Where are the programs? Are they on those cube benches in the middle of the stage? I think maybe I'll change seats, so this hanging banner isn't blocking my view of the dancer. Perhaps it's …
Almost four years have passed since American Ballet Theatre promoted Misty Copeland to its top ranks, making her its first African American female principal dancer. But just try to find an A…
American Ballet Theatre's latest touring production is an extravaganza with 174 costumes - each costing an average of $4,775 to make. Here's a deep look at meticulously researched and crafte…
Some day, female choreographers will get their due. And eventually a program of dances made exclusively by women will cease to be an anomaly. Until then, here's a warm nod to Ballet Hispá…
Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin uses a body language stripped of inhibitions. His dancers incarnate fear, despair, hysteria, joy and every feeling in between. He won't explain what's caus…
Donald McKayle mixed love with melancholy in his 2015 lyrical dance piece "Bittersweet Farewell," which honored deceased friends " bonds made during 70 years working on Broadway and in telev…
It might take a little longer yet before we can forget that Dance Theatre of Harlem almost didn't make it, that the main company was stilled by financial and administrative turmoil for eight…
Shocked, wordless, traumatized. That was the emotional condition Canadian actor and theater director Jonathon Young experienced after his young daughter died in an accidental fire. Young's E…
It took almost 100 years, but composer Richard Strauss' ballet "Whipped Cream" is finally a bewitching success, thanks to the pairing of artist Mark Ryden with choreographer Alexei Ratmansky…
The leading man in Damien Chazelle's acclaimed movie "La La Land" is a Serious Musician, churning out pop music covers at Hollywood parties to pay the rent. The leading lady endures humiliat…
Never underestimate the importance of symbolism. Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first black principal dancer, was the lead ballerina in the opening night of Segerstrom Hall's p…
Never underestimate the importance of symbolism. Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first black principal dancer, was the lead ballerina in the opening night of Segerstrom Hall's p…
Imagine the fantastical possibilities and imagery " not to mention confusion " if figures in classical sculpture could suddenly move, breaking free of their frozen poses. This was one way to…
Choreographer Daniel Ezralow defined himself in a long-ago interview as an "art-lete," a combination artist-athlete. Nearly 30 years on, that's still an apt way to consider his populist appr…
Brotherhood. There's a word glaringly absent from public mood and discourse. But brotherhood is integral to the work of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and the company has the idea front…
Los Angeles, which underappreciates its dance artists, owes a debt to John Pennington. He is one of the city's treasures. Performer, choreographer, teacher and legacy-keeper of the late Bell…
"Toro" is a case study in how the show can go on " despite the loss of one of its two stars " and make magic anyway. Presented Tuesday night at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, "Toro" is an offsh…
Midway through its 10th anniversary season, Los Angeles Ballet added another full-length classic to its repertory, a three-act "Don Quixote," which the company premiered at the Redondo Beach…
New York choreographer Jessica Lang has a knack for conceiving a complete universe in each dance " distinctive in its look and mood, sound and atmosphere. She is a ballet illusionist, a more…
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has made his own Christmas miracle: a joyful "Nutcracker" ballet that is ravishing and clever enough to inspire multiple viewings. Cynical adults who feel drag…
There are plenty of quotable moments in "Tap World," an engaging new documentary. Dancers were invited to share their stories with the filmmakers, and not surprisingly the ones selected are …
Bring together two celebrity danseurs, give them each gala-style programs, add 17 of their most talented friends, and - voila - you have an audience-pleasing formula that stoked some well-de…
Mark Morris' danced opera "Dido and Aeneas" is a tour de force of late 20th century artistic storytelling, a partial retelling of Virgil's 2,000-year-old epic poem "Aeneid" using Henry Purce…
For most of its storied history, New York's American Ballet Theatre has tried to master all styles of all types of classical dance, an elusive goal that some critics have called impossible.
From our 21st century vantage, Mikhailovsky Ballet's "The Flames of Paris" is a crazy quilt of cultural references " a rousing Soviet-style story ballet about the French revolution, created …