by Natalia Boesch | Apr 26, 2023 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
For Diana Byer, founder and artistic director emerita of New York Theatre Ballet and director of the NYTB School, the defining characteristic of Cecchetti training is unification. “The music, the technique, the style: It’s all one,” she says. “To me, that’s what...
by Julia Guiheen | May 3, 2022 | News, Profiles
“Empty your minds. Only think about the music,” Diana Byer instructs her class of 10- to 13-year-olds on a recent Saturday afternoon. We’re standing in her studio at Dancespace, on the second floor of New York City’s St. Mark’s Church, set back from the bustle...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 20, 2017 | Company Life
March 20–21 marks Arts Advocacy Day, when cultural organizations and grassroots advocates meet with members of Congress in Washington, DC, to rally support for policies and public funding for the arts. And it’s a particularly urgent time. In addition to...