American Ballet Theatre principal Herman Cornejo, New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck, Alvin Ailey’s iconic Matthew Rushing, Martha Graham Dance Company star Katherine Crockett. Artists from New York City’s top dance companies are teaming up tonight for a benefit for the American Cancer Society. “Dance Against Cancer,” produced by New York City Ballet’s Daniel […]
Millepied Premieres L.A. Dance Project The former NYCB principal takes his next step. Black Swan choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal Benjamin Millepied will raise the profile of Los Angeles dance this September, when his L.A. Dance Project debuts at the city’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. The program, commissioned by L.A.’s Music Center, […]
What happens when you cross ballet with electronic music? Ballet fans found out last night, watching the innovative choreography by New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck to songs by Sufjan Stevens. At the Guggenheim’s Works & Process, the choreographer and composer, along with conductor Michael Atkinson, discussed their collaboration while NYCB dancers offered a preview […]
You’re going to want to catch “60 Minutes” this Sunday. Reporter Lesley Stahl will go backstage at New York City Ballet, following Robbie Fairchild as he learns the title role in Apollo. See the performance with Tiler Peck, Sterling Hyltin and Ana Sophia Scheller from the wings. That last iconic moment of a starburst? The […]
Although the New York Philharmonic’s upcoming production of Carousel focuses on Rodgers & Hammerstein’s iconic music, the show will also feature one exceptional moment of dance: It’s just been announced that New York City Ballet principals Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild will guest star in a pas de deux in Act II. Peck will dance the […]
Mark your calendars: There’s some great ballet coming into your life over the next couple of weeks—all of which you can catch from the comfort of your couch. Keep an eye out for these programs: Wendy Whelan: “Restless Creature” The New York City Ballet superstar will preview her new project at the Guggenheim Museum. […]
BRITTANY STONE Boston Ballet Everything about Brittany Stone says “ballerina”: Her fluid port de bras, her lithe frame, her long legs. But until seven years ago she was a bona fide comp kid, performing jazz and tap and having, she insists, “no real ballet technique at all.” When Stone was 13, ABT’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis […]
Liam Scarlett’s New York Debut The Royal Ballet’s wunderkind makes his first work for NYCB. Soon after Liam Scarlett’s Viscera premiered at Miami City Ballet in January 2012, he got a call from New York City Ballet director Peter Martins. “I think a lot of directors were looking at that MCB piece as a test,” […]