Twenty-six-year-old Elise Gautier has it all: a promising career with a major ballet company; a relationship with a golden-boy fellow dancer. But in the first few minutes of the feature film Rise (released last year in France and in U.S. theaters this month), it all comes crashing down. Warming up backstage for her debut in […]
The Prix de Lausanne is celebrating its golden anniversary this year, and in honor of its 50-year legacy, the international competition is adding some extra glamour to its itinerary. Running January 29 to February 5, 2023, at the Beaulieu Theatre in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Prix will include a Gala of Stars in addition to other […]
In January 2020, Lillian DiPiazza had what many would consider a dream job: She was a principal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet). But like most of the world at that time, she had no idea how much was about to change, or what exciting but difficult decisions lay ahead. Over the next two […]
July is full of outdoor performances, long-awaited returns to the theater, and tours across North America. Read and discover dance events in a city near you. Joffrey Ballet/Miami City Ballet Collaboration Premieres in Chicago The Joffrey Ballet presents the world premiere of Rita Finds Home at the Navy Pier Lake Stage July 9–10. The children’s […]
Marjorie Tallchief, renowned as the first American and Native American première danseuse étoile at the Paris Opéra Ballet, passed away on November 30 at her home in Delray Beach, Florida. She was 95. A member of the Osage Nation, Marjorie was the last surviving dancer of the “Five Moons”—Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma who rose […]
In the 20th century, five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma became trailblazers in ballet, performing with the world’s most renowned companies, becoming artistic directors, and founding schools, some of which are still active today. Their stories are ones to be celebrated and retold, particularly as the industry lies at an inflection point where diversity and […]
June 10, 2021, will not only go down as a monumental date in Sae Eun Park’s career, but in the Paris Opéra Ballet’s 352-year history. Following her debut as Juliet in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, Alexander Neef, general director of the Paris Opéra, and Aurélie Dupont, the ballet company’s artistic director, walked onstage to […]
Kevin McKenzie, American Ballet Theatre’s longtime artistic director, announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of 2022, after three decades at the helm. He will continue to oversee the company’s 2021–22 season while a search for his successor begins this summer. In an interview with The New York Times’ Rosalyn Sulcas, McKenzie noted […]