SPRING TO DANCE Festival Returns To The Touhill This Weekend
by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2024
Dance St. Louis, one of the oldest and one of only four nonprofit dance presenters in the country, concludes its 58th season with the Midwest region's most celebrated dance festival-16th Annual SPRING TO DANCE Festival 2024-Friday and Saturday, May 24-25, at the Touhill Performing Arts Center.
Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET: MIXED BILL, Sadler's Wells
by Vikki Jane Vile - Mar 9, 2024
New York City Ballet are at Sadler’s Wells for the very first time, and returning to London for the first time since 2008 in a rare event for dance fans in the capital. Now under the direction of Jonathan Stafford, they arrive with a diverse quadruple bill, presumably designed to offer something for everyone. NYCB boasts some of the finest dancers in the world, they are precise technicians who have honed their craft and have a unique identity but the overall effect lacks the punch audiences will be craving after such a long absence.
Video: Watch the Full Painting Process for a NYC Ballet Scrim
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 15, 2023
In this video, watch as Kylie Manning's scrim design for Christopher Wheeldon's 'From You Within Me' at New York City Ballet is painted by scenic artists Andy Stone, Tisha Paige, Ivan Pazlamatchev, Jocelyn Henry and Eric Coleman.
Review: NEW YORK CITY BALLET PROGRAM A at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - Jun 9, 2023
Growing up with the New York City Ballet (NYCB)nearby during my high school and college years (as they had their summer residency at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs), I was thrilled to turn around many years later to see the Kennedy Center present an evening of some of the New York City Ballet’s most beloved ballets.
Video: Watch a NYC Ballet Backdrop Come to Life
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2023
How does the vision of a scenic designer get translated into a backdrop? For some, it's with the help of Scenic Art Studios- a premiere drop shop located in Newburgh, NY. Below, watch as Kylie Manning's design for Christopher Wheeldon’s “From You Within Me” at New York City Ballet is painted by scenic artists Natalie Pinchuk and Jocelyn Henry.
New York City Ballet Announces 2022 Spring Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2022
New York City Ballet’s 2022 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 19 with a program featuring two works by the Company’s co-Founding Choreographers – Serenade by George Balanchine and The Goldberg Variations by Jerome Robbins.
New York City Ballet Cancels Performances of THE NUTCRACKER Through December 27
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2021
New York City Ballet has canceled its performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker through Monday, December 27 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts due to a number of positive test results for breakthrough COVID-19 among people involved in the production.
NYCBallet's George Balanchine's Presented THE NUTCRACKER On Marquee TV
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2021
For the upcoming holiday season New York City Ballet and Marquee TV will once again bring viewers around the world NYCB's acclaimed production of the beloved masterpiece George Balanchine's The Nutcracker in a special streaming event that will be available from November 26, 2021 through January 2, 2022 on Marquee TV.