by Lilliana Miller | Dec 12, 2025 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, The Latest
Last December, English National Ballet debuted its new Nutcracker, choreographed by artistic director Aaron S. Watkin and Olivier Award winner Arielle Smith. The production featured a feast of eloquently crafted sets, headpieces, and costumes designed by Dick Bird,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 31, 2025 | News, The Latest
Tiler Peck is pretty comfortable sharing her experiences as a ballet dancer. The New York City Ballet principal has posted plenty of day-in-the-life videos on her social media and recently authored an advice book, XO Ballerina Big Sis, for younger ballet students....
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 7, 2022 | News, The Latest
You likely know a fair number of William Shakespeare’s famous romantic works. You may have even performed in one or two of the versions adapted for ballet, whether about star-crossed lovers in Verona or meddlesome sprites and confused sweethearts. But what about a...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 2, 2020 | Dance Teacher, News, Viral Videos
Back to your routine after the holidays, but still looking for something to watch? Then this new PBS documentary titled Dancing on the Shoulders of Giants is for you. The hour-long film tracks the creation of two dance pieces: Claudia Schreier’s Passage for...
by Lauren Warnecke | Jan 15, 2019 | News, Profiles
You might say, “You just had to be there,” about the Joffrey Ballet’s 2017 world premiere of John Neumeier’s reimagined Orphée et Eurydice with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. But on January 18, audiences from around the country will have a...