Alexei Ratmansky's 'Paquita' Brings Russian Imperial Style to New York City Ballet
Alexei Ratmansky's "Paquita" brings Marius Petipa's 19th-century style to New York City Ballet through two lenses: his own and George Balanchine's.
Alexei Ratmansky's "Paquita" brings Marius Petipa's 19th-century style to New York City Ballet through two lenses: his own and George Balanchine's.
She was The New Yorker's first dance critic. Her wit could be devastating but behind it was a belief in beauty.
"It's jeweler's work," the American Ballet Theater coach Irina Kolpakova said of her art, which she practices with rigor and generosity at 90.
In "Nine Sinatra Songs," recently revived at City Center, Tharp captured elusive strains in the country's DNA.
What does style mean for this (or any other) company in an increasingly global ballet world?