by Laura Jaye Cramer | Aug 15, 2019 | The Latest, Wellness
Updated March 18, 2020 With daily life as we know it on hold, you may not be able to get your ballet fix from hanging out in the studio or going to the theater. But these long days spent at home are just begging to be spent neck-deep in a pile of good books. Whether...
by Amy Brandt | May 2, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, News, Profiles
In a large practice studio inside Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater, Suzanne Farrell watches quietly as New York City Ballet principals Sara Mearns and Russell Janzen work through a series of supported poses. As Janzen kneels to face her, Mearns brushes through to...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 29, 2018 | Profiles, Trending, Viral Videos
Former New York City Ballet dancer Kurt Froman is best known for training celebrities such as Jennifer Lawrence for dance roles on film. Yet Froman’s Instagram has become our newest obsession for a whole other reason. Over the past few months, Froman has been...
by Joseph Carman | Feb 12, 2018 | News
One of the titans among choreographers of the 20th century, Jerome Robbins will be celebrated by a number of ballet companies worldwide in 2018 for the centennial of his birth. He died in 1998 at age 79 after a prolific career. His rare talent enabled him to direct...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 3, 2017 | Career, News, Profiles, Trending
Last fall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that its resident company, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, would disband following its final performances December 7–9. A wholly unique endeavor, TSFB—of which I was a member for 10...
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...
by Marissa DeSantis | Oct 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you’ll be in the Chicago area next month, the historic Auditorium Theatre is putting together a one-night-only performance you don’t want to miss. The event is in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the theater’s reopening in 1967, which...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 11, 2017 | Career, Profiles
This year marks the 50th anniversary of George Balanchine’s Jewels, and companies around the world are paying homage. While last summer’s Lincoln Center Festival collaboration with New York City Ballet, Paris Opéra Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet was all...