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“See, understand, react,” Frank Andersen says to Oregon Ballet Theatre principal Charles-Louis Yoshiyama as they work through a scene of Danish choreographer August Bournonville’s 1836 ballet, La Sylphide. He points to the front of the studio, as if to an audience. “Then they will understand.” The scene in question, in which The Sylph entices James […]

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School’s Pre-Professional Division equips its students with high-caliber ballet education in a thriving arts community. “In tandem with exceptional dance training, our seminar programming focuses on creating confident, well-rounded young adults welcoming students of all levels, interests and backgrounds,” says PBTS school director Marjorie Grundvig, who has been leading the school since 2005. With instruction […]

Bunheads, prepare! World Ballet Day is back for its ninth year of broadcasting ballet across the globe. This year’s annual celebration of streamed classes, rehearsals and performance previews worldwide will take place on November 2. Viewers can tune in to livestreamed content from over 60 companies on participants’ YouTube and Facebook channels; the World Ballet […]

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 […]

American Ballet Theatre has named celebrated former principal dancer Susan Jaffe its next artistic director, effective December 2022. Jaffe will take the helm from Kevin McKenzie, who plans to retire at the end of the 2022 season, his 30th as director. “What a profound honor it is for me to come back home to lead American Ballet Theatre,” Jaffe […]

Sarah Van Patten is a rarity among ballet dancers. Not only has she enjoyed a career of more than 20 years, she has spent most of it with one company—San Francisco Ballet—and has become a beloved artist in the Bay Area. Van Patten’s retirement performance on April 16 is sure to be as tearful as […]

Updated on 10/15/21 Mark your calendars! World Ballet Day — the free livestream bonanza featuring ballet companies from across the globe — is scheduled for Tuesday, October 19. This year’s event, hosted by The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and The Royal Ballet, will take viewers into the studios of over 50 dance organizations across six […]

To any pre-professional dancer vying for a company position, auditions are a familiar and often dreaded scene: Hundreds of hopeful young graduates flock to an audition site, pin a paper number to their dance clothes and try their luck. But only a few will receive full-time contracts with companies—the rest will go home disappointed, potentially […]