by April Deocariza | Aug 18, 2021 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In the 20th century, five Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma became trailblazers in ballet, performing with the world’s most renowned companies, becoming artistic directors, and founding schools, some of which are still active today. Their stories are ones to be...
by April Deocariza | Jul 7, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
June 10, 2021, will not only go down as a monumental date in Sae Eun Park’s career, but in the Paris Opéra Ballet’s 352-year history. Following her debut as Juliet in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, Alexander Neef, general director of the Paris Opéra, and Aurélie...
by Lucy Van Cleef | May 18, 2021 | Company Life, News, The Latest
A lot has happened since last November, when French dancer Chloé Lopes Gomes went public with accusations of institutional racism against Staatsballett Berlin. After the company declined to renew her contract for next season, Lopes Gomes, Staatsballett’s only...
by April Deocariza | May 3, 2021 | News, The Latest
In the wake of rising hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community over the last year, many ballet companies have been posting messages of solidarity on social media and voicing their commitment against racial injustice. However, there...
by Ilena Peng | Mar 31, 2021 | Instagram, News, The Latest
Amid a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes around the world, Singapore-based dancewear company Cloud & Victory posted a video on March 18 calling for a stop to the hate against the Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. It features prominent Asian dancers and...
by Zita Allen | Feb 23, 2021 | Instagram, Profiles
Cicely Tyson, the legendary 96-year-old Black actress whose February 16 funeral at Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist Church was attended by, among others, Tyler Perry, Lenny Kravitz, and Bill and Hillary Clinton, is remembered for performances that transcended...
by Laura Cappelle | Feb 8, 2021 | Dance Magazine, Instagram, News
Five years after Benjamin Millepied was met with fierce resistance for bringing up racist practices within the Paris Opéra Ballet, the French company is finally acknowledging its lack of diversity. This week, the Paris Opéra released an official report...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Dec 13, 2020 | Instagram, Profiles
One of Gabe Stone Shayer’s favorite collaborations happened thanks to his agent, Henri Lemic. In August 2019, Shayer—frustrated after being passed over yet again for a promotion at American Ballet Theatre—started to think about the company’s...