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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
July 31st: Community Engagement Artists and Creatives Grant, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund, December 31st: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Scholarship, December 31st: 24 Seven Dance Convention, December 31st: National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant, December 31st: Breck Creek Artist-in-Residence Program
×"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
By Robin Pogrebin
1 January 2018
The New York Times reports that Peter Martins has left the company for good. Claims of physical abuse forced Martins to leave the company in December.
Read more in the New York Times.
By Sarah L. Kaufman
2 January 2018
In another article regarding the recent allegations of physical abuse by former NYCB Artistic Director Peter Martins, the Washington Post describes the company and its associates within a time of no leadership and confusion.
Read more in the Washington Post.
By Robin Pogrebin
2 January 2018
Peter Martins, as Anne Bass, former board member of NYCB, put it, was “answerable to no one.” The New York Times reports on the climate at NYCB under leadership of the alleged abuser. Though retired now, due to recent allegations, Peter Martins remains under fire in the media – and for good reason.
Read more in the New York Times.
By Allison Yarrow
18 December 2017
As a woman in TV, Allison Yarrow describes the environment women who make it in TV are privileged to work in every day – if one can use that word to describe a job characterized by inappropriate judgments and emphasis on appearance.
Read more on Vox.
By Selma Hayek
12 December 2017
In an emotional OpEd for the New York Times, famed actress Selma Hayek recounts horror stories of her abuse by Weinstein and the silence that has plagued her for too long.
Read the piece in the New York Times.
By Robin Pogrebin
9 December 2017
Amidst claims of physical and sexual assault committed by Peter Martins, longtime Artistic Director of New York City Ballet, a team of four has taken over leadership at NYCB. One of these leaders is recently retired dancer Rebecca Krohn.
To learn more, read the full article in the New York Times.
By Wilhelmina Frankfurt
5 November 2012
In this short memoir, former dancer for Balanchine Wilhelmina Frankfurt recalls the days when dancers had numerous abortions to avoid career setbacks, when Peter Martins was a basher and Balanchine a charmer, and when the lines of professionalism were somewhat blurred.
Read more about her encounter with Balanchine on his deathbed in Psychology Tomorrow.
Read about the choreographer, dancer, and author, and trailblazer who was honored at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors following the link below.
By Siobhan Burke
17 November 2017
In the year following the 2016 presidential election, Burke writes that she’s seen political resonance across the dance community. Dances without political agendas even seem to hint at the outside world.
Read more in the New York Times.
By Roslyn Sulcas
18 November 2016
This article explores the leadership of Tamara Rojo, the former Spanish star of the Royal Ballet, who left to pursue a leadership position with a near rival company across London. With her she took another star, Alina Cojocaru, and gave one of the largest opera houses in the world a run for their money.
Read more in the New York Times.
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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery