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Finally, A Premiere Date for "Flesh and Bone"

It feels like forever ago when we found out that a new ballet thriller was coming to TV. And that’s because it kind of was: In early 2013, word got out that Starz was developing a series called “Flesh and Bone.” Later that year, we were told it would star Sarah Hay, Irina Dvorovenko, Sascha […]

July 2014

Buy this issue! Inside DM The weirdest “diet advice” I ever heard in a dance studio was to eat Kleenex. According to a certain … More » Body of Work Injuries, insecurities, anorexia, imperfect technique. Céline Cassone beat the odds, becoming a star of contemporary ballet.   Photo by … More » The Bodies That Inspire What […]

Inside DM

The weirdest “diet advice” I ever heard in a dance studio was to eat Kleenex. According to a certain 17-year-old, tissues were supposed to fill up your stomach without calories. I never tried the trick (thank goodness). But it comes to mind whenever I think about the desperately complicated relationships dancers have with their bodies. […]

Beyond Perfect: A Manifesto

Dancer Sarah Hay long struggled with the image of an ideal ballet body. Now, as the star of the upcoming TV series “Flesh and Bone,” her body is about to become one of the most recognizable in ballet. Here she explains why it’s time for the dance world to give up its narrow definition of […]

Training in Germany

The European dance hub is home to many affordable, innovative schools. Dance students from Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts in REFLEKTION. Photo by Jochen Klenk, Courtesy Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts. It’s not often you see Vaganova-trained ballet students and contemporary dancers race through échappés together as the pianist improvises a […]

Making Peace with My Body

Six dancers on their body-image struggles     I’m too fat. My thighs aren’t muscular enough. My thighs are too muscular. I hate myself. I’ll never be a dancer. Why can’t I have her body?    If you have negative thoughts about yourself racing through your head, you’re not alone. But you aren’t accomplishing anything […]

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How American Ballet Theatre’s Production Team Makes Magic Happen Onstage During Swan Lake

When the curtain rises on American Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake, the audience falls under the spell of the dancing, tragic romance, and moonlight. What they don’t see is the backstage sorcery that makes the magic happen, an elaborate choreography carried out by an ace crew of nearly 80 costumers, dressers, makeup artists, carpenters, property masters, lighting operators, and stagehands—the unsung heroes of the story.