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Often, dancers don’t feel like they choose this career— it chooses them. For better or worse, dance was their only option, an outcome predestined regardless of any obstacles along the way. Choreographer Paul Taylor may never have imagined any life other than dance. But he didn’t foresee his company celebrating its 60th anniversary. “I didn’t […]

Warning: The following claims are entirely subjective and are limited by what I’ve seen or not seen.     BEST (and worst) NEW CHOREOGRAPHY (world premieres or New York premieres.) • Borderlands, choreographed by Wayne McGregor for San Francisco Ballet at War Memorial Opera House. With snaking spines, vibrating arms, and torsos diving through a […]

Houston Ballet’s Melody Mennite finds the meaning in the movement.   Passionate and invested: Ian Casady and Mennite in Marie, a role that Stanton Welch made on her. Photo by Amitava Sarkar, Courtesy HB.     Houston Ballet principal Melody Mennite claims the stage in Garrett Smith’s new Return with such authority it’s hard to […]

Joyce Theater New York, NY August 6–17, 2013   The Joyce Theater’s new two-week festival, Ballet v6.0, showcased the vision and focus of adventurous chamber ballet companies from five different cities. Several are led by former members of major ballet troupes (New York City, Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania and Houston Ballets); their rosters range from 6 […]

I was upset by the new ruling in Russia that outlaws any positive portrayal of gay life. It made me think about all the beautiful ballets that wouldn’t be allowed there. But I needed help envisioning them all, so I invited Facebook friends to contribute their memories and ideas. So, on August 14, I said […]

We may find an array of answers to this question when Ballet v6.0 starts tomorrow at the Joyce. This mini-festival brings together six small ballet companies, mostly from outside New York. They are tiny compared to the companies that do Swan Lake and Bayadère, but they show a curiosity for presenting ballet in a more […]

If you don’t have big Valentine’s Day plans tonight, not to worry—we’ve got romance-filled reading material to keep you company. Below are a few of our favorite articles from the DM archives on couples who came together through their passion for dance, from Stella Abrera and Sascha Radetsky of American Ballet Theatre to Olivier Wevers […]

  40 years of PNB     Pacific Northwest Ballet is celebrating its 40th anniversary with six world premieres, tours, and the return of nearly a dozen former PNB dancers to the stage. Guest appearances by Patricia Barker, Louise Nadeau, Jeffrey Stanton, Olivier Wevers, and others can be considered a validation of what artistic director […]