunic, white tights and white ballet slippers.

The Latest

Jacopo Tissi on His Return to Milan, and to La Scala

Marina Harss

During a rehearsal at a dance studio, Kevin McKenzie, wearing a white T-shirt and black pants, stands behind Cassandra Trenary and Calvin Royal III and observes as they perform a scene from Giselle. Trenary, wearing a blue leotard, white romantic tutu and pointe shoes, stands with her feet loosely crossed and bends forward towards Royal III, who is facing her on both knees. He wears a blue T-shirt and black tights, and is catching the lily flowers that Trenary is dropping in his arms..

Onstage

As ABT’s Cassandra Trenary Prepares for Her “Giselle” Debut, She Brings a Fresh Approach to the Role

Marina Harss

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