There’s got to be something about May 18—maybe the Ballet Gods celebrate some forgotten holiday that causes them to be particularly generous. Because how else do you explain that no less than three international ballet stars all share a birthday on, you guessed it, May 18? Maybe today should be a ballet holiday in their […]

New York City Center just announced programming for the 2018-19 season, and we’re frantically marking our calendars for all the must-see dance. This year is the venue’s 75th anniversary, and they’re pulling out all the stops—from the reliable fan favorite Fall for Dance to the most epic Balanchine celebration and more: A Balanchine Festival Will […]

Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin broke the ballet internet in November when they confirmed their relationship to the press. She, one of ballet’s most explosive performers, and he, its high-profile bad boy, declared their offstage partnership, and juicily alleged that directors were trying to stifle their creative one. But what perhaps made it even more […]

On his new duet program with his ex, Natalia Osipova.     Photo by Stas Levshin, Courtesy Sergei Danilian   From Moscow to Milan to New York, international guest star Ivan Vasiliev is always on the move. In addition to being a principal with the Mikhailovsky Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, he remains a principal […]