Introducing Our 2017 “25 to Watch”
The dance artists to keep an eye on in 2017
10 Minutes With Lauren Lovette
The NYCB principal tries her hand at choreography. Even back when she was in the corps at New York City Ballet, you couldn’t miss Lauren Lovette. With her vivacious eyes, delicate pointework and engaging manner, she had a way of pulling the audience into her world. Stories seem to pour out of her, whether she’s […]
NYCB Principals Ashley Bouder, Abi Stafford & Maria Kowroski On Dancing As Moms
Throughout New York City Ballet’s almost 70-year history, very few dancers have returned to the stage after having a baby. Yet the company is having something of a baby boom right now, with three principal dancers currently diving into motherhood while upholding their careers. In March, writer Jen Peters sat down with Abi Stafford and […]
Why I Dance: Robert Fairchild
If you imagine the notes on a sheet of music, they fly up and down across the bars. In a sense, that is the physical effect that music has on me. It makes me feel weightless, and I’ve always been obsessed with the idea of flight. Having the chance to defy the laws of nature […]
Behind the Scenes with Amar Ramasar
Go behind the scenes at our February 2016 cover shoot with New York City Ballet principal Amar Ramasar!
Performances Onstage This Month
A King Re-Gendered Setterfield in Lear. Photo by Patrick Moore, courtesy NYLA. Play King Lear? Valda Setterfield has done so many other things that when she turned 79, she felt ripe for the challenge. At the request of Irish maverick choreographer John Scott, she played (and danced) the plagued king in Ireland two years ago, […]
Inside DM
Swoon In costume for Alexei Ratmansky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Photo by Jayme Thornton. Just about every woman on our staff has a crush on Amar Ramasar. And no, not just because he’s so good-looking. There’s something in the way he lets his inner child come out to play onstage, dancing like he’s giddily challenging […]
Amar Ramasar is at The Top of His Game
New York City Ballet’s Amar Ramasar has grown into more than just an endearing kid from the Bronx. In recent seasons, he’s become an intriguing, sophisticated artist. But he still can’t help radiating his love for dance. Ramasar’s favorite red shirt is a hand-me-down from Christopher Wheeldon. Photo by Jayme Thornton. In a large studio […]