by Avichai Scher | Sep 23, 2022 | Career, Profiles
In January 2020, Lillian DiPiazza had what many would consider a dream job: She was a principal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet (now Philadelphia Ballet). But like most of the world at that time, she had no idea how much was about to change, or what exciting but...
by Catja Christensen | Jul 8, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
July is full of outdoor performances, long-awaited returns to the theater, and tours across North America. Read and discover dance events in a city near you. Joffrey Ballet/Miami City Ballet Collaboration Premieres in Chicago The Joffrey Ballet presents the world...
by April Deocariza for Dance Magazine | Dec 20, 2021 | News
Marjorie Tallchief, renowned as the first American and Native American première danseuse étoile at the Paris Opéra Ballet, passed away on November 30 at her home in Delray Beach, Florida. She was 95. A member of the Osage Nation, Marjorie was the last surviving...
by Marisa C. Hayes | Oct 25, 2021 | Onstage
It’s been over 10 years since the Paris Opéra Ballet presented a new full-length story ballet. That changed this month. Pierre Lacotte’s Le Rouge et le Noir (“The Red and the Black”) is a labor of love that, against all odds, finally had its world...
by Lydia Murray | Jul 14, 2021 | Career, News, Profiles, The Latest
Last month, Bayerisches Staatsballett principal Osiel Gouneo performed as Romeo in Rudolf Nureyev’s production of Romeo and Juliet with the Paris Opéra Ballet, opposite étoile Valentine Colasante. Created in 1977, the ballet is known for its challenging,...
by April Deocariza | Jul 7, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
June 10, 2021, will not only go down as a monumental date in Sae Eun Park’s career, but in the Paris Opéra Ballet’s 352-year history. Following her debut as Juliet in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, Alexander Neef, general director of the Paris Opéra, and Aurélie...
by Laura Cappelle | Mar 30, 2021 | Company Life
Occasionally, in my dreams, I relive the entrance of the Shades from La Bayadère. From the quiet, hypnotic buildup of arabesques snaking down the stage to the prayerlike moment when the entire corps de ballet freezes in a front tendu, arms crossed and eyes...
by Julia Guiheen | Mar 17, 2021 | TBT
The ballet world lost an icon earlier this month with the sudden passing of Patrick Dupond on March 5. The French dancer, a former étoile and former director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, had a larger-than-life persona onstage and off. He was renowned for his charisma...