While directing and choreographing the Paper Mill Playhouse production of the musical Bandstand, Andy Blankenbuehler found himself tied into knots. After the wild success of the juggernaut Broadway musical Hamilton, for which he would win the 2016 Tony Award for Best Choreography, he began comparing his unsatisfactory rehearsal rut to what he called “the best […]

When we heard rumors earlier this summer that World Ballet Day LIVE might get cancelled this year, we thought our hearts might break. But we needn’t have worried! The happy news came out yesterday that our favorite day of the year is back: World Ballet Day LIVE 2017 is officially scheduled for October 5. Clear […]

Here comes your next web obsession, courtesy of Scottish Ballet: Under the Skin is a monthlong “digital season” in which the company will premiere new works created specifically for a digital audience. The first of these, David Eustace’s What Dreams We Have, was just released today. Starring Scottish Ballet principal Sophie Martin, to say that […]

  History.In.Motion NEW YORK CITY Over 150 years ago, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation; 20 years ago, Nelson Mandela helped end apartheid in South Africa. New York Live Arts resident artist Kyle Abraham will premiere three works—a feat that would exhaust even the most seasoned choreographers—inspired by both momentous events. The Watershed, an evening-length […]

Scottish Ballet’s director on his impassioned vision for the company     After an international career as a choreographer, Christopher Hampson has been welcomed back by the UK dance world as artistic director of Scottish Ballet. The Manchester-born former English National Ballet dancer, a 2003 “25 to Watch,” has set his fluent, neoclassical pieces on […]