The Guardian: Social DistDancing: street ballet surprises make hearts leap
By Lyndsey Winship 17 August 2020 The squeak of a jogger’s trainers and the ting of a bicycle bell are not the usual soundtrack to ballet, but then a stretch […]
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Democrat & Chronicle: Trailblazer Aesha Ash chosen as first Black female full-time faculty at School of American Ballet
By Gary Craig 21 August 2020 Once a teenager at the renowned School of American Ballet, Aesha Ash knows how moving and significant it would have been to have a […]
Palm Beach Daily News: Miami City Ballet revamps season as pandemic persists
18 August 2020 Miami City Ballet revamps season as COVID-19 pandemic lingers, replacing in-person shows with planned digital and outdoor alternatives After spending the five months since the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Seattle Times: How Pacific Northwest Ballet plans to pull off an all-digital season
“All creative people love a good challenge,” said Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director Peter Boal in a recent interview. His challenge was one that might seem unthinkable even months ago: to create an entirely digital season.
CBS News: Aesha Ash is making history at New York City’s School of American Ballet
By Elaine Quijano 17 August 2020 New York — After 86 years, New York City’s famed School of American Ballet is making history not on the stage, but in the classroom, when Aesha […]
Wall Street Journal: Working Parents Are Hitting Their Coronavirus Breaking Point—and Paying for It
By Christina Rexrode and Lauren Weber 15 August 2020 Working parents going on six months without school or camp are about to take another hit: rising child-care costs. Parents with […]
Pointe: What’s Ahead for Ballet Companies in the Age of COVID-19?
By Avichai Scher 12 August 2020 Let’s be frank: No one knows what’s ahead for the performing arts in the U.S. With COVID-19 forcing the cancellation of nearly a year […]
The New Yorker: In the Gendered Economy, Women Are Perpetual Debtors
By Nora Caplan-Bricker 10 August 2020 Women make up nearly nine in ten nurses, more than eight in ten home health aides, and more than two-thirds of grocery-store cashiers. In other […]
Dance Australia: Dancers without borders: Danielle Rowe
By Geraldine Higginson 16 December 2019 Former Australian Ballet principal is working up a fury in San Francisco. Some dancers have a set list of goals from a young age, […]
The Guardian: An Evening with Scottish Ballet review – masked dancers leap into digital
By Lyndsey Winship 10 August 2020 As a gallant effort to keep the show on the road (or the screen) despite the cancellation of this summer’s edition, Edinburgh international festival […]
