Fast Forward offers the opportunity for award-winning and avant-garde choreographers, local and from across the country, to experiment. Choreographers Amy Seiwert, Duncan Cooper, Marika Brussel, Mariana Sobral and Dalia Rawson create brand new works that push the boundaries of classical ballet. Set to music ranging from classical to live-performing singer-songwriters, this program will provide audiences […]
The Columbia Classical Ballet Company will debut its final show of the 2021-22 season “Classic on Edge” on March 18. Behind the three distinct dances that make up the show will be acting artistic director Brookyln Mack, the 35-year-old dance star whose career began with the group. Just under six months ago, that was an […]
Jillian Vanstone (Photo: Karolina Kuras / Courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada) There were quite a few eyebrows raised when principal dancer Jillian Vanstone announced her retirement from the National Ballet of Canada this year after 22 years. For most Vanstone aficionados, there was still a lot of dancing left in her. However, his […]
About 12 years ago Daniel Ulbricht’s mother was diagnosed with cancer and could no longer travel to see his performances with the New York City Ballet. This sparked the idea of the Stars of American Ballet. Ulbricht said that if she couldn’t come to New York, he would bring the show to her. “In 12 […]
Click to enlarge Photo: Jeremy Kyle Photo Confluence Ballet Company presents Emergence When trying to launch a new business, the team behind it must take on various roles in order to make it successful. This also applies to the world of dance, or, at least, to the Pittsburgh-based Confluence Ballet Company. Of […]
The Boston Ballet will put female artists at the center of its production”Choreographer(March 3-13), building on an initiative first launched in 2018. Five unique creators will world premiere the dance performances they have led, with each groundbreaking piece featuring a distinctive vision and voice . While female dancers are a big and important part of […]
Virginia National Ballet is thrilled to be back with a full season at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, after having to take a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. The company offers a fantastic season, with a wide variety of shows including The Nutcracker in November, Snow White in March, and three new world premieres […]
For most of her life, Dr. Carla Walter studied classical ballet. She holds a doctorate in dance history and theory from the University of California, Riverside. Her career took her to many places around the world, where she not only danced, but also taught. She also had her own successful ballet company. His love for […]
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts (IKSV) and the Zorlu Performing Arts Center (PSM) are preparing to bring Zurich Ballet’s production “Anna Karenina” to Istanbul as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the IKSV. The performance of Zurich Ballet, one of the leading ballet ensembles of contemporary times, will meet Istanbul enthusiasts […]
Last Friday, January 28, Dance Theater of Harlem returned to the University of Minnesota’s Northrop Auditorium for the first time in more than seven years. The 53-year-old dance company has long been a cultural and social fixture in the classical ballet community as one of the largest and most influential multi-ethnic cohorts of dancers and […]
The San Francisco Ballet is back – with a vengeance! The first program of their 2022 season ends with arguably the happiest 35 minutes of dance ever created, George Balanchineneoclassical masterpiece Symphony in C. On Bizet’s sparkling First Symphony, composed when he was just 17, the entire ballet is a delight, but it peaks in […]
Goldilocks and the Three Bears return in Festival Ballet Providence’s enchanting ChatterBOX theater series at the company’s black box theater, 825 Hope Street, on the East Side of Providence. Performances take place on consecutive weekends, February 5-20, 2022. This audience favourite, choreographed by international prima ballerina Nadia Yanowsky, is back by popular demand after sold-out […]
Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announces ChoreograpHER, a female-led program celebrating innovative women in all creative fields, including choreography, music, design and visual arts. The program will include five world premieres from New York City Ballet principal dancer and choreographer Tiler Peck, choreographer Claudia Schreier, visual artist Shantell Martin, Boston Ballet principal dancer and […]
Provided by Virginia National Ballet The Virginia National Ballet is delighted to be back with a full season at the Hylton Performing Arts Center, after taking a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic. The company has a fantastic season, with a wide variety of shows, including Nutcracker in November, White as snow in March, and […]
The New York-based American Ballet Theater Studio Company will perform at the Madison Center for the Arts on Sunday, November 14 for an evening of dancing in town. With a combination of neoclassical canons, contemporary and newly created works, the show will feature the American Ballet Theater Studio Company, ABT’s young professional company. Founded in […]
Throughout the long history of ballet, there have always been contemporary choreographers who have left their own imprint on the art form. “A contemporary ballet choreographer is one who honors and understands the history of ballet while finding ways to innovate and make relevant what is happening in the present,” said the Dean of the […]
Cape Town City Ballet will jump into the spring with a dynamic new program that will put a little spring into your approach. THREE DANCES pays homage to three of the world’s most famous male choreographers and includes the South African premiere of Robert NorthInternationally renowned TROY GAME, as well as Georges balanchinethe exquisite CONCERTO […]
BOSTON (PRWEB) October 13, 2021 Boston Ballet (“The Company”) today announced the launch of UNITED, a free online content hub hosted by Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen that showcases immersive dance films, unexpected collaborations from around the world, and virtual reality (VR) performances. With ÜNI, the Boston Ballet paves the way to uncharted territory and asks, […]
BOSTON, October 13, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Boston Ballet (“The Company”) today announced the launch of UNITED, a free online content center hosted by the art director Mikko Nissinen which features immersive dance films, unexpected collaborations from around the world, and virtual reality (VR) performances. With ÜNI, the Boston Ballet paves the way to […]
Poster for “Jewels”, presented by the National Ballet of Korea (KNB) The National Ballet of Korea will perform “Jewels,” choreographed by George Balanchine. The state ballet company will take the stage with the 1967 ballet for the first time at the Seoul Arts Center from October 20 to 24. Ballet legend Balanchine, known for his […]
the Cleveland Ballet will spend the summer in Vermilion, according to a new plan by the dance troupe and the Harbourtown Center for Fine Arts. The arts center, located in the historic city hall and performance hall of Vermilion at 736 Main Street, will host its first-ever professional ballet company in residence. HFAC president Jim […]
Aurea Ensemble and Festival Ballet Providence are proud to announce an exciting collaborative program, “Daybreak”, inspired by Langston Hughes’ iconic poem, “Daybreak in Alabama”. The program will include Aurea’s signature blend of poetry, harmonica improvisation and chamber music, as well as extraordinary contemporary ballet from Festival Ballet Providence. This exciting free event will take place […]
Entertainment options in Arkansas this weekend: Dance — Outdoor Ballet Ballet Arkansas offers its first “Movement in the Parks” performances, noon and 3 p.m. Saturday at the MacArthur Park Lookout, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. The new series, in partnership with Little Rock Parks and Recreation, features live dance performances at Little Rock parks. […]
The Harbourtown Fine Arts Center and the city of Vermilion welcome the Cleveland Ballet as the first professional ballet company in residence. In late summer 2022, the 28-member Cleveland Ballet company will take the stage from August through September at Harbourtown Fine Arts Center, a nationally recognized landmark opera house set to undergo extensive renovations […]
Allynne Noelle and Thomas Brown opened WestMet Classical Training in Long Lake in September last year after a virtual run that several months earlier had started with semi-private lessons in their loft and a gradually building client base. A new extension is underway this summer. Noelle and Brown presented their first classical performances at the […]
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), […]
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 […]
The Westmoreland Ballet Company will celebrate spring with a show at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Robertshaw Amphitheater in St. Clair Park, along Maple Avenue in downtown Greensburg. The highlight of the performance will be “Precious Jewels”, an extract from “The Sleeping Beauty”. Four other pieces are also on the bill, including a special guest […]
Oklahoma Festival Ballet will premiere this year’s performance featuring choreography by Gerald Arpino, guest choreographer Mariana Oliveira and faculty members from the OU School of Dance on April 8. The Oklahoma Festival Ballet, the School of Dance’s ballet company in residence, will give students the opportunity to perform a COVID-safe performance, complete with socially distanced […]
The Rosin Box Project, a contemporary ballet company from San Diego, moved to Liberty Station in March. Photo credit: @therosinboxproject, via Facebook the Rosin box project, a contemporary San Diego ballet company, has moved to a new home at Dorothea Laub Dance Place in Liberty Station. The company moved to Point Loma’s Installation Arts District […]
Inspiring young ballet dancers to achieve excellence through their technique and love of the art, WestMet Classical Training in Long Lake provides pre-professional guidance to students interested in pursuing a serious career in concert dance. Open since May 2020 (for virtual classes, later expanded to in-person instruction), Allynne Noelle and Thomas Brown have used their […]
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS originally published: 03/09/2021 (PHILADELPHIA, PA) — Pennsylvania Ballet has announced the launch of its digital spring season, titled Strength. Resilience. Beauty., featuring newly filmed productions of classic ballets, world premieres and principal solo performances. The season will pay tribute to the late Barbara Weisberger (1926-2020), who founded Pennsylvania […]
Ibe Imo, Contributor Ibe Imo, a HBS Online participant, writes about La’Toya Princess Jackson, an I-lab Venture participant, and her life journey that led her to launch an original ballet production; with resilience and challenge, she confronts norms and reinvents the possibilities of creating spaces for black boys and girls. La’Toya Jackson (Princess) was born […]
Ibe Imo, Contributor HBS Online participant Ibe Imo writes about I-lab Venture participant La’Toya Princess Jackson and her life journey that led her to launch an original ballet production; with resilience and challenge, she confronts norms and reinvents possibilities to create spaces for black boys and girls. La’Toya Jackson (Princess) was born in Fort Worth, […]
Bell Works of Holmdel, New Jersey – a once-ruined megastructure spanning over 472 acres and the brainchild of Eero Saarinen, the iconic architect who designed DC’s Dulles Airport and iconic St. Louis Arch, is experiencing a resounding rebirth as “The Metroburb” – a metropolis bringing urban life to the suburbs. Over the past few years, […]
Photo added The Darien Arts Center hosts, A Celebration of Love for the Arts, a new production by East Coast Contemporary Ballet on February 14 at 7:30 p.m. East Coast Contemporary Ballet arrives at the Darien Arts Center on Tuesday, February 14 with a performance titled “Celebration of Love for the Arts” featuring four original […]
The Darien Arts Center hosts, Unveileda special inaugural performance by East Coast Contemporary Ballet on November 8. The evening of contemporary dance and live music features entirely original works and six world premieres produced by the avant-garde non-profit. — an announcement of Darien Art Center Dance performances will encompass classical ballet, modern jazz, contemporary jazz […]
‘The Bayadere’ WHEN: October 16-20 OR: Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa TICKETS: From $39 INFORMATION: scfta.org or 714-556-2787 The Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra returns to Southern California to open the Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ 2019-20 International Dance Series on October 16. Upon its return, the famed Russian ballet […]
NEWS | CHARACTERISTICS | PREVIEWS | EVENTS By Brent Johnson, JerseyArts.com originally published: 08/14/2019 It started, of course, as a 19th-century whimsical children’s book. In the 1950s, it was made into a Disney cartoon. And 60 years later, Tim Burton has turned it into a piece of modern cinema. Now “Alice in Wonderland” is reimagined […]
Adults are invited to immersion classes at Ballet Tennessee Imagine gliding across the stage in a series of bourrées – steps so small that you appear to be moving while remaining still. Looks like you’re not quite touching the surface. Of course, you say to yourself, if I were ten (or fifty) years younger, ten […]
The Joyce Theater catapults its scintillating 2019 season that encompasses an array of contemporary international movements with the celebrated and acclaimed COMPLEXIONS Contemporary Ballet. The company and its creators — founding artistic director/choreographer Dwight Rhoden (responsible for 80 ballets for COMPLEXIONS) and co-artistic director Desmond Richardson (ABT’s first African-American principal dancer who also performed on […]
During a recent rehearsal, 69-year-old choreographer William Forsythe jumped and sprinted with gusto, modeling elaborate footwork for dancer Lia Cirio. The choreographer, one of the world’s most influential, frowned, muttered split-second vowel sounds – “Dah”, “Dee”, “Ooh” – as he demonstrated the precise steps that wanted Cirio. Sometimes if he was inspired by Cirio’s own […]
The world premiere of ‘The Jungle Book’ presented by Axelrod Contemporary Ballet Theater features headpieces designed by Tentacle Studios, whose clients include Lady Gaga, Kesha and the Royal Ballet. Axelrod’s new Contemporary Ballet Theater will kick off its first full season with an innovative take on “East Meets West” of Rudyard Kipling’s classic tale about […]
Before participating in the Alonzo King LINES Ballet summer program at age 18, Maya Harr did not have much experience in improvisation. In fact, she was so introverted that even the word sounded scary. “The teacher came into the studio, turned off the lights, put on some music and told us to dance,” says Harr, […]
Hot off the heels of last weekend’s Anchorage Concert Association “Nutcracker” extravaganza, every production company in south-central Alaska is taking a turn in the classic Christmas ballet. Pulse Dance Studio is there this weekend, as is the Glenn Massay Theater down the valley, but let’s not forget that ‘The Nutcracker’ is at the heart of […]
New York-based Complexions Contemporary Ballet came to Dallas through TITAS, performing a simple two-part program at Moody Performance Hall. But what were these two parts. In their 25and anniversary season, the highly acclaimed company that has performed in Dallas before and will return in May for TITAS’ season finale gala has proven its place as […]
It’s that time again like music hall again presents one of America’s most influential and innovative dance companies, Complexions Contemporary Ballet-Sunday June 17 at 4 p.m. on the main stage, which will close the celebration of Detroit Music Weekend. Complexions Contemporary Ballet Company under Founder Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden has become one of the […]
There’s something remarkably charming about the mix of the traditional and the contemporary – as if two completely different cultures and eras were merged into one. “Jangala” by the Oakland Ballet Company is an example. The production is the brainchild of Graham Lustig, Artistic Director of the Oakland Ballet Company, who wanted to bring the […]
On the eve of International Women’s Day, renowned Canadian company Ballet BC presents an electric trio of performances led by women Sadler’s Well March 07, 2018 On the eve of International Women’s Day, Sadler’s Wells invited BC Ballet, Canada’s premier contemporary ballet company, to present a captivating triple program – one by Emily Molnar (the […]
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After more than 20 years of nomadic life, the co-founders of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dwight Rhodes and Desmond Richardson put down roots in Atlanta. Rhoden and Richardson founded their multicultural ballet company in 1994, after serving as principal dancers at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre. It was in New York, where Complexions was based […]
DTLA – The elevator opens to the 32nd floor of The Bloc office tower complex on Seventh Street, revealing what looks like empty and decaying office space. Cracks and pockmarks run along the rough concrete floor; overhead are exposed pipes and worn insulation, resembling a mutated mess of popcorn. [Get DTLA stories in our daily […]
Back-to-school season is in full swing and as many young dancers across the country prepare for another big season of dance training, Miami has started its school year without one of its oldest dance schools. and the most prestigious. Ballet Concerto School founders Martha del Pino and Sonia Diaz announced to their student body in […]
COLUMBIA — Missouri Contemporary Ballet presents a modern adaptation of the story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” With an original score and choreography, the show gives Columbia a chance to see the classic tale told through dance. The show features new live music written by composer Tom Andes. Rather than a traditional orchestra, the show relies […]
Dyed Contemporary Ballet, a company founded in 1994 by Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, achieved what for many midsize companies remains impossible: it lasted. But for a troupe named for the multicultural makeup of its dancers, it remains sadly bland. Where diversity also counts – in its choreography – is where this company fails. Regardless […]
Daniel Levins, a dancer sometimes known professionally as Daniel Levans, who rose to prominence as a teenager in Eliot Feld’s famous American Ballet Company and as a principal dancer in the American Ballet Theater in the 1970, died September 15 in Brooklyn. He was 61 years old. Her husband, Eugene Gabriel-Thomas Walsh, said the cause […]
It was late Friday afternoon after the first week of school at Helena, but Caitlin Mathews, Sasha Shkurigin and Aubrey Bode were just starting work at Queen City Ballet. Campbell Midgley walked into the studio – a no-frills room with walls of mirrors and brick lined with black metal bars. Midgley rang the steps and […]
In 2007, Misty Copeland became one of classical ballet’s most recognizable figures when she secured a spot as the first black soloist in two decades to perform with American Ballet Theatre. Five years later, she continued to make history by becoming the first African-American woman to take on the title role in Igor Stravinsky’s iconic […]