by Joseph Carman | Jun 10, 2018 | Career, Dance History
Two hundred is the new 30. Or at least it seems so for Marius Petipa, whose ballets are as active as ever as we celebrate his 200th birthday this year. Nearly all major ballet companies dance Petipa’s iconic ballets, which reflect his prolific creative output....
by Amy Brandt | Mar 7, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
When you think of Egypt, you might not immediately associate it with ballet. But during the late 1950s and 1960s, the country worked hard to establish its own world-class ballet company. With the help of the Soviet Union, Egypt’s then minister of culture Dr....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 19, 2017 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, Viral Videos
Can’t get enough Nutcracker? Don’t fear. Tween clothing brand Justice has just released a web series called “Finding Clara,” which follows four young dancers cast as Clara in BalletMet’s production of The Nutcracker. The first three...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 9, 2017 | Everything "Nutcracker"
Houston Ballet has a message for Mother Nature: Don’t mess with Nutcracker. After flooding from Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage to the Wortham Center, Houston ballet’s home theater, the company was forced to reschedule and relocate two of its...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 18, 2017 | Everything "Nutcracker", News
After Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston Ballet’s facilities and damaged its home theater, the Wortham Center, the company wasted no time finding temporary rehearsal space and rescheduling its first two programs of the season at the nearby Hobby Center. But today,...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 12, 2016 | Company Life
Mark your calendars! This Sunday, the Bolshoi Ballet, in partnership with Fathom Events, kicks off its 2016-17 Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema Series. Between now and April, seven Bolshoi productions will be high-beamed to movie theaters around the world (400 in the U.S....
by Suzannah Friscia | Dec 24, 2015 | Everything "Nutcracker", News
For so many dancers, The Nutcracker is how they get their first glimpse of the ballet world. And for audiences who flock to the theater year after year to see their favorite version, it always somehow manages to keep its magical quality. Today, Lincoln Center will...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 16, 2015 | Everything "Nutcracker", Profiles, TBT
In this clip from The Royal Ballet’s 2000 production of The Nutcracker, a 19-year-old Alina Cojocaru, now a principal with the English National Ballet, does the near impossible: she makes Clara’s adoration for a nutty-looking wooden doll appear genuine....
