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 Rosica | Jun 27, 2018 | TBT
In 2018, in preparation for her performance of the dual role of Odette/Odile, American Ballet Theatre principal Gillian Murphy posted an adorable photo from her childhood on Instagram posing in costume as the Black Swan. Murphy admits that as a young dancer she was...
by Marissa DeSantis For Dance Magazine | May 20, 2018 | News, Viral Videos
The wait for Alexei Ratmansky’s restaging of Petipa’s Harlequinade is almost over! But if you can’t wait until American Ballet Theatre officially debuts the ballet at the Metropolitan Opera House on June 6, we’ve got you covered. ABT brought...
by Amy Brandt | May 3, 2018 | News
As dancers, we know why we love ballet—but for a new audience member, our beautiful, silent art form may seem like a mystery. Enter Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet. Written by celebrated dance critic Laura Jacobs, this new book (available May 8 from...
by Rachel Hellwig | Apr 18, 2018 | Profiles
It’s that time of year again—recital season! And not so long ago, some of your favorite ballet dancers were having their own recital experiences: dancing, discovering, bowing, laughing, receiving after-show flowers, making memories, and, of course, having...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 19, 2018 | Profiles
Though according to our calendars today is the first day of spring, it feels like anything but. That’s why we’ve been extra jealous watching American Ballet Theatre dancers’ Instagram posts from their tour to Singapore. From swimming in rooftop pools...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 7, 2017 | Profiles
Dancewear brand Cloud & Victory is so much more than just clever t-shirts; founder Min is set on finding all kinds of ways to connect to the greater community. Earlier this fall she organized a master class led by American Ballet Theatre stars Gillian Murphy and...
by Marissa DeSantis | Oct 8, 2017 | Profiles
Whether you’ve been lucky enough to watch American Ballet Theatre’s Gillan Murphy dance Swan Lake’s Odette/Odile in person or you’re one of the 100,000+ who’ve watched her performance on YouTube, the magic happening on stage is obvious....