by Rainesford Stauffer | Jul 1, 2018 | Career
In January, when news broke that Peter Martins had retired from New York City Ballet amid allegations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, I was sitting with my mother, a former dancer and teacher. We stared at the headline in shock, wondering what this...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 5, 2018 | News, Trending
Ever since accusations of sexual harassment and abuse against New York City Ballet’s former ballet master in chief Peter Martins surfaced a few months ago, the dance world has been on edge. While NYCB’s investigation into those claims could not be...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 15, 2018 | News
The New York Times reports that a two-month long investigation into sexual harassment and physical abuse allegations against Peter Martins, New York City Ballet’s former ballet master in chief, has found that the accusations could not be corroborated. In...