by Cynthia Bond Perry | Mar 22, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The little black dress is an essential women’s wardrobe piece and a symbol of its inventor, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Now, Chanel’s rags to riches life story is the subject of Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon, a new ballet choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa...
by Lauren Wingenroth | Mar 18, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
Updated on 9/15/22. Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is no stranger to telling the stories of history’s complicated women. Most notably, her Frida, for Dutch National Ballet, explores the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo through vivid, colorful movement, with...
by Laura Cappelle | Jul 30, 2020 | Career, News, The Latest
“Can you caress the wall?,” Annabelle Lopez Ochoa said, frowning to get a better sense of the dancers’ living room on her screen. It was April, and the contemporary ballet choreographer was trying something new. Together with two dancers from the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 3, 2020 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Explores the Life of Frida Kahlo for Dutch National Ballet In 2016, prolific choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa created Broken Wings for English National...
by Madeline Schrock | Dec 19, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Slither, slink, undulate, attack. To snakes, these actions are second nature. But seeing them translated onto a skilled dancer, namely BalletX’s Stanley Glover, is thrilling. He certainly fit the bill with his deftly smooth movements in Annabelle Lopez...
by Hannah Foster | Oct 29, 2019 | News, Profiles
In December 1947, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire rocked audiences with its brutal portrayal of a young southern widow’s tragic life. At the Broadway premiere, the theater fell utterly silent after the curtain closed, before the audience...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 28, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Nashville Ballet is the First U.S. Company to Perform Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s A Streetcar Named...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Cathy Marston’s “Jane Eyre” Makes Its Joffrey Debut British choreographer Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre made its U.S. debut at American Ballet Theatre...