Alexei Ratmansky stirs debate on social media
It doesn’t take much to stir the pot. And Alexei Ratmansky did just that. Last week, American Ballet Theatre’s resident choreographer lit a firestorm on social media after posting on […]
Entries by Isabelle Vail
Dance Magazine: The gender equality debate continues: Ratmansky responds
Author: Jennifer Stahl “Last week we wrote about how choreographer Alexei Ratmansky set off a Facebook firestorm with a post proclaiming that ‘there is no such thing as equality in ballet’ when it comes to […]
NY Times: When two men fall in love on the ballet stage, and why it matters
Author: Gia Kourlas “Ballet is slower to change than most art forms, but in the span of just two weeks, New York City Ballet, one of the world’s premier companies, […]
Dance Magazine: This choreographer just said ‘There is no such thing as equality in ballet’
Author: Lauren Wingenroth “And if that statement rubs you the wrong way—particularly coming from a highly acclaimed white male choreographer—you’re not alone. On Sunday, American Ballet Theatre artist in residence and […]
Caroline Miller steps away from Orlando Ballet
Orlando Ballet is searching for its eighth leader in six years following the departure of former executive director Caroline Miller, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Miller’s tenure at Orlando Ballet […]
New York City Ballet opens new season with world premiere by Lauren Lovette
Tonight marks the opening of New York City Ballet’s new season, and with it, the second world premiere by NYCB Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette. Lovette, a principal with the company […]
New York City Ballet commissions new work from SAB alumna
Gianna Reisen, a graduate of the School of American Ballet and currently an apprentice with Ballet Semperoper Dresden, is set to stage her first-ever work for New York City Ballet during […]
Dance pioneer Ritha Devi has died
Ritha Devi, a pioneer of Indian classical dance, has died, according to the New York Times. Devi was instrumental in reviving the classical Indian technique known as Odissi, which had […]
Harris Theater names new president and CEO
Patricia Barretto — formerly interim President and CEO of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance — will assume the post on a full-time basis, effective immediately, according to an […]
Ballet West has a new executive director
Michael Scolamiero will lead Ballet West as its newest Executive Director, following a six-month international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing […]
