As New York Theatre Ballet takes the stage in ECU’s Wright Auditorium this weekend, Artistic Director Steven Melendez expects a somewhat different audience than he saw at a recent area venue where ...

HOUSTON – “A lot of death happens in them,” jokes Houston Ballet principal dancer Jessica Collado of her silk, baby pink ballet slippers. A ballerina’s point shoes have a reputation for being tough on ...

BOSTON - Boston Ballet principal dancer Lia Cirio is celebrating her 20th year with the company, with a new skill set. She is now choreographing a world premiere piece to open the season. "It's ...

When Constance Devernay departed the Scottish National Ballet in 2023 after performing for fifteen years, including seven as the company’s highest rank of Principal dancer, she didn’t leave the world ...

INFINITE STEPS, authored by Gavin Larsen and Gene Schiavone, offers an intimate look into the lives of 33 ballet dancers. Scheduled for release on March 17, 2026, by University Press of Florida, the ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — Approximately 400 ballet dancers from several states are performing this week at the Edmonds Center for the Arts, competing before judges from elite dance schools and companies for ...

A $1 million, multi-year gift will go toward Ballet Palm Beach's annual operations and programming, including productions, ...

If you feel like you dance with two left feet, wait until you meet Robert "Bobby" Barnett, who turned 100 on May 6 and is still in his dancing shoes. Barnett, who grew up in Washington state and was ...

Over the past century, the region has attracted pioneering artists who strived for innovation, accessibility and diversity in ...

While ballet has distinct issues because of the physicality of the career, the structural challenges facing dancers who are parents mirror those happening across industries, just as the field is ...