by Julia Guiheen | Jan 22, 2020 | TBT
At the end of Swan Lake’s Act I, Prince Siegfried finds himself alone after guests have departed from his birthday celebration, processing the news that he’ll soon need to choose a wife. The soul-searching prince dances an introspective, almost mournful...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 5, 2019 | News, Profiles
A while ago we alerted you to Nureyev, a new feature length documentary about the life of legendary ballet star Rudolf Nureyev. The film is now enjoying a limited run in several U.S. cities, nicely coinciding with the release of Ralph Fiennes’ Nureyev biopic The...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Apr 25, 2019 | News
I caught a preview screening of The White Crow earlier this week at New York City’s 92Y, and I have to say: Even with a solid grasp of dance history and a smattering of film studies knowledge, I had some questions when the credits rolled. The Ralph...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 13, 2019 | Dance Magazine, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
What’s better than one film about Rudolf Nureyev? Two films about Rudolf Nureyev! We’re excited to share that a feature-length documentary titled Nureyev is slated to make its North American premiere this month. Nureyev will be shown in major U.S. cities...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 27, 2019 | Dance Magazine, News, Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Updated April 25, 2019 It’s the moment many of us have been waiting for since early 2017: our first glimpse of The White Crow, a feature film about Rudolf Nureyev’s 1961 defection from the Soviet Union while on tour with the Kirov Ballet. Directed by...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 29, 2018 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Legendary choreographer Paul Taylor, whose illustrious career spanned seven decades, passed away yesterday in New York City at age 88. Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Taylor discovered dance relatively late in life, while in college at Syracuse University...
by Julia Guiheen | Aug 22, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
When Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn began dancing together in the early 1960s, they made an unexpected pair—he was a young, hot-tempered Soviet defector and she was a distinguished prima of The Royal Ballet, 19 years his senior. Yet their partnership (which lasted...
by Julia Guiheen | May 30, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
It’s been an exciting few weeks in New York City with both American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet in the midst of their respective seasons at Lincoln Center. With so many homegrown stars in the spotlight, it’s wonderful to remember the past...