Beauty and problems persist in Philadelphia Ballet’s ‘Le Corsaire’
Artistic director Angel Corella said he was going to remove slavery from the revival of his 2017 ballet. But that was not the ...
Review: Mercurial Moves Take Over the Stage in a Stark, New Ballet
American Ballet Theater opened its fall season at Lincoln Center with premieres by Gemma Bond and Kyle Abraham in his most ...
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Day of Dance
who plays music from Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet. We’ll also hear orchestral dances from Ravel and Rachmaninov, and ...
Truth, lies, reality and fiction cross paths in Joffrey Ballet's powerfully dramatic 'Atonement'
Story ballets traditionally drew on classic, centuries-old stories like “Don Quixote” or “Sleeping Beauty” and followed a ...
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Local ballet choreographer presents new interpretation of Mexican ghost story 'La Llorona'
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new ballet is putting the spotlight on moms struggling with postpartum depression. Based on a legendary Mexican tale, La Llorona, or the Weeping Woman, debuts Saturday at the ...
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‘The Joffrey + Ballet in the U.S.’ Tells a Story Bigger Than Itself
The ascendancy of this world-renowned dance company known for its individuality and vast repertoire was neither smooth nor ...
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Ballet Dancers’ Next Move: Union Organizing
American Ballet Theatre Corps de Ballet dancers perform during a dress rehearsal. Lauren Post, like most professional ballet dancers, began her career as a toddler. At 13, she left for dance ...
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‘The best gift I’ve ever given myself’: Why adults are returning to L.A. ballet studios
Interest in adult ballet has increased by 75% over the last three to five years, according to the Royal Academy of Dance. The trend is driven by a resurgence of ballet-inspired fashion and a ...
Plastic surgeons say the ‘ballet body’ is in. Here’s what that means.
The idealized look in the 1980s was muscular and toned (with leg warmers). That morphed into the skeletal “heroin chic” of ...
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Young New Yorkers line up for ballet tickets as discounts for people under 30 spark Big Apple craze
Young New Yorkers are ditching the bars for the barre. The New York City Ballet has become the latest youth craze thanks to a discounted ticket series — which has increased sales by 50% ...
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Plastic surgeons say the ‘ballet body’ is in. Here’s what that means.
In its annual report of yearly procedures for 2023, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons dubbed the new popular look the “ballet body.” Fueled by the rise of the blockbuster GLP-1 drugs ...