by Lauren Warnecke | Jan 8, 2018 | Career, Company Life
The first time Ashley Wheater was courted to be artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, he said “Thanks, but no thanks”—he was very happy at San Francisco Ballet, where he’d spent eight years as a principal dancer and 10 more on the artistic...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 10, 2017 | Career, Dance History, Everything "Nutcracker"
Literary Roots E.T.A. Hoffmann, a German writer, penned the eerie and dark tale “Nutcracker and Mouse King” in 1816. About 30 years later, the French writer Alexandre Dumas took the Nutcracker story into his own hands, lightening things up and softening...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 28, 2017 | Everything "Nutcracker", News
When we go to the Nutcracker, we expect to be transported to a world that’s both magical and familiar: the timeless Tchaikovsky music, the classic tale of a little girl and her Nutcracker prince, the sugary Land of Sweets. Yet when the Joffrey Ballet presented...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Despite the devastation and pain that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left in their wake this fall, it’s been encouraging to see dancers step up in aid of their communities: When the future of Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker seemed uncertain, venues around the...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
It may be the middle of summer, but San Francisco Ballet is already rehearsing for its spring season. There’s a lot to prepare for—the company’s Unbound: A Festival of New Works, which runs April 20–May 6, 2018, will feature 12 new ballets by...
by Madeline Schrock | Jul 18, 2017 | Profiles, Trending
Is there anything Tiler Peck can’t do? Promoted to principal at New York City Ballet by 20. Leads in everything from Balanchine’s jazzy Who Cares? to classics like Sleeping Beauty to entirely new creations. A starring role in the musical Little Dancer....
by Amy Brandt | Apr 25, 2017 | Views
In February, I attended the Prix de Lausanne, where I moderated a series of panel discussions that were open to the competing students, their teachers and parents, and the public. One topic I was particularly excited about concerned women in leadership roles, and how...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 18, 2017 | News
Is there any stopping Justin Peck? In less than a decade, the 29-year-old New York City Ballet soloist and resident choreographer has made over 30 ballets, quickly becoming one of the world’s most sought-after dancemakers. Now he can add another milestone to the...