Some people have asked about the talk I gave in Sarasota, where I outlined my seven reasons ballet is NOT dying, in response to ballet-doomsday-sayer Jennifer Homans in her book Apollo’s Angels. (Her book is actually excellent until that last chapter.) So I decided to tweak my notes from my talk at the event for […]
Dans-ing to the U.S. Nederlands Dans Theater embarks on the company’s first American tour since 2009. On the program is the exquisite Silent Screen by Lightfoot/León, set to music by Philip Glass. Jirí Kylián’s Whereabouts Unknown completes the bill on the first stop, at Cal Performances in Berkeley (March 18–19). Crystal […]
The Sleeping Beauty ’s fairies must have been around when Yevgenia Obraztsova was born, for she, like Aurora, has been endowed with remarkable qualities—beauty, grace, generosity, musicality, and sweet temperament. Today, she is one of the shining stars in the crown of the Kirov (Maryinsky) Ballet. She constantly proves herself with fleet, nimble footwork, […]
Dance Magazine Scholarship Guide 2010 If you want to dance, we can help you find the funds to do it. Even in this rough economy, there are ways to continue your training without breaking the bank, and we’ve made it easy to find them with our 2010 Scholarship Guide. Whether it’s $100 toward […]
The Havana Festival is like a summit for the international ballet world every two years. This year was the first that ABT was part of it (see my previous blog on the ABT exchange .) It was also a chance to see the stars of Ballet Nacional de Cuba as well as from Stuttgart, National […]
Treading for the Ages Elisa Monte’s hypnotic duet Treading, made for Martha Graham’s company in 1979, is a staple of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s repertory. It can be seen on Monte’s own company from Feb. 25 to March 7, fittingly at Ailey Citigroup Theater. Two programs feature a premiere by Monte, whose […]
We know the names of the famous dancers of today, but we never know the names of the teachers who trained them. So said Alexei Ratmansky while introducing an evening at City Center devoted to the great Bolshoi men’s teacher, Peter Pestov, on his 80th birthday. Ratmansky said that Pestov’s classes stress elegance and solid […]
The late Clive Barnes, whose insights contributed so much to this magazine, once called the annual Youth America Grand Prix gala in New York, “the highlight of the season.” Dance enthusiasts will argue fiercely about the most memorable performances of the year, but one thing is clear. The YAGP gala, slated for April 22, sparks […]
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