#TBT: Antoinette Sibley on the "Magic" Behind Her Epoch-Defining Partnership With Anthony Dowell

When Dame Antoinette Sibley graduated into The Royal Ballet in 1956, she was the first English dancer to have come up through both White Lodge and the Upper School. This quiet accomplishment presaged Sibley’s becoming arguably the quintessential English ballerina of her generation. Sibley danced opposite Mikhail Baryshnikov in The Turning Point. Courtesy DM Archives […]

Celebrate Natalia Makarova’s 80th Birthday With These Rarely Seen Archival Photos

November 21 marks Natalia Makarova’s 80th birthday. The ballerina made international headlines in September 1970 when she defected from the Soviet Union while on tour with the Kirov Ballet in London. That December, she made her American Ballet Theatre debut, an association that altered the company’s trajectory. “In ballet, stardom doesn’t come overnight as it […]

#TBT to Sir Anthony Dowell's Fabulous Photo Shoot With His Cat

In the June 1967 issue of Dance Magazine, a young Anthony Dowell told us why he relished the challenges of The Royal Ballet’s then-regular U.S. tours: “Dancing as frequently as we do here gives met he opportunity to build my stamina and to continue work on my roles.” At 24, Dowell was already a premier […]