It’s not uncommon for college dancers to immerse themselves in a new culture for a semester abroad. But what about for their entire four years? Though it’s not a path many prospective students consider, it’s one that comes with major benefits—if you’re up for a different kind of college experience. Q: How are European dance […]

It’s fitting that choreographer Benjamin Millepied named a recent work On the Other Side. After a difficult two-year tenure as artistic director of the Paris Opéra Ballet, he is happily settled in Los Angeles and reemerging with big plans for L.A. Dance Project, the contemporary company he founded there in 2012. Today, his ambitious vision […]

We all know the internet has overhauled traditional dance criticism, giving anyone with an opinion and a wifi connection the ability to share their thoughts, no matter how informed—or not—those thoughts might be. But should those who take part in a ballet have their say as well? Last week, writer Hanna Weibye reviewed a Royal […]

There were many wonderful things about the new documentary Wendy Whelan: Restless Creature. One of them was her vulnerability in talking about leaving New York City Ballet after 30 years. I was almost crying too. But what keeps ringing in my mind is something Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director and former NYCB dancer Peter Boal […]