by Meryl Cates | Jun 30, 2026 | Dance History, Pointe+, The Latest
In June 1941, after nearly two weeks at sea en route to Rio de Janeiro, George Balanchine and the dancers of the American Ballet Caravan barely had time to adjust their legs to solid ground before heading to the city’s lavish opera house. Balanchine waited for the 35...
by Catie Robinson | Jan 23, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Los Angeles is a notoriously difficult city for classical ballet companies. Unlike other major cities, L.A. presents a tough ecosystem for organizations trying to get off the ground. For Los Angeles Ballet, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 1, 2025 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, Onstage, The Latest
It’s that time again—bells are ringing, fake snowflakes are falling, and cans of hair spray are emptying as ballet companies around the globe kick off Nutcracker season. As always, it’s important to keep the holiday tradition fresh. That often depends on the dancers...
by Chava Lansky For Dance Magazine | Nov 21, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Tell Me Where It Comes From, Emily Coates’ new commission for Works & Process, was sparked by the discovery of an archival box housed at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, chronicling George Balanchine’s brief touchdown there in...
by Lilliana Miller | Oct 9, 2025 | Career, TBT
Vera Zorina (1917–2003) is more widely recognized for her career in Hollywood movies and musical theater than on the ballet stage. In 1938, she made her film debut in The Goldwyn Follies, dancing its “Water Nymph Ballet” to choreography by her future first husband,...
by Zoe G. Phillips | Jun 3, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This June, Los Angeles’ American Contemporary Ballet will fuse Hollywood flash with classical tradition in The Euterpides, a new ballet from ACB director Lincoln Jones and composer Alma Deutscher. The piece, presented June 5–28 alongside George Balanchine’s Serenade,...
by Nadine Matthews | Apr 7, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Dance Theatre of Harlem is intimately intertwined with Robert Garland’s career. He joined the company in 1985 after graduating from Juilliard, eventually becoming a principal dancer in 1991. Later, he directed the Dance Theatre of Harlem School and became the...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 30, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Amy Hall Garner was in Chicago choreographing the musical Dream Girls when she got a phone call from New York City Ballet associate artistic director Wendy Whelan. It was the summer of 2022, and the call came as a surprise. Whelan, Garner explains, had seen her work...
