Five years after Benjamin Millepied was met with fierce resistance for bringing up racist practices within the Paris Opéra Ballet, the French company is finally acknowledging its lack of diversity. This week, the Paris Opéra released an official report with recommendations, commissioned in the wake of last summer’s racial reckoning and increased support for the […]
Start your week off on a good note. Dance Against Cancer, the annual charity dance event founded by Erin Fogarty and Daniel Ulbricht to raise money for the American Cancer Society, was scheduled for tonight, Monday May 4. Though the star-studded performance has been postponed until October due to COVID-19, DAC is opening up its […]
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 […]
Updated on 9/9/2020 Since COVID-19 has forced ballet companies around the world to cancel performances—and even the remainder of their seasons—many are keeping their audiences engaged by streaming or posting pre-recorded performances onto their websites or social media channels. To help keep you inspired during these challenging times, we’ve put together a list of upcoming […]
Claire Sheridan wanted to change the status quo. Leading up to the 1990s, she recalls, “there was a ‘shut up and dance’ mind-set,” and as the founder of the dance program at St. Mary’s College of California and a longtime teacher in professional companies, she had seen too many dancers retire with no plan for […]
Autumn in the Big Apple means one thing: New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala. Since its inception in 2012 by Sarah Jessica Parker, the gala has produced dozens of new ballets, complete with original costumes designed by the fashion industry’s biggest names. Ahead of this year’s gala—which takes place September 26th and features new […]
After days spent rallying against “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer’s flippant comments about boys doing ballet, the dance world triumphed on Monday. Not only did Spencer issue a lengthy on-air apology, complete with an interview with Robbie Fairchild, Travis Wall and Fabrice Calmels, but over 300 dancers gathered outside of the “GMA” studios for […]
Maria Kochetkova‘s first season as a freelancer has been a whirlwind! A year after leaving San Francisco Ballet, she’s already guested in Oslo, Berlin and London. Now, she’s got something exciting in the works: From July 16-20, New York City’s Joyce Theater will present her first solo program, Maria Kochetkova: Catch Her If You Can. […]