by Anna Maples | Jul 15, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Isabella Boylston Curates Her Second Hometown Ballet Festival American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston moonlights as artistic director of Ballet Sun Valley, which...
by Anna Maples | Jul 1, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT Wraps Up Its Met Season with Whipped Cream American Ballet Theatre’s eight-week summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House, will wrap up this Saturday. From...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 8, 2018 | News, Profiles
“My whole mission in life is to keep Balanchine’s work alive,” says former New York City Ballet dancer Karin von Aroldingen in Frances Mason’s I Remember Balanchine, a collection of interviews by George Balanchine’s friends and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 28, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Last night was New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Fashion Gala at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater. Billed as “Uniting the Worlds of Ballet and Fashion,” the event paired choreographers with high fashion designers. Chaired by known...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 24, 2017 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
This Thursday marks New York City Ballet’s annual Fall Gala. Spearheaded by actress and NYCB board member Sarah Jessica Parker, this glamorous event unites the worlds of ballet and fashion by partnering choreographers with top designers to collaborate on new...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jul 31, 2017 | Company Life
New York City Ballet principal Lauren Lovette is no stranger to Colorado’s Vail Dance Festival—she’s performed there each summer since 2011. This year, she returns not only as a dancer but as a choreographer. Lovette gained recognition for her...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 30, 2017 | Company Life, Nutrition
Who says dancers don’t eat? In 1979, the corps of American Ballet Theatre went on strike in a fight to increase their wages (starting corps members made a measly $235 a week). “We’re underpaid and overworked” said soloist Rebecca Wright in a...
by Suzannah Friscia | Feb 16, 2017 | Company Life
When New York City Ballet went on a three-week tour to Paris last summer, we wished we could tag along. The company presented 20 ballets at the historic Théâtre du Châtelet, including 14 by Balanchine. Thanks to PBS and their Great Performances...