by Amy Brandt | Aug 16, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Kyiv’s National Ballet of Ukraine is gearing up to tour the U.S. for the first time in 30 years. Last week, during a virtual press conference held at Ukraine House in Washington, DC, and which included opening remarks by Ukrainian ambassador Oksana Markarova, the...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 26, 2022 | News, The Latest
Every December we’ve asked our writers to look back on some of the most memorable performances they’ve seen during the year. But with pandemic-related interruptions, cancellations and postponements keeping dancers offstage, we had to take a two-year hiatus. That’s why...
by Maggie Small | Jun 14, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
This week, the Kennedy Center presents Reframing the Narrative, a huge event centered on the abundance of Blacks in ballet and their contributions to the art both on and off the stage. Over the last year and a half, Theresa Ruth Howard, founder of Memoirs of Blacks in...
by Theresa Ruth Howard | May 27, 2019 | News, Profiles
The Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America festival (May 28–June 2) is celebrating women leadership and creativity this year, kicking off with three evenings of performances by Dance Theatre of Harlem. (Miami City Ballet joins them in a shared program on...
by Claudia Bauer | Apr 11, 2019 | Career, Profiles
Before Maria Khoreva danced her first performance as a member of the Mariinsky Ballet, she was already a superstar, with devoted Instagram fans following her life as a pupil in the Vaganova Academy (follow her @marachok). Her talent was already obvious—as were...
by Anna Maples | Jul 29, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Vail Dance Fest Enters Its Second Week With half a month devoted to creating new art in the midst of stunning nature, Vail Dance Festival seems a dancer’s paradise....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 28, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Ballet Nacional de Cuba Continues U.S. Tour at the Kennedy Center A few weeks ago we shared that the historic Ballet Nacional de Cuba is back in the U.S. after 40 years. The...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 11, 2017 | News, Viral Videos
This fall, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures presents the U.S. premiere of a fresh take on an old classic. The Red Shoes, based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale and an Academy Award–winning film, tells the story of Victoria Page, a dancer obsessed...