In the past few weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to film the photo shoots of two very lovely dancers: National Ballet of Canada corps member Adji Cissoko, and American Ballet Theatre principal Veronika Part. On the surface, these ballerinas could not be more different. Adji hails from Munich, Germany, and has only just begun […]
No matter how beautiful they are, every dancer eventually takes a final bow. But what happens once they’ve given up performing? The Guggenheim’s Works & Process series presents “On To Act II” on May 1 and 2 at 7:30 pm, speaking to former American Ballet Theatre dancers. The panel includes ABT alumni Wes Champan […]
Since 1997, American Ballet Theatre’s “ Make a Ballet” program has offered NYC schoolchildren the opportunity to design and produce original performance pieces. This year, renowned choreographer Jessica Lang helped students from the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts create a ballet inspired by Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, which the students performed at their spring […]
In ballet, your body is everything. But would you know what to do if you got injured in the middle of rehearsal? For the fifth year in a row, Bebe Neuwirth, founder of The Dancers’ Resource of The Actors Fund, presents “Healing The Dancer,” a free seminar that offers practical health tips for professional […]
Every country seems to have its own flavor of ballet technique. The English are beloved for their pure, delicate classicism, the Americans for their powerful attack. This March, dainty met dynamic for a dance-off when The Royal Ballet School’s third-year graduate class traveled to New York to perform on a shared bill with ABT II. […]
A New Take on Romeo and Juliet The National Ballet of Canada celebrates its 60th with a Ratmansky premiere. National Ballet of Canada artistic director Karen Kain has been after Alexei Ratmansky for years. “I first started contacting Alexei when he was still with the Bolshoi,” she says. “I’d watched videos of his Bright Stream […]
The New York Times just reported that David Hallberg, currently a principal with American Ballet Theatre, just signed a contract with the Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer for the 2011-2012 season. (The story even made the newspaper’s homepage!) Hallberg will be the first American ever to join the Russian company. Read the full story […]
Scarlett Comes Stateside Liam Scarlett makes his U.S. choreographic debut at Miami City Ballet. Up-and-coming choreographer Liam Scarlett is quickly becoming a household name across the pond. The deeply musical ballets he has made for The Royal, where he’s also a member of the corps de ballet, have earned raves from the London press. Thanks […]