Vibrant, dazzling, a little bit dangerous: Angelo Greco is a firecracker. He pushes his breathtaking jumps and turns to the very edge of control, yet imbues each step with lyrical musicality and sensitive emotion. Those qualities, along with a boyish mop of curls, made Greco an instant audience favorite when he joined San Francisco Ballet […]
We love a good inside joke, and what goes on at the ballet studio is perfect fodder: Ever been in a rehearsal and you’re just not feeling it? Or your partner messes up and blames you? Or you’re asked to run a piece “just one more time” and it sends you over the edge? Sometimes, […]
For Dance Magazine‘s 90th anniversary issue, we wanted to celebrate the movers, shakers and changemakers who are having the biggest impact on our field right now. There were so many to choose from! But with the help of dozens of writers, artists and administrators working in dance, the Dance Magazine staff whittled the list down […]
As Instagram has become one of the most popular apps in the world, dancers have—unsurprisingly—taken full advantage. Major companies like American Ballet Theatre and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater use the app to share videos of shows and rehearsals. Dance filmmakers like Celia Rowlson-Hall post short bursts of their newest films. Performers like Maria Kochetkova […]
William Forsythe is a man of mystery. Just when you feel like you start to “get” what he’s doing, he surprises everyone by going in a completely different direction. After revolutionizing ballet as we knew it in the ’80s, he began experimenting with contemporary, dance theater and even performance art as he explored everything from […]
When it came out in 2014, few would have guessed Sia’s “Chandelier” had the makings of a viral video. There was just a single performer—not even Sia herself—on a small, modest set, with no flashy cuts or gimmicks. But it went viral anyway, its simple-yet-strange, entirely dance-focused concept captivating viewers and rendering dancer Maddie Ziegler […]
We’re not gonna lie: Blood Orange is quickly becoming an office favorite here at DM. His wonderfully off-beat videos feature purposely unpolished choreography in a range of styles. Dance has become an increasingly significant facet of his artistic output of late—such as his delightful collaboration with Maria Kochetkova a couple of months ago. The most […]
Right after Joseph Walsh joined San Francisco Ballet as a soloist, the company went on a grueling three week tour where they performed 20 ballets. Originally, Walsh was only cast in one. But he ended up dancing 10. A few months later, he was promoted to principal. Clearly, Walsh knows how to shine in difficult […]
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