by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Aug 9, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Calvin Royal III is no stranger to the ballet festival scene. For years now, the American Ballet Theatre principal has been a regular at summer staples like Vail Dance Festival (where he was an artist in residence in 2021), Spoleto Festival, and Kaatsbaan Cultural...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 17, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In 1978, lesbian writer and feminist Adrienne Rich published her 11th poetry book, The Dream of a Common Language. This June, Queer the Ballet will bring it to life. Dream of a Common Language, a world premiere evening-length work inspired by Rich’s poetry collection,...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2024 | News, The Latest
New York City’s annual Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center is always a feast of dance-centric films, from documentaries to choreographic works to shorts. This year’s fest, which runs February 9 through 12, features 11 programs and 36 films, including 8 world...
by Ethan Gold | Jun 1, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Features, Pointe+
At the forefront of almost every narrative classical ballet, there’s a man and a woman. The ballerina dazzles us with her delicate pointework, while the male ballet dancer, in contrast, astounds us with his agility and strength. They are brought together with a...
by Pointe Magazine | Apr 4, 2022 | The Latest, Training
Join our friends at Dance Magazine for a master class with one of our 2022 “25 to Watch” picks, Adriana Pierce, on Friday, April 8. The dancer and choreographer has a career spanning ballet, Broadway and Hollywood that “looks like a jack-of-all-trades,...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 22, 2021 | The Latest
Our friends at Dance Magazine announced their annual “25 to Watch” list earlier this week. The round-up features emerging dancers, choreographers and companies you should know, spanning multiple dance genres. And, of course, we can’t help but feel excited about those...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 23, 2018 | News, Profiles
The Broadway revival of Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein’s Carousel opened last week, and while it stars luminaries from the worlds of musical theater (Joshua Henry, Jessie Mueller) and opera (soprano Renée Fleming), it also stars choreography by one...
by Suzannah Friscia | Nov 3, 2016 | Company Life
It’s no secret that we love a good dance film, especially when it involves dancers exercising their creativity in unexpected ways, and stretching their choreographic muscles. The new short film I Wish is a collaboration between Miami City Ballet corps dancers...