"Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet Master" by Nadine Meisner; Oxford University Press, $34.95 Not all queers want in their dreams to dance like swans. Even so, the image that probably comes to mind ...

In a celebration of ballet’s rich history and modern influence, the Petipa Heritage Foundationis set to host anawards gala on Sept. 23. The event, dedicated to honoring exceptional ballet dancers and ...

Seattle — It’s Degas heaven as dozens of teenage ballerinas in lacy white tutus, with ribbons around their waists and necks, flood the stage of McCaw Hall, this city’s newly refurbished opera house.

A new production of the ballet sets it in 1930s Hollywood instead of a mythic India, eliminating Orientalist clichés while embracing American ones. By Marina Harss Tamara Rojo, San Francisco Ballet’s ...

Decades before Cecil B. DeMille sent horse-drawn chariots thundering through the desert, the world’s most famous ballet choreographer created an epic version of Egypt for the stage, and paraded live ...

Kari and Parker Coomans, Hosts of the 2023 Petipa Awards Ceremony and Red Curtain Addict Founders. Photo by Jack Devant Étoile of Paris Opera Ballet, Hugo Marchand receiving the Saphire Award from ...

This season, as part of its ongoing Ratmansky Project, American Ballet Theatre presents Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s latest reimagining of a storied dance classic in Harlequinade, based on ...

This is shaping up to be quite a year for dance on these islands. The strong revivals are coming thick and fast: from Peter ...

The cavalier expansively offers his hand in a descending arc through the air. As the ballerina places her hand in his, she steps onto point and extends one leg behind her. Welcome to ballet. This ...