by Hannah Foster | Oct 6, 2019 | News
After a year and a half of tumult at New York City Ballet, the company is finally settling into a groove under new artistic director Jonathan Stafford and associate artistic director Wendy Whelan, who lead their first full season starting this fall. Abi Stafford and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 23, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. NYCB’s Annual Fall Fashion Gala Features World Premieres by Lauren Lovette and Edwaard Liang September 26 marks one of ballet’s most glamorous days of the year: New...
by Steve Sucato | Dec 26, 2018 | Profiles
While its minimalist costuming and sets gave Edwaard Liang’s new Giselle for BalletMet a nontraditional look last February, there was nothing spartan about Grace-Anne Powers’ performance in the title role. Powers’ radiant smile, warmth and happy...
by Claudia Bauer | Apr 19, 2018 | Career
Photography by Christian Peacock Summer is always a lively time at San Francisco Ballet, as the dancers return from vacation and launch into rehearsals for the upcoming season. But last July through September felt absolutely electric with creativity as the company...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 8, 2018 | News
This weekend features two romantic ballets right on time for Valentine’s Day, a mixed repertory program by New York Theatre Ballet including a work by Gemma Bond and plenty of Olympic figure skating featuring our favorite former dancer, Nathan Chen. Ballet West...
by Steve Sucato | Dec 7, 2017 | Profiles
Romeo wasn’t the only one falling in love during Edwaard Liang’s production of Romeo and Juliet at BalletMet last April; those in the audience witnessing retiring company star Adrienne Benz’s final performance as Juliet were equally captivated. Benz...
by Steve Sucato | Sep 2, 2017 | Dancer Spotlight, Features, Inside PT, Profiles
Plucked from its second company to star as Olga in Tulsa Ballet’s 2016 production of Onegin, Tomoka Kawazoe offered the kind of classic story-ballet sweetness that audiences love. Yet the 19-year-old Tokyo native is equally adept in contemporary works. She wowed...
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...