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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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San Francisco Ballet Presents The Sleeping Beauty
San Francisco Ballet will perform Helgi Tomasson’s The Sleeping Beauty, a production that premiered in 1990. It is choreographed after Marius Petipa’s 1890 version, maintaining Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s timeless score. This epitome of classical ballet is set in Russia in the 17th and 18th centuries, Jens-Jacob Worsaae‘s set and costume design reflecting this period in history.…
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How Pointe Shoes Are Made
The next time you wonder, “Why are pointe shoes so darn expensive?!” re-watch this video. It shows a behind-the-scenes look at the artistic process behind the pretty, shiny pointe shoes that ballet dancers often take for granted. From the initial sketches to the final touches, there is so much attention to detail and manual precision…
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English National Ballet Presents Broken Wings
Following the success of its premiere in 2016, English National Ballet will perform Broken Wings again at Sadler Wells on April 4-13, 2019. Annabelle Lopez Ochoa‘s ballet is inspired by the life of the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and is part of a triple bill program titled She Persisted. Because Kahlo’s works often include self-portrait, it…
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Tulsa Ballet 2019-2020 Season
A company that is known for presenting both classical and contemporary ballets, the Tulsa Ballet 2019-2020 season is no different. Audiences will have the opportunity to appreciate traditional repertoire like Giselle and The Nutcracker, contemporary full-length ballets by international renowned choreographers Edwaard Liang (Dorothy and the Prince of Oz) and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (Vendetta), and new creations…