by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 8, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. NYCB Bids Farewell to Principal Joaquin De Luz New York City Ballet’s fall season continues this week with a return to Jerome Robbins. Then, on October 14, the company...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Aug 1, 2018 | News
More than 60 former students from the Royal Winnipeg Ballet have joined a class-action lawsuit against the company and its former teacher and photographer Bruce Monk. Those involved are seeking $75 million in damages, for inappropriate photos that were taken of them...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Jun 11, 2018 | Just for fun
“It just…always looks better in my head.” While that might not be something any of us would want to hear from a choreographer, it’s a brilliant introduction to “Off Kilter” and the odd, insecure character at its center, Milton...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Jun 11, 2018 | Just for fun, News, Viral Videos
“It just…always looks better in my head.” While that might not be something any of us would want to hear from a choreographer, it’s a brilliant introduction to “Off Kilter” and the odd, insecure character at its center, Milton...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 29, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. New York City Ballet’s Jerome Robbins Festival Opens with World Premiere by Justin Peck This week marks the start of NYCB’s Robbins 100 festival, running May...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 25, 2018 | News
This week is bursting at the seams with ballet. Earlier this month multiple companies performed the same ballet (think Romeo and Juliet), but this week brings a truly eclectic mix of new works, company premieres and old classics all around the U.S. and Canada....
by Amy Brandt | Sep 17, 2017 | Profiles
As the Red Girl in Mark Godden’s Dracula last November, Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Yoshiko Kamikusa proved a perfect blend of strength and seduction. She sailed effortlessly through Godden’s demanding choreography, melting through her upper body and...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 13, 2017 | Company Life
When ballerina Evelyn Hart retired in 2006 after a legendary 30-year career, it marked the end of an era. The longtime star of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet relocated to Toronto and has been busy teaching and coaching since. (She even started her own summer...