OK, so we have to wait a while to see Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris on Broadway—previews begin in March. In the meantime, we can see his latest production with The Royal Ballet, A Winter’s Tale, in cinemas next Tuesday, February 17. It’s got juicy parts for Royal Ballet stars Edward Watson, Lauren […]
I guess my list is pretty long. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself; there were so many performances and artists that ranked high in my personal accounting. Best new choreography • Faye Driscoll’s Thank You For Coming at Danspace: She broke not only the fourth wall but the floor too, making the audience part of […]
The Bolshoi Ballet is all about making a big splash. So it’s no surprise that just as bunheads everywhere have begun clearing their schedules on October 1 for the epic 20-hour World Ballet Day livestream, the Bolshoi’s stealing a bit of pre-game thunder. A new online video series, which launched today on the YouTube channel […]
What do Christopher Wheeldon, Olga Smirnova, Steven McRae, PeiJu Chien-Pott and Xander Parish have in common? They were all honored with the Premio Positano Danza Léonide Massine on Saturday in Positano, Italy. As one of the judges, I was there to soak in the artistry of these and other dance artists, as well as the […]
This week, the Royal Ballet has been performing at the glittering Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. But two senior dancers, who the company has declined to name, are absent. Earlier this month, the dancers—one man and one woman—pulled out of the Royal’s tour to Moscow in protest of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay legislation, including a […]
Ballet in Cinema; DVDs on LINES Ballet, Giselle and Les Sylphides from the 1950s, and two views of Sylvie Guillem; Nancy Goldner’s More Balanchine Variations Cinema Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae in Ashton’s La Fille Mal Gardée. Photo by Tristam Kenton, Courtesy Ballet in Cinema. If the off-season months have you craving full-length ballets, […]
The latest in all media Books The Astaires: Fred & Adele By Kathleen Riley. Oxford University Press. 272 pages. 50 photographs. $27.95. He said “tomAHto” while she said “tomAYto,” but their contrasting personalities and sublime dancing made them the toast of the town. No, it wasn’t classy Fred and sexy Ginger in Hollywood, […]
As every dancer knows, the time you spend onstage is only a tiny fraction of what the career demands. The Royal Ballet is taking the unprecedented step of livestreaming its packed workday tomorrow on its YouTube channel (where you can view the full schedule). It’s an incredible lineup. Starting at 10:30 AM London time, which […]
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