Bunheads, clear your calendars! As many of you already know, Center Stage is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. The 2000 teen dance drama, which follows Jodie Sawyer and her friends at the fictional American Ballet Academy, has since become the quintessential ballet flick, for obvious reasons. It not only brought ballet—and lots of it—to […]
Over the last 18 years, American Ballet Theatre’s Alexandre Hammoudi has become a household name. So Instagram was abuzz when the longtime soloist’s departure from the company was announced, leaving fans shocked and saddened. His career has been one that aspiring dancers can only dream of: After dancing for two years with the Ballet Nacional […]
Earlier this week, Vanity Fair dropped a gift into our laps. The magazine released a 25-minute long YouTube video of Julie Kent reviewing ballet scenes from 60 years of feature films, spanning from 1948’s The Red Shoes to 2018’s The White Crow. While she certainly isn’t the first pro to give her take on dance […]
Stella Abrera’s name (“stella” means “star” in Latin) proved prophetic in the final stretch of her 24-year career at American Ballet Theatre. Abrera joined ABT’s corps de ballet in 1996, was promoted to soloist in 2001 and, finally, after an uncommonly lengthy stretch, principal in 2015, making her the first Filipina American to reach the […]
Where were you when you first watched Center Stage? Were you team Charlie or team Cooper? It’s hard to believe that the iconic ballet film just had its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, but Hollywood couldn’t have given fans a better way to celebrate. Deadline just announced that the hit movie will now be adapted into […]
Whether you first watched it in a theater two decades ago or on Netflix last week, odds are you feel a deep connection to Center Stage. The cult classic, which premiered May 12, 2000, is arguably the greatest dance film ever made. (Dance obsessives might take issue with the “cult” before “classic,” not to mention […]
With live performances cancelled and dancers stuck at home, American Ballet Theatre has found a new way to reach its audience: Instagram LIVE. The company has just announced a number of upcoming social media events, ranging from a humorous Instagram series hosted by Ethan Stiefel and Gillian Murphy (yes, we’re serious, and we can’t wait), […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Royal Ballet Presents the World Premiere of Cathy Marston’s “The Cellist” The world premiere of Cathy Marston’s The Cellist for The Royal Ballet opens February 17 and runs through March 4. The Cellist, inspired by the life and career of cellist […]