The Boards of Directors of New York City Ballet (NYCB) and its affiliate training academy, the School of American Ballet (SAB), today announced the appointment of Jonathan Stafford, 38, as Artistic Director of NYCB and SAB, and Wendy Whelan, 51, as Associate Artistic Director of NYCB, establishing the esteemed former NYCB dancers, SAB alumni, and prominent industry notables as … [Read more...] about New York City Ballet and the School of American Ballet announce new artistic leadership
Wendy Whelan
First look at Les Enfants Terribles – a new world premiere from The Royal Ballet
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Tonight, 27 January 2017, The Royal Ballet presents an exciting new world premiere at the Barbican Theatre in London. Here’s a preview of what the first night audience will be seeing. The project brings together choreographer Javier De Frutos and leading lights of ballet, contemporary dance and opera to create a new production of Philip Glass’s dance opera inspired by Jean … [Read more...] about First look at Les Enfants Terribles – a new world premiere from The Royal Ballet
New York City Ballet’s Wendy Whelan brings new work to London for European Première
New York City Ballet principal dancer Wendy Whelan, who recently announced her retirement as a classical ballerina to focus on choreography and contemporary dance, is bringing Restless Creature to The Linbury Studio Theatre in July. Whelan, described by The New York Times as ‘America’s greatest contemporary ballerina’, collaborates with young choreographers Kyle Abraham, … [Read more...] about New York City Ballet’s Wendy Whelan brings new work to London for European Première
Evan McKie answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? In the womb. Why did you start dancing? I will probably never know the answer to that. I just know why I keep doing it. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Rudolph, Pina, Kazuo Ohno, Gregory Hines, Erik Bruhn , Karen Kain, Evelyn Hart, Robert Tewsley, Lynn Seymour, Roberto Bolle, Shirley Maclaine, Ulyana Lopatkina, Margot … [Read more...] about Evan McKie answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Bob-cut Ballerinas
Everyone has bad hair days, but just consider the plight of the ballerina: her locks are teased, sprayed and shellacked into submission. For dancers split ends or an unruly cowlick are first-world problems. What about receding hairlines caused by scraping the hair, day in and day out, into a bun? “Your teachers say that they don’t want frizzies — they want it tight,” said … [Read more...] about Bob-cut Ballerinas
‘Seven Deadly Sins’ coming back at the New York City Ballet Spring Gala
Balanchine’s ballet “Seven Deadly Sins,” with Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weil’s libretto and score, was premièred by the New York City Ballet in 1958. Balanchine had created a first version of the work 25 years earlier for the Paris season of the short-lived Les Ballets 1933. In the Paris production the dual role of Anna — a young woman who ventures on a geographically … [Read more...] about ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ coming back at the New York City Ballet Spring Gala