Audiences’ fascination with ballets based on Shakespeare’s plays shows no sign of diminishing. The beauty of his language and the complexity of his characters, whether comic or tragic, historic or fantastic, continue to challenge choreographers to match their artistry with his. Last October, American Ballet Theatre added another play to its growing list of Shakespeare […]
An artist who, surprisingly, often slips under the radar, she gives some of the company’s most memorable performances. Petite, with long arms and beautifully etched legs and feet, she dances with technical strength and an innately dramatic quality that is palpable. With her natural, unaffected beauty, the Uruguayan-born dancer looks like she could be one […]
Ballet dancers have nearly 100 percent injury rates. From minor sprained ankles to major bone breaks, nearly everyone faces time away from the stage sooner or later. The good news? Recovering from an injury doesn’t have to be a career setback. It can actually make you stronger, as these dancers discovered when they coped with […]
We’ve been hearing the hype for months now: Starz network will air a new ballet drama “Flesh and Bone” sometime in 2015. While I’m estatic that dance is coming back to television after the fall of “Bunheads” and “Breaking Pointe,” I must admit that it’s hard to see some of our favorite dance stars leave […]
The Next Chapter Jenifer Ringer’s memoir, Dancing Through It, describes her struggles with eating disorders. New York City Ballet principal Jenifer Ringer never thought she’d write a book about herself. But after the fallout from New York Times critic Alastair Macaulay’s now-infamous 2010 comments about Ringer looking like she’d “eaten one sugar plum too many,” […]
It was nearly a year ago that Starz announced it was working on a scripted drama exploring “the dysfunctional underbelly of the ballet world”—and the network has been auditioning professional-level ballet dancers for months. Now we finally have more details about the television series. Titled “Flesh and Bone,” it will star former American Ballet Theatre […]
American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School has come a long way in the short decade since it was founded. So far, in fact, that it’s part of a select group of schools invited to perform at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as part of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy’s celebration of its 240th anniversary. Last […]
Mark your calendars: There’s some great ballet coming into your life over the next couple of weeks—all of which you can catch from the comfort of your couch. Keep an eye out for these programs: Wendy Whelan: “Restless Creature” The New York City Ballet superstar will preview her new project at the Guggenheim Museum. […]