by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 13, 2019 | Profiles, Trending
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we wanted to take a minute to acknowledge some of the dancer dads out there who are doing double duty at home and onstage. So in between feting the father figures in your life this weekend (and thanking them for sitting...
by Cadence Neenan | Jun 9, 2019 | News, Profiles
Balletomanes, bunheads, and Center Stage fangirls alike, listen up, because there’s a big announcement here for the dance community: on Saturday, June 8, legendary ballet power couple Gillian Murphy and Ethan Stiefel welcomed their son, Ax Nathaniel Stiefel,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 31, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Washington Ballet Presents Three World Premieres April 3-7 , The Washington Ballet presents three never before seen works. The first is Ethan Stiefel’s Wood Work. This...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 18, 2018 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Training, Viral Videos
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, you’re in luck. The latest episode of “No Days Off,” a documentary web series profiling young and inspiring athletes, spotlights...
by Helen Hope | Sep 13, 2018 | Just for fun
I have a confession. Until today, I had never seen the seminal classic Center Stage. Now that you’ve picked your jaw up off the floor, allow me to explain. It’s not that I don’t love a good dance movie—I did my time with all but the most recent...
by Courtney Escoyne | Aug 23, 2018 | Just for fun
We’ll admit it: As excited as we are for fall performance season to start, we are in deep, deep denial that the end of summer is in sight. And we’re also experiencing some serious FOMO looking at the vacation photos flooding our Instagram feeds from some...
by Julia Guiheen | Sep 13, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Summertime may be slipping away, but this clip from Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream will transport you to a warm, enchanted summer evening. In this clip from an American Ballet Theater performance from 2004, Alessandra Ferri and Ethan Stiefel play Titania and...
by Madeline Schrock | Jun 6, 2017 | Career, Profiles
In the latest round of “artistic director musical chairs,” Royal New Zealand Ballet has announced major news: Patricia Barker has been named the company’s new artistic director. Later this month, she’ll replace Francesco Ventriglia. The...