Ballet Now – Birmingham Royal Ballet Commission Announced
BRB teams up with Ballet Black to increase diversity in ballet and commission female work.
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New York Times: The Best Women’s Soccer Team in the World Fights for Equal Pay
As the U.S. women’s national soccer team defends its World Cup title in France, its members are preparing for a courtroom battle.
New York Times: ‘Hadestown’ Director Rachel Chavkin: Diversity ‘Is Not a Pipeline Issue’
Ms. Chavkin, the only woman directing a musical on Broadway this season, won for best direction of a musical.
Ballet Black: FREED POINTE SHOE COLLABORATION
Historic moment in British ballet history.
New York Times: Parenthood Is Still Uneven, but an Hour a Day Could Help
Men need to spend at least 50 more minutes a day on domestic duties — and women, 50 minutes less — a new report finds.
Shropshire Star: Choreographer Didy Veldman talks ahead of [Un]leashed show Sense of Time in Birmingham
This June Birmingham Royal Ballet will be showcasing the work of exceptional women choreographers in both Birmingham and London.
New York Times: A Ballet ‘Jane Eyre’? Reader, She Dances With Him
Cathy Marston, known for ambitious narrative works, brings her adaptation of Brontë’s novel to American Ballet Theater.
Pointe: How The Australian Ballet’s Alice Topp Went From Coryphée To Resident Choreographer
Alive Topp gains momentum.
HuffPost: Behind The Tutus, Ballet Is A Boys’ Club. This Ballerina Wants To Fix That.
The ballerina may be the visual symbol of the art form, but men wield most of the creative control.
Pointe: Dance Theatre of Harlem Kicks Off Ballet Across America with a New Ballet By Claudia Schreier
Virginia Johnson and Dance Theatre of Harlem support Claudia Schreier in Ballet Across America festival at the Kennedy Center.
