It’s January, and that means one thing here at Dance Magazine: It’s “25 to Watch” time. Back in January 2001, we started the tradition of highlighting 25 up-and-coming dancers, choreographers, companies and trends who, in our humble opinion, were on the brink of making major waves. This was my first year being in the room […]
August intensives can help serious ballet students fill the summer gap. “If you’ve zeroed in on some place you like, get your foot in the door—physically, literally,” says Kay Mazzo. Here, SAB’s summer course. PC Rosalie O’Connor, Courtesy SAB Last summer, Tessa Freeman spent five weeks at The School of Pennsylvania Ballet’s summer intensive, and […]
When ABT principal Stella Abrera posted a shot on Instagram of her husband, Sascha Radetsky, filming a ballet-themed holiday movie for The Hallmark Channel a couple of months ago, we got pretty excited. It’s called A Nutcracker Christmas, and the plot goes something like this: Ballerina receives tragic news during Nutcracker season, leaves dance (and […]
Dancers are using new media to get closer to audiences. Social media maven: NYCB’s Megan Fairchild. Photo by Paul Kolnik, courtesy NYCB. In a world of online over-sharing, it may not come as a surprise that dancers are using visual platforms like Instagram for personal expression. But some are turning to even more intimate forms […]
Loving the leo, Isabella. (Photo by Kathryn Wirsing, via marieclaire.com.) American Ballet Theatre fans are eagerly awaiting an exciting season, with Misty Copeland and Stella Abrera taking on their first, long-awaited performances as principal dancers. But let’s not forget about another one of ABT’s newer principals, Isabella Boylston. Last year was her first in the […]
The entire world was talking about Misty Copeland yesterday. As soon as it was announced that she’d been promoted to principal, The New York Times sent out a breaking news alert, and put her story on the front page of its website. Every outlet from CNN to Buzzfeed to CatChannel.com (seriously!) covered the news—there were […]
Misty Copeland in Swan Lake. Photo by Darren Thomas/QPAC The moment everyone—dancers, dance lovers, and even non-dance fans—has been waiting for is here. Today, American Ballet Theatre announced that Misty Copeland will become a principal dancer. She’s the first African American female to reach that rank in the company’s 75-year history. Go Misty! Another principal […]
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 […]
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