by Emily May | Apr 9, 2026 | Dance History, News, Onstage, Profiles, The Latest
These days, it’s de rigueur for ballet choreographers to incorporate modern-dance–inspired steps into their works, or for companies to commission pieces by contemporary choreographers—just think of Wayne McGregor, Sharon Eyal, and Crystal Pite. But this wasn’t always...
by Virginia Johnson | Dec 15, 2006 | Company Life
A stage is seldom thought to be a lonely place, but for me, the most alone I have ever felt was standing in place in semi-darkness, my forehead resting on my partner’s shoulder, waiting for the curtain to go up at the beginning of Glen Tetley’s Voluntaries. Ahead was...