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Music Puzzles at Pacific Northwest Ballet
How Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Thousand Pieces Goes from Page to Stage.
BalletMet Announces Lineup for 47th Season
BalletMet has packed its 2024-25 season full of fan favorites, world premieres, and timeless classics.
Ballet West Announces 24/25 Season
8Oth anniversary of America’s first Nutcracker, four Utah premieres and the return of Cinderella.
Atlanta Ballet Announces 24/25 Season Lineup
Season Features Blend of Classical and Contemporary Works at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
Then & Now: Boston Ballet’s Cinderella
Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella is one of the ultimate comeback ballets, proof that breathtaking creativity can be made after the darkest of days and the harshest of setbacks, and a true celebration of the resilience of ballet artists.
The Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024–2025 Season
Featuring an adaptation from Ian McEwan’s 2001 novel-turned-Academy Award®-winning film; the magical return of a holiday classic; two world premieres in an illuminating winter series; and a plunge down the rabbit hole into a whimsical Wonderland adventure.
Interviews
Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon
An exclusive peek behind the scenes with Atlanta Ballet Company Repetiteur Angela Agresti
Vespers
Classical Music and Contemporary Movement Collide in A Bold Collaboration
NYCC Artistic Director of Dance Stanford Makishi on Fall For Dance’s 20th Anniversary
In 2004 the New York City Center launched a festival that would bring the best in dance to a broader New York audience for the price of a movie ticket. Since then this beloved fall tradition has welcomed over 378,000 fans and is now a fixture on the New York dance scene.
Nicolo Fonte On His New Full-Evening Work For BalletX
On the cusp of BalletX’s world premiere of Sidd: A Hero’s Journey, we had the chance to meet with choreographer Nicolo Fonte about his new work. Nicolo, known for his musical and dynamic work that plays with the extremes of the human body…
Prelude: A Look Inside The Inspirations of Matt Miller’s Lighting Design for Ballet Idaho’s Ghost(Light)
As ballet lovers, it’s easy for us to celebrate the breathtaking skill of dancers, appreciate the defining movement styles of choreographers, and revel in the lush beauty of costume and set design. But unless you are an industry insider, the artistry of the lighting designer can sometimes be lost in the shadows.
Jordana Daumec and Harrison James on National Ballet of Canada’s Return to New York City
We had the opportunity to chat with First Soloist Jordana Daumec and Principal Dancer Harrison James on working with Crystal Pite and David Dawson, touring to New York City, and the unique intricacies of Angel’s Atlas and Anima Animus.
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Music Puzzles at Pacific Northwest Ballet
How Alejandro Cerrudo’s One Thousand Pieces Goes from Page to Stage.
Oregon Ballet Theatre Announces Exciting Additions to the Company’s Dancer Roster
They four dynamic dancers to the company including San Francisco Ballet’s John-Paul Simoens as Soloist and bids farewell to two beloved veterans
Pacific Northwest Ballet: The Innovation of Alejandro Cerrudo
A waterfall of rain cascading down from high above the stage, only to be thrown back up in the air with each mesmerizing movement of the dancers’ feet. A line of rockstars commanding the front of the stage…
We Are Portland: Honoring Two OBT Dancers
Dancers know from the very beginning that they will have two lives: the first comprises the highly focused—some call it tunnel vision— years of training and performing, and then comes Part 2, which begins the day after the curtain falls on their final performance.
Pacific Northwest Ballet: A Farewell To Boyd Bender
There is only one partner who has danced alongside every PNB company member over the past 37 years, one partner in whose hands we daily and wholeheartedly place our trust, one partner without whom we wouldn’t have made it on stage night after night, show after show-that partner is Boyd Bender.
The Washington Ballet: The History of Sleeping Beauty
The crown jewel of the classical ballet repertoire, The Sleeping Beauty premiered in St. Petersburg on January 15, 1890. The story of a kingdom placed under…