by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 12, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Valentine’s Day makes February the perfect month for ballet companies to perform Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s famous tale of star-crossed lovers. A few companies presented their versions earlier this month and many are on their way in the next few...
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 Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Jan 1, 2018 | News, Trending
Yesterday evening, Peter Martins announced his immediate retirement as New York City Ballet’s ballet master in chief through a letter to the company’s board. He had been solely in charge of the company’s artistic direction since 1989 and the School...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 12, 2017 | News
As the investigation into claims of sexual harassment by New York City Ballet ballet master in chief Peter Martins remains under wraps, more dancers are speaking publicly on the matter. And while many allegations are decades old, dancers with recent and current ties...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 10, 2017 | Career, News, Profiles
The New York City Ballet Board of Directors announced on Saturday the interim team that has been appointed to run the artistic side of the company during ballet master in chief Peter Martins’ leave of absence. Martins requested a temporary leave from both NYCB...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Dec 7, 2017 | News
Last night, the New York City Ballet board of directors approved ballet master in chief Peter Martins’ request for a temporary leave of absence amidst an ongoing investigation into sexual harassment. The investigation came to light on Monday, when the New York...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Dec 4, 2017 | Career, News
(Update: Peter Martins will be taking a leave of absence from the company as more accusations surface. Read more here.) Yesterday The New York Times reported that New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet are jointly investigating sexual harassment claims...
by Candice Thompson | Nov 19, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Technique
“I was particularly excited when I saw my name on casting for Allegro Brillante in 2009,” remembers principal dancer Tiler Peck. “Balanchine had said Allegro was, ‘everything I know about classical ballet in 13 minutes,’ and of course...