Author: Cherilyn J. Lee

  • The Joffrey Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    The Joffrey Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    The Joffrey Ballet 2019-2020 season is filled with premieres and audience favorites, all accompanied by the Chicago Philharmonic. For the first time on a Chicago stage will be Cathy Marsten‘s Jane Eyre which actually makes its North American debut in June 2019 when the American Ballet Theatre performs it in New York. This program will…

  • The Kennedy Center 2019-2020 Ballet Season

    The Kennedy Center 2019-2020 Ballet Season

    Today, The Kennedy Center 2019-2020 Ballet + Contemporary Dance season was announced. Below are details only about the ballet performances, all which are accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra. Click on the images or listings below to find out more information about each production including show times. MARIINSKY BALLET Paquita Based on Cervantes’…

  • Boston Ballet Presents Coppélia

    Boston Ballet Presents Coppélia

    Making a Boston Ballet reprise after showings in 2010 and 2013 is George Balanchine’s Coppélia, a wonderfully funny and witty ballet. The company will be joined at the Boston Opera House by students of the affiliate Boston Ballet School.   “Coppélia, considered one of the greatest comedic ballets, comes alive through Balanchine’s classic choreography and Delibes’…

  • Royal Ballet School: Healthy Dancer Programme

    Royal Ballet School: Healthy Dancer Programme

    After four years of development after review in 2015, Royal Ballet School has released a film introducing their “world-class healthcare programme”. The Healthy Dancer Programme was founded on the belief that to best prepare students for the life of a professional classical ballet dancer, attention must be paid to their overall physical, mental, and emotional…

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    Pacific Northwest Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    Seattle audiences will appreciate the line up for the Pacific Northwest Ballet 2019-2020 season, especially the Locally Sourced program featuring world premieres by three local talents – Donald Byrd (Artistic Director of Spectrum Dance), Miles Pertle (PNB company dancer), and Eva Stone (Founder/Produce of CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work). Ballet Met Artistic Director Edwaard Liang will…

  • Boston Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    Boston Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    The Boston Ballet 2019-2020 Season showcases the company’s broad range. Artistic Director, Mikko Nissinen, has curated a season full of classical favorites, dynamic contemporary ballets, and world premieres. “Our upcoming season dances on the edge of what ballet can be by showcasing the classics like Giselle and Swan Lake while moving the artform forward with…

  • Alberta Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    Alberta Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    The Alberta Ballet 2019-2020 season is full of premieres, classics, and contemporary ballet. In fact, Artistic Director, Jean Grand-Maître, has already begun working on what will be the world premiere of his Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley’s horror novel. And Associate Artistic Director, Christopher Anderson, will be re-staging Swan Lake, the epitome of classical ballet. Also of…

  • Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Director’s Choice

    Pacific Northwest Ballet Presents Director’s Choice

    A perennial event, Pacific Northwest Ballet will perform three contemporary ballets in their Director’s Choice program from March 15-24, 2019 at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle. Curated by Artistic Director, Peter, Boal, this year’s event will include two world premieres and one PNB premiere. “DIRECTOR’S CHOICE can be a wild card,” said Mr. Boal in…

  • Dance Theatre of Harlem 2019 New York Season & Tour Schedule

    Dance Theatre of Harlem 2019 New York Season & Tour Schedule

    The Dance Theatre of Harlem 50th Anniversary Tour and Season honors the life of Arthur Mitchell, one of the company’s co-founding Artistic Directors. In celebration, Virginia Johnson and Anna Glass, Artistic and Executive Directors, respectively, have curated a 19-month tour that is highlighted by the company’s New York Season at City Center; the Vision Gala…

  • Kansas City Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    Kansas City Ballet 2019-2020 Season

    The Kansas City Ballet 2019-2020 season opens with the world premiere of Adam Houghland’s Carmina Burana, followed by a dynamic series of programming. Devon Carney’s Swan Lake and The Nutcracker will appeal to classical ballet lovers, Serenade to Balanchine fans, and works by Edwaard Liang, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Helen Pickett, and Lila York to those who are…