by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Aug 9, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Calvin Royal III is no stranger to the ballet festival scene. For years now, the American Ballet Theatre principal has been a regular at summer staples like Vail Dance Festival (where he was an artist in residence in 2021), Spoleto Festival, and Kaatsbaan Cultural...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 16, 2023 | Career, News, Pointe+
James Whiteside is a consummate multi-hyphenate. The American Ballet Theatre principal is also a choreographer, author, singer and drag queen. And now, Whiteside is back on the air waves with a new podcast, “Front Row.” The show, out every Wednesday and available on...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Latest
We asked for your favorite performances this year, and you delivered! 2022 was filled with outstanding onstage moments that left an impression on our readers. While classics like Dracula and Swan Lake were especially popular this year, a variety of performances by...
by Lydia Murray | Aug 11, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside is not one to stand still. His creative repertoire includes dance, choreography, photography, music and drag, performing the latter two through the alter egos of JbDubs and Ühu Betch. Recently, Whiteside took on a new...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 26, 2020 | News, The Latest
Updated 8/13/2020 Picture this: Tiler Peck, Isabella Boylston and Roman Mejia performing in your living room. From July 31 to August 7, tune in as the Vail Dance Festival premieres its new digital edition in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 23, 2020 | News, Viral Videos
DANSEUR , the feature-length documentary released in 2018, explores the social stigmatization young men face in ballet. And after last summer’s “Good Morning America” scandal, and the #boysdancetoo movement that followed, the film’s message...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 31, 2019 | Profiles
We might be biased, but we think that ballet dancers are unusually good at Halloween. After all, they wear costumes for a living, are familiar with elaborate hair and makeup techniques and own leotards in most colors of the rainbow (the perfect base for any costume)....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 21, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. World Ballet Day 2019 Is Here! Like us, you might feel like every day is World Ballet Day, but that doesn’t mean we’re not excited for the all-day live stream event...