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In Diamonds she reflects imperious classicism as if each turn and balance decreed divine rule. For Agon she whisks through angles, sexy in a game of wills. She also strikes lyrical chords in other Balanchine ballets but can just as easily square off to sling spice into Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera or give her partner as […]

  Deaths Pina Bausch (1940–2009) One of the giants of contemporary dance, Pina Bausch has influenced artists the world over. Her astonishing imagination, insights into human behavior, and innovative choreography have attracted audiences beyond the dance field.   Bausch understood the depths of despair as well as the laughter of absur­dity. In the early years […]

During my first year out of college, I danced in a piece by Jeff Duncan, the Anna Sokolow dancer who started Dance Theater Workshop—so named because he believed in the “theater” part of dance. The piece was called Resonances, and I was replacing Ze’eva Cohen, who was one of the great dramatic modern dancers of […]

Balanchine said “Ballet is woman,” but that opinion hasn’t deterred men from pursuing their passion for dance training. Dance programs at the preprofessional and university levels have ramped up their curricula in response to current expectations for greater male prowess. Male students are hungry for training that meets their needs, so what are some new […]

BalletMet Columbus artistic director Gerard Charles will become the ballet master of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago this July. Charles served as the head of BalletMet for over a decade and has been with the company for 26 years. He will continue to work with BalletMet in order to launch its 2012–13 season this August. […]

American dancers have trained and performed in Europe for years, but recently there’s been a surge of migration among young ballet hopefuls. The job situation is good, and the possibility of working with master choreographers like Jirí Kylián, William Forsythe, and John Neumeier, is a big draw. The appeal is huge: a chance to live […]

Being short is no handicap for male dancers whose low centers of gravity can be a springboard to airborne virtuosity. Those possessing the artistry and technique to compensate for their stature include Vaslav Nijinsky, Edward Villella, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Herman Cornejo. Whether Daniel Ulbricht can join this distinguished honor roll remains to be seen, but […]

Nearly 10 years after his death, the imprint left by Jerome Robbins seems to have grown, rather than diminished. Four biographies have been written about his life—brilliant, creative, checkered, and troubled—but his choreography appears to matter now more than ever. An appetite for ballets that present dancers as people seems to be a trait of […]