NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | OVERVIEW | EVENTS originally published: 06/29/2021 (HOLMDEL, NJ) – Dance fans will have to wait until fall to travel to Manhattan and see the return of many of the country’s top companies. In the meantime, the New York dance world is coming to the Garden State. Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater (AXCBT), […]
WA Ballet’s Giselle’s 2019 season played a significant role in inspiring choreographer Melanie Lane’s new work, Slow Haunt, which is part of the company’s new annual contemporary ballet bill, STATE, and which has fittingly followed an encore season of Giselle in May. It was the first time the Melbourne-based WAAPA graduate had seen the company […]
Studying ballet as a teenager, Katy Pyle felt close to Giselle, the heroine broken by the love of classical ballet of 1841. A naïve young peasant girl who loves to dance, Giselle succumbs to the attentions of a nobleman in disguise, and when her betrayal is revealed, she goes mad and dies, moving on to […]
By Bridgette M. Redman Contributing editor of the weekly Pasadena When there are world-class artists in an organization, giving them carte blanche can create stunningly beautiful works and breathtaking views. The Pasadena Civic Ballet (PCB) hosts two artist-in-residence – principal dancer Petra Conti and her husband, Eris Nezha, also a world-renowned dancer – who produce […]
An annual gala is a tradition for most dance companies. Miami’s Cuban Classical Ballet is no different. CCBM will present its Classic Grand Gala on Saturday, June 5 at the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. However, instead of a usual fundraising gala, CCBM will use this performance as a celebration of dance […]
Ballet Idaho Artistic Director Garrett Anderson and Executive Director Laura Mulkey announced Ballet Idaho’s 21-22 season. After a full season of transitioning the art form to a digital platform experienced exclusively through a screen, Ballet Idaho will return to the physical stage beginning in November 2021, with The Nutcracker! The full season lineup includes the […]
Hailee Willey performs for the Maine State Ballet. Courtesy of Maine State Ballet After more than a year without live performance due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maine State Ballet is relaunching with neoclassical ballets ‘Britten’ and ‘Souvenir’. According to the Maine State Ballet, these “storyless” ballets weave music and movement into visually powerful pieces. The […]
For four days, five dancers from two different dance companies will come together to perform Ballet under the stars. Spoleto presents this event Friday through Monday on the Rivers Green Outdoor Stage at the College of Charleston. Two of the dancers are from American Ballet Theater, while three are from New York City Ballet. Ballet […]
Miami Cuban Classical Ballet dancers perform in ‘La Vivandière Pas de Six’, one of the ballets to be presented at the Grand Classic Gala on June 5. Courtesy of Carlos Llano An annual gala is a tradition for most dance companies. Miami Cuban Classical Ballet is no different. CCBM will present its classic grand gala […]