Interview: Hugo Marchand on bringing French flair to ballet in LA
Ann Haskins spoke with Paris Opera Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand about bringing ballet to Los Angeles’ Disney Hall.
Author: Ann Haskins
Ann Haskins has written about dance and theatre for L.A. Weekly since shortly after it began publishing in 1978. She has also written about local and national dance for Pointe Magazine, Dance Spirit Magazine, Dance Teacher Magazine, Los Angeles Magazine, L.A. View, Coast Magazine, the Daily News, and the Herald Examiner.
Among her broadcast projects, Ann hosted Inside Theater on KCRW-FM and contributed dance and theater features to both KLON-FM and KUSC-FM. She has twice received Horton Awards from the Los Angeles Dance Resource Center for her coverage of dance in Los Angeles and received the Los Angeles Dance Festival award for Raising the Visibility of Dance.
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Interview: San Francisco Ballet’s newest principal – Katherine Barkman’s circuitous route in ballet
Ann Haskins talks to Katherine Barkman, recently promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer at San Francisco Ballet.
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Interview: What connects Tiler Peck, Madonna and La La Land? The Seaweed Sisters!
Ann Haskins speaks to Dana Wilson, Megan Lawson and Jillian Meyers, collectively known as The Seaweed Sisters, about WEED OH NO! and their varied careers.
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Interview: Brigadoon returns to California – Director/Choreographer Katie Spelman on Scottish Dance in a Mythical Scotland
Pasadena Playhouse’s production of Brigadoon, directed and choreographed by Katie Spelman, with a book by Alexandra Silberis, is infused with Scottish culture.
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Interview: Ulrik Birkkjaer on staging La Sylphide for San Francisco Ballet
Ulrik Birkkjaer talks to Ann Haskins about staging La Sylphide for San Francisco Ballet – port de bras, jumps and mime.
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San Francisco Ballet – The Complete 2026-2027 Season
Ballet’s past, present, and future are explored in the 2026-2027 season, San Francisco Ballet announced this week.
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Interview: American Ballet Theatre’s Associate Artistic Director Clinton Luckett on Sylvia
Clinton Luckett spoke with Ann Haskins about the ABT ballerinas dancing Sylvia, Delibes’ music, and the challenges of the role created on Margot Fonteyn.
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San Francisco’s Flamenco Arts International – contemporary dance theatre meets legacy flamenco
Ann Haskins talks to Flamenco Arts International founders Marina Elana and Isabel del Día on Songs From a Sinking Ship, a show that finds flamenco dancers and musicians aboard a doomed ship.
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A Visa-Vise: The Suspense of Les Ballets Africains’ 12-City US Tour
Black History Month opens on a sour note as Les Ballets Africains’ 12‑city U.S. tour is stalled due to the US consulate’s continued refusal to grant visas.
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Interview: Compagnie Hervé Koubi on its US tour – Snow and Sun… Sol Invictus
Ann Haskins talks with Guillaume Gabriel – co-founder of the Compagnie Hervé Koubi – about the company’s US tour of Sol Invictus.
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Eugene Onegin, the new ballet for San Francisco Ballet and Joffrey Ballet
A new ballet on Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin opens at San Francisco Ballet, with choreography by Yuri Possohkov, music by Ilya Demutsky, and designs by Tim Yip.
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Interview: Is Frankenstein the new Nutcracker? San Francisco Ballet’s Joseph Walsh on dancing and staging Liam Scarlett’s ballet
Rocky Horror Picture Show goes to the ballet? Ann Haskins talks to Joseph Walsh about Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein for San Francisco Ballet.
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Interview: Joshua Bergasse on West Side Story – reproducing Jerome Robbins’ choreography for LA Opera
Ann Haskins talks to Joshua Bergasse about reproducing Jerome Robbins’ timeless choreography for West Side Story at The Los Angeles Opera.
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Interview: Tamara Rojo, San Francisco Ballet’s Artistic Director – bringing the art of ballet forward
Ann Haskins talks to Tamara Rojo as she begins her third season as Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet.
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New York City Ballet dancer Jock Soto returns to the stage to celebrate his trailblazing career
Twenty years after his retirement, Jock Soto celebrates his career as a New Mexican Diné (Navajo)-Puerto Rican and star of New York City Ballet.
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