Summer is in full swing. And though I’m all for beach days and road trips, I’m starting to long for some dancing. Though there are some exceptions, summer is usually slow season for performances. But that gives us all the more time to catch up on our favorite dancing on screen. Here are some titles […]
Storyboard P. Courtesy Akintola Hanif, still from Black Magic Last week, the New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards (known as the Bessies), announced the nominees for its prestigious 2015 Emerging Choreographer award. Troy Schumacher, Moriah Evans, Storyboard P and Yves Laris Cohen, a diverse group of young dancemakers, were each deservedly nominated for the […]
Benjamin Millepied on his predecessors, the French style and his ambitious new era at Paris Opéra Ballet Millepied working with Aurélie Dupont. Photo by Agathe Poupeney, Courtesy POB (2) Ever since the news broke in 2013 that Benjamin Millepied would be artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, many wondered whether the Bordeaux-born choreographer and […]
Rafailedes joined LADP for its rep: Here, Justin Peck’s Murder Ballades with Nathan Makolandra. Photo by Laurent Philippe, Courtesy LADP. In February 2013, Rachelle Rafailedes sat in an airport with tears in her eyes and a knot in her stomach. After eight fruitful years in New York City—four as a student at The Juilliard School […]
Angel Corella is having a hard time staying seated. As he coaches Pennsylvania Ballet’s Alexander Peters in a rehearsal of the iconic Balanchine role from Prodigal Son, he keeps jumping up to demonstrate. “You are thinking, ‘I won’t do what you tell me.’ Use your body, your head, everything you have here,” Corella narrates over […]
Some major moves are being made over in Europe this week. First, we’ve learned that Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui will be taking over Royal Ballet of Flanders. He’s one of contemporary dance’s “It” choreographers right now, collaborating with everyone from Akram Khan to Shaolin monks. Some think his appointment might be something of […]
What the ever-expanding repertoires of today’s companies mean for dancers The Bolshoi Ballet in Tatiyana Baganova’s The Rite of Spring; Photo by Damir Yusupov, Courtesy Bolshoi When principal dancer Robert Fairchild originated the standout role in Spectral Evidence, a 2013 creation by Angelin Preljocaj for New York City Ballet, he fell in love with the […]
Behind the scenes at an L.A. Dance Project audition Ballet master Charlie Hodges breaking down a phrase. Photo by Kyle Froman. On a chilly October day, 30 dancers warm up inside a New York City Center studio. Around 250 had submitted video reels, photos and a resumé to be considered for the L.A. Dance Project […]
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