There was a lot going on at Wolf Trap's Filene Center Wednesday night. Film clips of mountains and snow. An indie rock band rising up from the orchestra pit. More nature film. Dancers walkin…
In 1939, with the dazzling success of the Ballets Russes in mind, a group of dancers, choreographers and producers formed a venture called "Ballet Theatre." This was in New York, and they di…
By necessity, ballerinas are perfectionists. So when it comes to turning herself into one of the most famous sculptures in the world, Tiler Peck has a sharp eye for detail. Peck, a principal…
It was August, and it was hot. The temperature was over 100 degrees before noon on Aug. 4, 1892, when Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were hacked to death in their Fall River, Mass., h…
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning let his hips call the play at training camp on Monday, as his alma mater's unofficial fight song, "Rocky Top," played over the speakers. Manning ste…
In its previous ads, the Silver Line promised to improve our sex life, liven up the family and get us a better job. Now, it's going to whisk us straight to paradise. You know, that Bollywoo…
'God match me with a good dancer!" wrote Shakespeare in "Much Ado About Nothing." He gave the line to Margaret, an earthy servant girl with a wild streak. But it's easy to believe the Bard w…
That little know-it-all, age 14. She is part thinker, part statue of liberty. She is as beloved as the Thinker and the Statue of Liberty. And yet: her ennui. So French. So chic. Contemplati…
Anita's steps defined her, and Rita Moreno has never forgotten them. Enough with words. To capture the killer pace of her "America" dance number in the film "West Side Story," for which Mor…
Put a viral dubstepping star in a room with a top-tier ballerina and music by a hiphop emcee and what do you get? Here's a teaser: A daring and appealing short film called "Enemy Within" b…
You can see plenty of fine dance programs, but you'll not often find one with a great concept behind it. This was the mark of sophistication that Pilobolus brought to Wolf Trap in its enthra…
Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin, 43, has recovered from an acute allergic reaction to his eye treatment that sent him to the hospital Friday, according to the Russian news agen…
The energy was so high at Thursday's debut of the Chamber Dance Project that when it was over, you still felt the gas pedal was on. A sympathetic kinetic buzz carried you out of the Kennedy …
We knew soccer players had some of the fastest feet in sports. But the fastest hips? Oh yes. Look no further than the pair owned by Colombian left back Pablo Armero, whose furious hip-shake …
Death got to carry an umbrella at Wolf Trap Wednesday night. The living were not so lucky. Those who braved the storm for the last local performance of the Trey McIntyre Project found that t…
The Pennsylvania Ballet threw a charming party onstage at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Friday night. At its best, the production of Balanchine's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," with a spar…
The last time choreographer Trey McIntyre came to town, he had death on his mind. Among the works his company was performing on that 2011 visit was "Ma Maison," his jittery tribute to New Or…
What will ballet look like in 50 years? Will it have entered a neo-romantic period, where a flowing quality of movement and fleeting states of feeling are seen as revelatory, if not revoluti…
The directness of Christopher K. Morgan's work hooks you from the first move. The transcendence of it keeps you hooked, even after the last moves are over. It's an unusual thing in dance, to…
Followers of Step Afrika know that the body-slapping, heavy-stomping group has energy to burn. On Thursday, its percussive power was put to the test. Just how much wattage could its 10 dance…
This summer I will be weeping through "The Lion King," for the third or fourth time. It's not just the animal theme (but that helps). Or even the feline one. (I walked out of "Cats." Life is…
"Giselle" is a ballet about secrets and lies. The two lovers at its core know nothing about each other. Count Albrecht is full of deceptions, including the fact that he's engaged to someone …
Is it bad to be reminded of a great entertainer after his death? Well, no. Is it creepy to project a known perfectionist as a hologram, in a performance before millions, enshrined in Interne…
It takes heart, imagination and ambition to frame a painful past in hip-hop and sequins. Kyle Abraham pulls it off, in more ways than one, in his newest work, "Live! The Realest MC," an hour…
There were so many ways the musicians could have upstaged the dancers at Friday's performance of Jessica Lang Dance and the National Symphony Orchestra. The Kennedy Center's Concert Hall sta…