by Stav Ziv for Dance Magazine | Dec 21, 2023 | Everything Nutcracker, News, Onstage, The Latest
How can we honor and preserve history without repeating the same mistakes over and over? How can we reimagine classics to center a variety of voices and speak to diverse audiences—not simply to avoid offending anyone, but to actively invite and include everyone? How...
by Claudia Bauer | Jul 26, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Summer is a season of creative freedom for ballet dancers, with festivals, side companies, and personal projects providing a refreshing change from the regular pace of company life. This summer, Ballet22 offers a rare opportunity: a showcase for nonbinary, queer, and...
by Joseph Carman | Aug 31, 2020 | Company Life, The Latest
For over 140 years, La Bayadère has affirmed its sublime elements: the “Kingdom of the Shades” act, a ballet blanc of pristine classicism; brilliantly musical, virtuosic variations that dancers love to perform. Its drama has inspired unforgettable star...
by Dana Nichols For Dance Magazine | Dec 11, 2019 | Career
On Instagram this week, Misty Copeland reposted a picture of two Russian ballerinas covered head to toe in black, exposing the Bolshoi’s practice of using black face in the classical ballet La Bayadère. The post has already received over 60,000 likes and...
by Julia Guiheen | Mar 20, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
Tamara Rojo joined the elite, though thankfully growing, roster of female ballet company directors seven years ago when she took the helm at English National Ballet. Since then she’s managed the even more uncommon feat of continuing to perform as a leading...
by Anna Maples | Jul 8, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Three World Premieres at BalletX Philadelphia Summer Series Fresh off the heels of its Joyce Ballet Festival performances in New York, BalletX is launching its Summer Series...
by Joseph Carman | Jun 10, 2018 | Career
Two hundred is the new 30. Or at least it seems so for Marius Petipa, whose ballets are as active as ever as we celebrate his 200th birthday this year. Nearly all major ballet companies dance Petipa’s iconic ballets, which reflect his prolific creative output....
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...