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Lydia Johnson Dance in 'Undercurrent.' Photo by Julie Lemberger.

Celebrating 25 years of Lydia Johnson Dance: A woman’s journey from New York’s loft studios to her original choreographic vision

Lydia Johnson Dance (LJD) is poised to unveil its highly anticipated 2024 season at the Graham Studio Theater in New York City,...

Ballet Hispánico dancers Antonio Cangiano, Dylan Dias McIntyre, Amir J. Baldwin (back), Omar Rivéra (front), Paulo Hernandez-Farella (back), Fatima Andere (front) in 'Sombrerísimo'. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor.

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Summertime world-class dance: BAAND Together Dance Festival

David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.July 30, 2024. For the fourth summer in a row, five of NYC’s most iconic dance...

Emma Von Enck with Joseph Gordon in George Balanchine's 'Rubies'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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Emma Von Enck promoted to principal dancer at NYCB

New York City Ballet (NYCB) has promoted Emma Von Enck to Principal Dancer. The promotion was made on May 16, by NYCB...

Ballet RI's 'Off the Charts'. Photo by Ian Travis Barnard.

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Moving multiplicity: Ballet RI’s ‘Off the Charts’

The Woodman Family and Community Arts Center, Providence, RI.March 17, 2024. One could explore the possibilities within dance art for a lifetime...

Yuan Yuan Tan in Yuri Possokhov's 'Firebird'. Photo by Erik Tomasson.

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Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan gives final performance with San Francisco Ballet

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) Principal Dancer Yuan Yuan Tan will give her final performance with the Company on February 14, dancing...

New York City Ballet's Christina Clark in George Balanchine's 'Haieff Divertimento'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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Looking ahead to 2024: Dancers reflect and refocus

With 2024 just around the corner, Dance Informa took the opportunity to speak with professional dancers to hear their perspective on looking...

Newly-promoted Pacific Northwest Ballet soloists Kuu Sakuragi and Clara Ruf Maldonado in Donald Byrd’s Love and Loss. Photo by Angela Sterling.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet announces three promotions

Before the curtain-raiser performance of Alexei Ratmansky’s Wartime Elegy on opening night of triple bill Love and Loss, Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) Artistic Director...

Pony Box Dance Theatre. Photo by Nir Arieli.

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Pony Box Dance Theatre: Navigating a bicoastal organization

When Artistic/Executive Director Jamie Carabetta asked her six-year-old daughter about her drawing of a horse in a circle resembling a hieroglyph, Tatiana...

Sara Mearns of NYCB in George Balanchine's 'Symphony in C'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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Empire State Building to be lit in honor of New York City Ballet’s 75th anniversary

On Wednesday, October 11, at sunset, the Empire State Building’s world-famous Tower Lights will be lit in “Balanchine Blue” to mark the...

Wes Gordon backstage during Carolina Herrera's Fall Winter 2023 Fashion Show. Photo by Nina Westervelt.

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New York City Ballet announces 2023 Fall Gala

New York City Ballet (NYCB), which will celebrate its 75th Anniversary during its 2023-24 season, will present its annual Fall Gala on...

San Francisco Ballet in Yuri Possokhov's 'Violin Concerto'. Photo by Lindsay Thomas.

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San Francisco Ballet announces first season under direction of Tamara Rojo

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) has announced its 2024 season filled with premieres, company firsts, and works rarely seen in the United...

KJ Takahashi with Joseph Gordon and Indiana Woodward in Alexei Ratmansky's 'Concerto DSCH'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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New York City Ballet announces three promotions

New York City Ballet (NYCB) has announced that three of the Company’s corps de ballet members — Olivia MacKinnon, Alexa Maxwell and...

Cleveland Ballet in 'Symphony of Life'. Photo by New Image Photography.

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Cleveland Ballet: Learning from the past, leaning into the present and inspiring the future of ballet

Cleveland Ballet has a rich and vibrant history spanning nearly 100 years. In 2014, the company was reborn under the leadership of...

Miami City Ballet dancers. Photo by Chris Lockerman, design direction by Ron Roberts.

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Miami City Ballet celebrates tradition and innovation with 2023/24 home season

Miami City Ballet (MCB) has announced the full slate of programming for the trailblazing company’s 2023/2024 home season. Taking up residence once...

NYCB's Indiana Woodward, Taylor Stanley and Company in Justin Peck's 'Everywhere We Go'. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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New York City Ballet announces 2023 Winter Season

New York City Ballet (NYCB)’s 2023 Winter Season will open on Tuesday, January 17, with an all-Balanchine program consisting of Donizetti Variations,...