Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "New York City Ballet"
-
6.1KTips & AdviceWhat is The Actors Fund, and how can it help you?
Injury and illness, prolonged or acute, are damaging to any career path, and dancers face unique challenges when it comes to earning...
-
21.6KFeature ArticlesA Restless, Yet Rooted, Creature – A Talk with Wendy Whelan
Many successful artists have a chameleon quality, to be able to shift and morph according to the project at hand. Yet, something...
-
8.9KFeature ArticlesTiler 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...
-
4.9KFeature Articles7th annual Dance Against Cancer benefits American Cancer Society
This year marked the seventh anniversary of Dance Against Cancer (DAC), a benefit evening supporting the American Cancer Society. The first DAC...
-
7.5KInterviewsVassiliev Academy of Classical Ballet: Newcomer to the NYC training scene
Internationally acclaimed Russian principal ballet dancer Andrei Vassiliev directs the Vassiliev Academy of Classical Ballet (VACB). This Academy has been in its...
-
7.2KInterviewsGet 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...
-
14.5KFeature ArticlesNYCB’s Joaquin De Luz and Dancer Fit
Sometimes, it takes a setback or a change in the norm for a true revelation to occur. Maybe a teaching opportunity makes...
-
4.4KFeature ArticlesNew year, new attitude, new outlook: Dancer’s New Year’s resolutions
The year 2016 has come to a close, and with the new year come new aspirations for dancers and their career. There...
-
9.1KFeature ArticlesA Cat Chat with Tyler Hanes
Most dancers are fortunate enough to be cast in one Broadway show. Tyler Hanes has been in nine. And the list of...
-
5.1KDance Studio OwnerPlanning a group visit to Steps on Broadway
When you make a visit to New York City, there are some must-see landmarks: the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, Central Park....
-
12.7KSpotlightSteps on Broadway partners with American Dance Machine
This past September, a new partnership was launched between Steps on Broadway, one of the country’s premiere dance centers, and American Dance...
-
5.2KInterviewsTroy Schumacher’s BalletCollective: Building ballet
Gone are the days of the traditional career trajectory for dancers: train, audition, join a company, then transition to choreography or teaching...
-
6.2KDance HealthGot 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...
-
14.0KDance HealthHow the pros care for their body post-performance
Professional dancers give their all during a performance. Some do it eight shows a week, others don’t go on stage until 9pm,...
-
5.0KInterviewsJodi Melnick and 3 New York City Ballet Dancers: An Unlikely Team
People nowadays are all too likely to stay in our “circles”, so to speak, joining and working with those who think and...
-
13.8KDance HealthReal 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...
-
5.9KSpotlightBallet choreographer Claudia Schreier is riding the momentum
Claudia Schreier’s first memory of choreographing is from a summer camp talent show. She selected the “Coffee/Arabian” music from The Nutcracker. “I...
-
9.7KSpotlightLydia Johnson Dance: A fusion of emotion and form
In some circles of contemporary choreographers, the word “formal” has a negative connotation. It implies an adherence to Westernized, balletic ideals like...
-
9.7KSpotlightLauren 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...
-
7.7KTop StoriesDance Against Cancer 2016 Event
Dance Informa was honored to have been in attendance at the Sixth Annual Dance Against Cancer (DAC) on Monday, April 25, 2016....
-
14.4KInterviewsJeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project amplifies the voices of artists of color
If it were a more perfect world, Jeremy McQueen’s new Black Iris Project wouldn’t exist. And he’s excited at the prospect. “Yeah!...
-
13.0KSpotlightEight Must-Attend Summer Dance Festivals
As spring is now here and warmer temperatures are on the horizon, so are our summer plans. And what better way to...
