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Hong Kong Ballet 2019-2020 Season
Celebrating 40 years as a ballet company, the Hong Kong Ballet 2019-2020 Season falls nothing short of this milestone. Their schedule includes several premieres – the Asian premiere of Company Artistic Director Septime Webre’s Peter Pan; Webre’s brand new production of Romeo + Juliet which will be set in 1960s Hong Kong; the Company’s premiere of…
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A Day in the Life of Isabella Boylston
Are you curious as to what a professional ballerina’s daily life consists of? Elise Finch from CBSN New York interviews American Ballet Theatre’s principal dancer Isabella Boylston and provides us with insight into the habits and schedule of one of the world’s most prominent ballet dancers. Ms. Boylston chats a bit about her path from…
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2019 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) Winners
“To support and develop world-class dancers, ages 9-19, of all economic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds by providing scholarship auditions, performance and education opportunities, and by serving as teh global network of dance, connecting students, teachers, schools, dance companies, dancers, and audiences.” – Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP) Mission Statement Below are the 2019 top winners…
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Miko Fogarty: A Ballerina’s Second Act
We all know of the young ballerina Miko Fogarty, star of First Position, the documentary about the Youth America Grand Prix. This film gave us insight into the competitive ballet circuit that she was such a prominent figure of for the majority of her childhood. From the age of nine until her acceptance into the…
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An Interview with Hayna Gutierrez: On the Past, Present, and Future
A week ago, Hayna Gutierrez announced her retirement from Alberta Ballet. Since joining the company in 2010, Ms. Gutierrez has earned a following in her community and abroad as a principal dancer in the classical repertoire, Balanchine ballets, and of course works by Alberta Ballet’s Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître. Over the past decade, Hayna has…
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San Francisco Ballet 2020 Repertory Season
Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director, has announced the programming for the San Francisco Ballet 2020 Repertory Season and it promises to be an exciting one. “This incredible Company of artists will take us on a thrilling journey of dance experiences in 2020. I look forward to seeing the new works Cathy and Trey will create here…
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Miami City Ballet Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Takes Balanchine to the Beach
April 13, 2019 Miami City Ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fort Lauderdale, FL If you were looking for a Lilly Pulitzer undersea world for Miami City Ballet’s re-imagining of Balanchine’s version of Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream (yeah…I was, a little), then it took you a few minutes to settle in to the dark…
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Mariinsky Ballet Review: Le Corsaire is Still a Classic
April 9, 2019 Mariinsky Ballet Le Corsaire Washington D.C. At a time when there seems to be so much focus on being choreographically innovative, it is refreshing to see a company like Mariinsky Ballet at The Kennedy Center perform a classical ballet such as Le Corsaire. There is value to maintaining tradition and to carrying…
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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Review: Delights with Diversity and Difference
April 5, 2019 Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo Mixed Program Tampa, FL Friday night was balmy and booked with events to please tourists and locals hoping to enjoy the best of what this River City has to offer. On the docket of possible to-dos during this maniacal Spring Break season was a little advertised…
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New York City Ballet Review: Solid, Speedy, and Synergistic
April 2, 2019 New York City Ballet Balanchine, Robbins & Reisen Washington D.C. It is opening night of New York City Ballet’s 2019 annual engagement at the Kennedy Center and the first people to appear from behind the curtain are the newly appointed Artistic Director of NYCB and the School of American Ballet and the…