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Tonight’s “Dance Against Cancer” gala, organized by Daniel Ulbricht and Erin Fogarty, offers an incredible array of dance stars: NYCB’s Ashley Bouder, Maria Kowroski, Tiler Peck, Robert Fairchild, Wendy Whelan, and Daniel Ulbricht; ABT’s Misty Copeland and Herman Cornejo; Ailey’s Alicia Graf Mack and Matthew Rushing; and Lar Lubovitch’s Clifton Brown.   Maria Kochetkova and […]

Tonight, everything culminates for 350 international student finalists as they compete for the top awards of the Youth America Grand Prix. (Dancers who have been in their shoes? Sarah Lane, Beckanne Sisk, Whitney Jensen, and Lauren Lovette—just to name a few.) In addition to winning medals and scholarships, some students will earn a coveted spotlight […]

Bold, fierce, and fresh, the choreographer challenges dancers and audiences alike. From left: Sofiane Sylve, Frances Chung, Koto Ishihara, Maria Kochetkova, and Elizabeth Powell of San Francisco Ballet in Borderlands, with lighting by Lucy Carter. Photo by Erik Tomasson, Courtesy SFB.   It’s the day after Wayne McGregor’s Borderlands for San Francisco Ballet premiered in […]

While Ballet in Cinema has brought us some spectacular performances from Moscow, Paris, London, and Holland, the distributor has partnered with Youth America Grand Prix for an evening of ballet that’s a bit closer to home. On Sunday, March 31 (with an encore on Tuesday, April 2), “Ballet’s Greatest Hits: YAGP Gala” is coming to […]

Ontheboards.tv, Create with Taylor and local dance hub websites; Ballet in Cinema; Ballet: Photographs of the New York City Ballet Raja Kelly, Anna Schon, and Christiana Axelsen in zoe/juniper’s A Crack in Everything, available at OntheBoards.tv. Photo by Christopher Duggan, Courtesy zoe/juniper.   Websites Seattle’s On the Boards, one of the country’s most adventurous presenters, […]

Hofesh Shechter’s Political Mother. Photo by Gabriele Zucca, Courtesy Hofesh Shechter Company. Politically Hofesh When it had its London premiere two years ago, our reviewer was astounded by Hofesh Shechter’s unpredictable, near-chaotic piece for 10 dancers, Political Mother. Describing the work by this Israeli-born choreographer, Barbara Newman cited the shadowy figures, animal instincts, and “frenzy […]

I’ve been in love with Russia since I was 15—the ballet, the language, the literature—and have made several trips. What struck me this time around is how much Nacho Duato has infiltrated the ballet scene. There’s even talk—or rather hope—of his being the next Petipa: the foreigner who came and stayed, the great artist who […]

Books I Was a Dancer, A Memoir By Jacques d’Amboise Knopf, 2011. 448 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover, $35. This book is bursting with energy. Jacques d’Amboise’s rollicking spirit rolls off every page as he recounts how he morphed from a rough street kid to an Apollo of the stage. He forms a close relationship with Balanchine, […]