by Katherine Beard | Jun 9, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Black Swan, the Darren Aronofsky movie thriller that catapulted ballet into pop culture (while ruffling many dancers’ feathers), just made its stage premiere, 16 years after hitting the silver screen. Black Swan—the musical by Jen Silverman, with lyrics and score by...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 23, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Profiles, The Latest, Videos, Viral Videos
Earlier this week, Vanity Fair dropped a gift into our laps. The magazine released a 25-minute long YouTube video of Julie Kent reviewing ballet scenes from 60 years of feature films, spanning from 1948’s The Red Shoes to 2018’s The White Crow. While she...
by Julia Rosica | Jul 24, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
A little over a month ago Roberto Bolle gave his final bow with American Ballet Theatre, though thankfully he’s not saying goodbye to ballet altogether. After 10 years dancing as a principal with ABT while guesting around the world and at his home company La...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 27, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Updated on 3/13/2020 With ballet schools, companies and theaters closing to encourage social distancing in the wake of COVID-19, now is the perfect opportunity to hunker down for a ballet movie night. For your convenience, we’ve put together a list of some of...
by Julia Rosica | Jun 27, 2018 | TBT
In 2018, in preparation for her performance of the dual role of Odette/Odile, American Ballet Theatre principal Gillian Murphy posted an adorable photo from her childhood on Instagram posing in costume as the Black Swan. Murphy admits that as a young dancer she was...
by Sophie Robertson | Jun 20, 2018 | Just for fun
Dance in movies is a trend as old as time. Movies like The Red Shoes and Singin’ in the Rain paved the way for Black Swan and La La Land; dancing stars like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers led the way for Channing Tatum and Julianne Hough. Lucky for us, some of...
by Sophie Robertson | Jun 20, 2018 | Just for fun
Dance in movies is a trend as old as time. Movies like The Red Shoes and Singin’ in the Rain paved the way for Black Swan and La La Land; dancing stars like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers led the way for Channing Tatum and Julianne Hough. Lucky for us, some of...
by Marissa DeSantis | Feb 15, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Every ballerina grows up aspiring to nail the fouetté turns in the coda of Swan Lake’s Black Swan Pas de Deux. From classic primas like Natalia Makarova to current pros like Gillian Murphy, the 32-fouetté sequence has become so iconic that even our...