How the 'body of the ballet' makes 'Swan Lake' stand out in the flock

This marks the 16th time Cincinnati Ballet has performed “Swan Lake” or portions of it. The audience’s appetite for it seems insatiable. But why?

At City Ballet, Alexei Ratmansky’s Morality Tale Is Wrapped in Farce

The Naked King,” based on “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” debuts Thursday. “I’ve been dealing with what I’ve been experiencing ...
KSL

Tooele ballet academy students to perform new ballet with music written for them

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Jazz

Japanese Composer Ko Tanaka: Jazz, Ballet, And The Fusion Japanese And American Musical Theater

Ko Tanaka, the first Off-Broadway Japanese composer known for his fusion of jazz with American musical theater and Japanese musical traditions, is composing a ballet rendition of the ...
The New York Times

Dance Music Is Booming Again. What’s Different This Time? A Lot.

Performances in N.Y.C. Fans emerged from pandemic lockdowns primed to hit the floor. Now online platforms are bringing fresh sounds and budding stars to bigger audiences worldwide. Fans emerged from ...
Backstage

Musical Theater and Dance: How Good Do You Need to Be to Make It on Broadway?

It seems like all the performers are dancing these days—including legendary park and barker Jeremy Jordan, who broke out some moves for Broadway’s “The Great Gatsby” (leading to the joke that his ...