by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 3, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Throughout her career, Misty Copeland has advocated for a future in ballet that makes room for more: more voices, more backgrounds, more questions, and more opportunities. Heading into her first curated program, for the annual Ballet Festival at New York City’s Joyce...
by Catie Robinson | Aug 6, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Dancer, curator, and choreographer Tiler Peck is returning to New York City’s Joyce Theater for its Ballet Festival, which runs August 12–17 and, this year, celebrates the work of choreographer Jerome Robbins. Three different programs, put together by Peck, highlight...
by Caedra Scott-Flaherty | Feb 14, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
While on tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1917, the inimitable Russian dancer and choreographer Vaslav Nijinsky committed to working on a new ballet, called Caaporá, based on a Guarani legend of the urutaú, also known as the potoo bird. He never completed the...
by Caedra Scott-Flaherty | Dec 11, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo turns 50 this year. It is cause for celebration when any dance company reaches such a milestone, but especially for one that falls outside the typical mold: a queer, mostly male comic ballet company where the dancers perform en...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Aug 9, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Calvin Royal III is no stranger to the ballet festival scene. For years now, the American Ballet Theatre principal has been a regular at summer staples like Vail Dance Festival (where he was an artist in residence in 2021), Spoleto Festival, and Kaatsbaan Cultural...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 14, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Dance and poetry have long enjoyed a fruitful partnership. Across genres, hundreds of choreographed works have integrated elements of spoken word. Now, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has benefited from the two art forms’ compatibility with a new artistic position. On...
by Haley Hilton | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Onstage
On a fall evening inside New York City Center’s studios, Complexions Contemporary Ballet is deep in rehearsals for its upcoming season at The Joyce Theater in New York City. With just days until opening night, the focus of this hour is Endgame, the latest work created...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 27, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
When choreographer Christopher Williams was 20, he saw Matthew Bourne’s reimagining of Swan Lake with its corps of all-male swans. The performance, he says, made him burst into tears and think, “I must do something like this someday.” Williams’ dream will be realized...