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It’s become famously difficult for a female soloist at American Ballet Theatre to rise to principal. Some of the best dancers in New York are at the soloist level. But ABT imports spectacular guest artists from abroad (which is great for box office and buzz) with such regularity that it creates a ceiling beyond which […]

The 2012 Dance Magazine Awards, which took place on Dec. 3, was a glorious occasion. Dance luminaries from around the country descended upon the Ailey Citigroup Theater to honor four great women in dance: Julie Kent, Renee Robinson, Anna Kisselgoff, and Dianne Walker. See the December issue for more on their invaluable contributions to the […]

It’s almost time to announce the new class of “25 to Watch,” one of our favorite Dance Magazine features of the year. In choosing the annual list of 25 standout artists and companies, we ask our contributing writers and senior advising editors to identify who is on the verge of a breakthrough, who has all […]

This year, a single performance stood out as gut-wrenching and unforgettable: Nadia Beugré, from Cote d’Ivoire, delivered an almost unbearably compelling solo titled Quartiers Libres, wherein pleasure and pain, freedom and oppression, intermingled. It was part of the Voices of Strength tour from Africa that stopped at New York Live Arts. When Beugré gradually stuffed […]

I always have the best seat in the house at the Dance Magazine Awards because I get to watch from backstage.   On Monday night I got to see Hee Seo’s extra swooning surrender when she fell back into Cory Stearns arms in Tudor’s The Leaves Are Fading.   Hee Seo and Cory Stearns of […]

You’ll have to wait for the March issue to see more photos of the incredible performances and all the stars that turned out for the 2012 Dance Magazine Awards on Monday. But here are a few highlights, captured by photographer Christopher Duggan.   Hee Seo and Cory Stearns of American Ballet Theatre, performing Tudor’s The […]

I had just come back from Russia when I saw American Ballet Theatre’s new production of Onegin. While Cranko’s heart-wrenching ballet is performed often in Europe and Canada, this was the first time in years that New Yorkers got to see it. Santo Loquasto’s sumptuous sets of birch trees and chandeliers (courtesy National Ballet of […]

At American Ballet Theatre’s La Bayadère on Tuesday evening, Veronika Part gave a performance of Nikiya for the ages. She articulated her luxuriously arched feet with clarity and purpose. Her port de bras was expansive and expressive: Part has a wonderful way of using her elbows when moving from one position to another, gathering the […]