by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 8, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Ballet season is back, and this month, companies around the world welcome autumn with exciting world premieres. Check out some of the new works hitting the stage, from contemporary takes on classic stories, spooky supernatural tales, and tributes to musical and...
by Sophie Bress for Dance Magazine | May 29, 2025 | News, The Latest
Yuri Grigorovich, a choreographer and ballet master who helped define Soviet-era Russian ballet, died on May 19, 2025. He was 98. Grigorovich was well-known for his choreographic contributions to classical ballet—most notably his 1968 full-length, Spartacus—as...
by Zoe G. Phillips | Apr 1, 2025 | News, The Latest
The ballet world first learned about Joy Womack in 2009, when she moved from Texas to Moscow to study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She was 15, unaccompanied by a parent or an interpreter, and equipped only with leotards and steely determination. She had one goal: to...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 22, 2022 | Career, TBT
On December 10, The Royal Ballet announced the passing of English National Ballet president and former artistic director Dame Beryl Grey. At 95, she leaves behind a lasting legacy as a prolific performer and champion of the artform. Grey (1927–2022) famously debuted...
by Marina Harss | May 11, 2022 | The Latest
In 2016, a few years after David Hallberg’s famous move to the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Italian dancer Jacopo Tissi took a similar step. A product of the Ballet School of the Teatro alla Scala, he had been quickly singled out for principal roles at La Scala,...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 16, 2022 | The Latest
The Dutch National Ballet announced today that Olga Smirnova, a star dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, will be joining the Amsterdam-based company as a principal, effective immediately. Victor Caixeta, a Brazilian-born soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet, will also be...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 27, 2022 | The Latest
January has brought a wave of dance news. In addition to the recent artistic director appointments of Tamara Rojo at San Francisco Ballet and Jodie Gates at Cincinnati Ballet, this month also brought exciting dancer promotions, retirement announcements and more....
by Amy Brandt | Oct 1, 2021 | News, The Latest
Updated on 10/15/21 Mark your calendars! World Ballet Day — the free livestream bonanza featuring ballet companies from across the globe — is scheduled for Tuesday, October 19. This year’s event, hosted by The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and The Royal...