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The Joffrey Ballet Announces 2023/2024 Season
Joffrey’s 2023/2024 Season at Lyric Opera House, featuring a Chicago debut of a full-length gothic masterpiece set in the dawn of modern science; a mixed rep program featuring a world premiere; the return of a Swedish tour de force; and a holiday tradition boldly reimagined for a new generation.
Colorado Ballet Announces 2023/2024 Season: A five-production season to take place at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Colorado Ballet’s Artistic Director Gil Boggs announced the 2023/2024 Season at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, which will feature five productions—Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Jekyll & Hyde, Coppélia and Ballet MasterWorks.
BalletMet Will Present the World Premieres of Three Ballets in its Upcoming Production, A Celebration of New Works
BalletMet will present a collection of three exciting new ballets in its upcoming production of A Celebration of New Works this March 10-18 at the Davidson Theatre. The program will feature three world premiere ballets, including the highly anticipated piece from dancer-choreographer Leiland Charles.
Ballet, Brews, & Beats – “connec(tx)ions” Celebrates Texas Artists, Co-presented by Austin’s Ventana Ballet & Houston’s Vitacca Ballet
Ventana Ballet & Vitacca Ballet join hands to co-present connec(tx)ions, an intimate experience bringing dancers together from across Texas.
Celebrating Black History Month: Spotlight on Janet Collins
Janet Collins broke color barriers in the 1950s when she became the first African American prima ballerina and one of the very few prominent black women in American classical ballet.
Meet Katherine Dunham: The Matriarch and Queen Mother of Black Dance
The world of ballet is replete with amazing Black dancers who have forever changed the art form, and yet seldom receive the recognition they deserve. Today we highlight the unstoppable Katherine Dunham – dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist who has been called the “matriarch and queen mother of Black dance.”
Interviews
Summer and Smoke: Cathy Marston on Transforming Beloved Books into Breathtaking Ballets
The stone angel of the fountain should probably be elevated so that it appears in the interior scenes as a symbolic figure (Eternity) brooding over the course of the play. – Summer and Smoke, Tennessee Williams
Prelude: A Look Inside The Inspirations of Ellen Warren’s Costumes for NYCB’s Copland Dance Episodes
We begin our Prelude series exploring Ellen Warren’s costume design for NYCB’s Resident Choreographer Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes. Copland, Peck’s first full-evening work, is a tribute to one of America’s foremost composers Aaron Copland. In collaboration with the painter and sculptor Jeffrey Gibson, Copland Dance Episodes builds on Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, Peck’s first work set to a Copland composition.
Ashton Edwards: PNB’S Rising Talent Who Is Breaking Boundaries, Honoring Their Roots, And Forging Their Own Path
Pacific Northwest Ballet corps de ballet dancer Ashton Edwards. Photo © Angela Sterling.Throughout the month of February, En Face Magazine has been highlighting Black...
The Necessity of Delight: An Interview with Kelly Pratt of Dancers & Dogs
In a ballet world replete with precision and perfectionism, sometimes you need to lighten the mood. And what better way to do so than with puppies?
Xuan Cheng On Hong Kong Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet
In early December, we had the opportunity to catch up with Xuan Cheng, Principal Dancer and Ballet Mistress with Hong Kong Ballet(HKB) and Principal Dancer with Oregon Ballet Theatre, during her rehearsal process…
Ballerina Jessica Lind Dances Her Way To Better Mental Health
“Nothing to prove, only to share.” That’s the line that professional ballet dancer Jessica Lind repeats to herself as she’s preparing to take the stage for a show. It’s a reminder…
From Our Partners
Ballet Idaho: Dance Data Project Announces the 2023 Gender Equity Index Rankings
Ballet Idaho is thrilled to be the recipient of the Dance Data Project®’s Gender Equity Index Best Company (Male Artistic Leadership) Overall award in the performing arts.
SF Ballet Dancer Spotlight: Jasmine Jimison
Soloist Jasmine Jimison, a native of Palo Alto who was named a “breakout talent” by the San Francisco Chronicle, was appointed Apprentice in 2018 after studying at SF Ballet School, and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2019. She was promoted to Soloist in 2021.
Philadelphia Ballet – The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty (1888-1889) is the second of Tchaikovsky’s three
full-length ballets and was composed a full thirteen years after the
groundbreaking…
Legendary Ballet Dancer | Arts Ambassador | Passionate Educator | Visionary | ARTHUR MITCHELL
Arthur Adam Mitchell, pioneer and cultural icon, was internationally known as a critically acclaimed dancer, artistic director, choreographer, educator, activist and dance visionary. Throughout his life…
Oregon Ballet Theatre Appoints Danielle Rowe as New Artistic Director
Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) today announced the appointment of Danielle Rowe as its new artistic director, and the first female to officially hold this title in the nearly 35-year-old company.
PNB’s Program Notes: Giselle
The idea for Giselle (1841) was inspired by two ghost stories, both read with relish by Théophile Gautier, the colorful balletomane, poet, critic, man-about-town, and staunch defender of Romanticism.
