by Catie Robinson | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
With a wish list of companies and performers in mind, Stanford Makishi, the vice president and artistic director of dance at New York City Center, works with his team to solve the puzzle that is creating its annual Fall for Dance Festival. How they do so is simpler...
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 Kathleen Smith | Jan 10, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
While war rages across the region, The National Ballet of Ukraine continues to train, rehearse, and, yes, perform at its headquarters in Kyiv. According to principal dancer Sergii Kryvokon, one of 27 company members undertaking a 10-city, 21-performance Canadian tour...
by Marissa DeSantis | May 10, 2018 | News
Bunheads, mark your calendars. The National Ballet of Ukraine is making its way to the U.S. for the first time in its 150-season history. Based in the capital of Kiev, the company has previously toured internationally in Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Japan,...