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SOURCE: TDF at 12:00AMThe City Center Dance Festival, showcasing four New York companies, begins March 24.
SOURCE: Playbill at 04:03PMOn the eve of his retirement, Chaya will be honored with a special performance on December 22 by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
SOURCE: Playbill at 01:20PMHighlights include Harlequin and Pantalone choreographed by Bill Irwin March 28–30.
SOURCE: Playbill at 11:57AMThe popular festival runs through October 13 at City Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:03PMUntil 1980, La Bayadre, a ballet that was over a century old and had been continuously performed in Russia, had never been seen in the West. Now, 30 years later, Natalia Makarova's icon…
SOURCE: Playbill at 02:23PMThe award-winning choreographer used unexpected inspiration to fuel his latest ballet for New York City Center.
SOURCE: Playbill at 03:58PMHere in New York, Carmen de Lavallade is a legend. At 85, with a remarkably varied résumé spanning the worlds of dance and theater, she's a regal presence of refined elegance who turns he…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:15PMAbout a week ago Robert Fairchild was packing his bags following three weeks as an American in Paris. New York City Ballet, where he is a principal dancer, was winding up a three-week season…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 11:41PMFor American Ballet Theatre dancer and South Pasadena native Stella Abrera, it has been quite a year — one that started with her unexpected and emotional promotion to principal, the compan…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:50PMThere are those who adore Boris Eifman and those who disdain his works, with equal vociferousness in both camps. But no one can accuse him of being anything less than true to his artistic id…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:38PMInside the debut of the company’s fresh vision — As Paul Taylor’s esteemed dance company returns to Lincoln Center for its annual three-week season, performing now through …
SOURCE: TDF at 09:00AMWith the addition of "The Sleeping Beauty" to its repertory, the Los Angeles Ballet rounds out its Tchaikovsky trilogy, having launched the company with "The Nutcracker" in 2006 and staged "…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:30PMAs a late-afternoon rehearsal in a vast studio at American Ballet Theatre's Manhattan headquarters got underway, a studious-looking man held a notebook and addressed the assembled dancers.
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 06:30PMInside the return of the Royal Danish Ballet — It’s hard to think of dancing more guaranteed to warm an audience in the depths of winter than the program the Royal Danish Ballet&…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:55AMInside the creation ODETTA — Matthew Rushing has been one of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s most indispensable and inspired dancers for over 20 years. These days, he we…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:38PMHow American Ballet Theatre rescued Bach Partita — A new ballet requires weeks of intensive rehearsal in order to reach the stage, and if it’s not properly taken care of, it can …
SOURCE: TDF at 09:06AMSince Australian Ballet's last L.A. stop, in 1971, it's gained a global profile with a challenging repertory. For L.A., the troupe will be performing Graeme Murphy's innovative spin on 'Swan…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:00PMFor its latest wild opus, Big Dance Theater goes to the movies — It sounds like the line-up for an especially eclectic film festival: Terms of Endearment, Dr. Zhivago, and the 1961 Fre…
SOURCE: TDF at 08:00AMInside Christopher Wheeldon’s witty new ballet — It’s not often that a completely original three-act ballet is unveiled, but next week the National Ballet of Canada will pe…
SOURCE: TDF at 10:59AMABT’s Cory Stearns brings Shakespeare to life without words — Welcome to Building Character, our ongoing look at performers and how they create their roles Cory Stearns has playe…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:51AMNew York City Ballet dancers reflect on their co-founder’s legacy — This week, New York City Ballet opens its spring season with a dozen ballets by 11 different 21st-century chor…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:20AMFor its 30th season, Stephen Petronio Company looks forward and backward at the same time — Stephen Petronio’s choreography intermingles discipline and wildness, with an underlyi…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:44AMInside Paul Taylor Dance Company’s ambitious new season — It’s almost an embarrassment of riches—the generous collection of 23 dances the Paul Taylor Dance Company is…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:16AMThe surprising evolution of Jessica Lang Dance — Jessica Lang already had one of the busiest freelance choreography careers around, with commissions coming at a steady clip. Since the …
SOURCE: TDF at 11:18AMDancers Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg channeled their detailed knowledge of 'Giselle' into a fresh production of the classic for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, making its U.S. premiere in L…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 02:30PMAt BalletNext, two stars forge a vital new partnership — At first, Brian Reeder and Michele Wiles had no reason to suspect they’d be such close collaborators. When they were both…
SOURCE: TDF at 12:21PMSusan Marshall has seen us dance, and she wants to know more — Although she’s an established creator in the contemporary dance scene, Susan Marshall recently found herself intrig…
SOURCE: TDF at 11:04AMEight years after financial woes forced it to disband, the troupe has finally re-emerged. The company brings its reimagined repertory, including several new works, to Cerritos this week.NEW …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 01:00PMFor its current artistic director, ideas for international shows are welcome and some of the works will be at the Music Center this week.For more than two decades, the Nederlands Dans Theate…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:00AMNEW YORK -- Farewell performances by longtime leading dancers are splashy, emotional occasions, and American Ballet Theatre is getting a double dose of intense emotion over the next 10 days.
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