Ballet schools are back in session and dancers are preparing to be back in class with all of its exhilaration, magic, and, of course, struggle. Today, four dancers reveal what they found challenging as ballet students and how they now look at their technique as professionals. Teresa Reichlen, New York City Ballet Teresa Reichlen in […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Stars of American Ballet Closes Jacob’s Pillow Season with an All-Robbins Program Summer’s winding down, and with it some of the dance world’s most beloved festivals. This week marks the close of the 2018 Jacob’s Pillow season, and they’re going out with a bang […]
On Monday, February 5, the National Dance Institute (NDI) is bringing together three of New York City Ballet’s former star male dancers—Jacques d’Amboise, Edward Villella and Arthur Mitchell—in a one-night-only program titled Balanchine’s Guys. These ballet veterans will discuss what it was like dancing for George Balanchine, and the impact that he had on their […]
Ask the Paris Opéra Ballet, the New York City Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet to share a stage, with each performing one act of Balanchine’s Jewels, and you might expect a degree of friendly (or less-than-friendly) competition. But as POB gave its exquisitely polite rendition of “Emeralds” during the Lincoln Center Festival’s three-company production this […]
I am a self-confessed costume nerd who really needs little persuasion to travel nearly 3,000 miles to see a costume exhibition—which is what I did when I set off for California for the new exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Chagall: Fantasies for the Stage. I knew Marc Chagall primarily for his sumptuous […]
I had grown up watching Kyra Nichols and Wendy Whelan dancing “Diamonds,” and it was my absolute dream to dance it, too. I immediately connected to “Diamonds.” It’s big, dramatic movement, nothing small, and I don’t think there’s anything small about my dancing. I have to reach deep down in my soul to do this […]
George Balanchine’s glamorous three-act Jewels celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Three New York City Ballet stars share their insights on their signature roles in “Emeralds,” “Rubies,” and “Diamonds.” Here’s Tiler Peck on “Emeralds.” I think “Emeralds” is more of an acquired taste than “Rubies” or “Diamonds.” There aren’t really any difficult steps, but it’s […]
In November, Lincoln Center announced that three of the world’s biggest companies—New York City Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and the Bolshoi Ballet—would present a collaborative performance of George Balanchine’s Jewels July 20–23 in honor of the ballet’s 50th anniversary. Each company will take an act, with the Paris Opéra performing “Emeralds” and NYCB and the […]