Category: dance

How Did Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker End Up Becoming A Broadway Choreographer?

“Though [she] won’t say much about her plans for [next year’s revival of] West Side Story just yet, she did admit that it’s not a project she would have ever thought she’d be doing. But her rewarding experience directing the large-scale Così fan tutte at the Paris Opéra last year — another project she never thought she’d do — plus the chance to work with Ivo van Hove and explore a key work in the history of musical theater convinced her to say yes when van Hove asked her to choreograph.”

Fall For Dance Toronto Expands Again

When the original populist model for Fall For Dance was launched by New York City Center in 2004, there were indeed whispered concerns about whether the rock-bottom ticket price might undermine less well-funded presenters by engendering false expectations. The whispers soon evaporated. Fall For Dance, in both its New York and Toronto iteration, has always been clearly promoted as an event designed to whet an appetite among new, often younger audiences for the full spectrum of dance.

City Ballet Has A Gala, And Addresses Its Recent Scandals

The fall fashion gala began with all of the dancers facing the audience, and principal dancer Teresa Reichlen reading a statement that included the words, “We will not put art before common decency or allow talent to sway our moral compass.” That is, of course, because three of City Ballet’s male dancers have recently left or been fired for sexual harassment and worse. Will this statement work?

Nureyev, Who Died 25 Years Ago, Continues To Inspire Dancers

His high-profile defection cemented his rock-star status in the West, and he “crossed over into popular culture. He was on magazine covers, newspaper front pages and in gossip columns, and photographed with figures such as Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana. He even appeared on the Muppet Show, performing Swine Lake with Miss Piggy.”

Teens Are Using Dance To Protest School Shootings

“Tackling social justice causes has typically been the territory of mature dance artists and brainy college students. Not anymore. This year, teenage dancers throughout the country have started getting involved to highlight an issue that directly affects them in the worst way possible: gun violence. And they’re doing it through dance.” Jennifer Stahl presents some examples.

Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Budget-Cutting Pays Off

“The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, which two years ago had to cut costs after reporting a $200,000 operating deficit, posted its second consecutive year with a surplus, … thanks in part to cutting more than $500,000 in expenses compared with the previous season. The company also reported less revenue, taking in $268,689 less than the 2016-17 season, thanks to a shortened touring schedule.”