American Ballet Theatre Archives - Page 6 of 9

James Whiteside. Photo by Nisian Hughes.

James Whiteside: From competition kid to ABT star

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...

Tiler Peck and Bill Irwin in Time It Was at Vail Dance Festival. Photo by Erin Baiano

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Feature Articles

Tiler Peck on curating The Music Center’s BalletNow for 2017

New York City Ballet (NYCB) Principal Tiler Peck has curated an original program for the return of The Music Center’s BalletNow this...

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Dance Studio Owner

Denise Wall inspires fellow educators at Dance Teacher Summit

For over 30 years, Denise Wall has been a successful and respected dance teacher, studio owner and award-winning choreographer. Her school, Denise...

ballet project[d] in 'Dangerous Business'. Photo by Arun Farcas.

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Feature Articles

From New Jersey to Ireland: Lauren Speirs’s ballet project[d]

Sometimes, when an opportunity is missing, you just have to create it. That’s precisely what 27-year-old Lauren Speirs did when her fiancé’s...

Russell Janzen in Peter Martins’ 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

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Interviews

Get to know NYCB Principal Russell Janzen

In February, at the conclusion of its Sleeping Beauty performances, New York City Ballet (NYCB) announced the promotion of eight of its...

The Swans from ABT's 'Swan Lake'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor.

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Reviews

ABT brings tragic classic ‘Swan Lake’ to the Kennedy Center

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. January 25, 2017. American Ballet Theatre (ABT) brought its acclaimed production...

Sample pages from 'The Art of Movement', featuring Jacqueline Green of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Photo by NYC Dance Project.

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Interviews

Deborah Ory on NYC Dance Project’s ‘The Art of Movement’

One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...

Rachelle di Stasio Energetiks model search winner

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Feature Articles

Introducing Rachelle di Stasio – Energetiks Model Search Winner!

Over 1,000 dancers applied for this year’s Model Search, in partnership with Australian dancewear brand Energetiks and Dance Informa. The winner, 19-year-old...

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Dance Health

Got a case of the post-show blues?

You’ve spent hours in the studio over the past months rehearsing with the same group of people, practicing the choreography over and...

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Dance Health

Real Dancers Eat, and here are some of their secrets

At a recent Atlanta Ballet performance, I was amazed at the level of athleticism, endurance and power that today’s classical and contemporary...

Cassandra Trenary as Aurora in 'The Sleeping Beauty'. Photo by Gillian Murphy

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Interviews

Spotlight on ABT’s Cassandra Trenary

This year has been a momentous one for Cassandra Trenary of American Ballet Theatre (ABT). In August 2015, she was promoted to...

Margaret Mullin and Nel Shelby filming 'Laura's Women'. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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Feature Articles

‘No Dominion’: Celebrating the remarkable life of Ian Horvath

Imagine yourself in the seventh grade. Got the picture? Now try to recall your greatest dreams from that time and the people...

New York City Ballet Principal Lauren Lovette in 'Raymonda', Choreography by George Balanchine. Photo by Paul Kolnik.

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Spotlight

Lauren Lovette on dance, life and choreographing for NYCB

In fall 2015, New York City Ballet (NYCB) received some backlash for its less-than-diverse crop of choreographers that season. The dancemakers headlining...