by Courtney Escoyne | Apr 20, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
According to choreographer Akram Khan, the most important thing for audiences to understand about his new ballet Lady Macbeth is that “it’s really not Macbeth. It’s its own story as a response to Shakespeare’s Macbeth.” Premiering at Royal Danish Ballet on April 24,...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 19, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Fairies, jumbled romance, trickery, and a dashing donkey: Bay Area–based Diablo Ballet is closing out its 2022–23 season with a brand-new A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Premiering May 26 and 27 as part of a triple bill at Walnut Creek, California’s Lesher Center for the...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 6, 2019 | News, Profiles
Nashville Ballet’s Kayla Rowser has performed a long list of leading roles: Aurora, Odette/Odile, Sugar Plum Fairy, the Firebird. But this weekend, Rowser takes on a new one created especially for her: the famous Dark Lady of William Shakespeare’s sonnets,...
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 | Nov 13, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
If you haven’t checked your local movie listings yet for this weekend, hop to it. The Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema series and Fathom Events is broadcasting a performance of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s The Taming of the Shrew to theaters nationwide on Sunday,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 9, 2016 | News
In 2013, the Royal Swedish Ballet celebrated its 240th birthday. Never a company to be mired in tradition, RSB commissioned prolific and provocative contemporary choreographer Mats Ek to create a new version of Romeo and Juliet. True to form, Ek turned the ballet on...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 12, 2016 | Company Life
William Shakespeare’s plays have provided inspiration to dozens of choreographers, but have you ever wondered how dance-makers translate his complex writing into beautiful dancing? This video from The Royal Ballet (a company full of natural dance-actors)...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 14, 2016 | News
To commemorate 400 years since Shakespeare’s death, Carolina Ballet has performed three ballets this season dedicated to the Bard, crowned by the April 14 premiere of artistic director Robert Weiss’ Macbeth. The ballet has costumes by David Heuvel and...
