Boston Ballet To Acquire Brookline Ballet School In 2025
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025
Boston Ballet School (BBS) will acquire local dance studio Brookline Ballet School, adding to its reach throughout the Eastern Massachusetts region. The purchase process is set to conclude in early 2025, with a goal of opening programming at the new location in July.
Zac Posen Will Create Costumes For the San Francisco Ballet
by Michael Major - Jan 16, 2025
Famed fashion designer Zac Posen will design costumes for the San Francisco Ballet. The Gap executive vice president and creative director will design for Christopher Wheeldon’s “Within the Golden Hour.”
Critics' Choice: Franco Milazzo's Best Shows Of 2024
by Franco Milazzo - Dec 31, 2024
Writing stage reviews is an adventure I have yet to tire of. This year, I sat in the dark and scribbled hieroglyphics into my notebook in a dark room as I watched opera, cabaret, dance, circus, comedy, clowns, musicals, concert films, buckets of immersive shows (theatre, dining, even panto) and even some theatre.
Review: MADDADDAM, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Nov 15, 2024
Whether on the news or on Netflix, dystopia seems the theme of the year. With a disturbing score from Max Richter, Wayne McGregor’s enthralling and infuriating interpretation of Margaret Atwood’s Maddaddam trilogy is a panoramic work that peers into a future which is all too plausible and none too palatable.
Review: LEGACY, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Matthew Paluch - Oct 31, 2024
It’s interesting to consider that ballet began its development in the mid 16th century, however it wasn't until around 400 years later that BIPOC (American) dancers Maria Tallchief, Raven Wilkinson and Arthur Mitchell, first joined ballet companies.
The Royal Ballet Will Perform Wayne McGregor’s MADDADDAM
by Stephi Wild - Oct 28, 2024
This November, The Royal Ballet presents the European premiere of Royal Ballet Resident Choreographer Wayne McGregor’s MADDADDAM, a new three-act ballet inspired by Margaret Atwood’s acclaimed trilogy of novels: Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and MaddAddam.
Sadler's Wells Adds New Programming For 2025
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2024
Sadler's Wells has announced programming across its four theatres for 2025, including 14 UK premieres, 3 world premieres. The international programme features artists from 13 countries across 4 continents.
Studio Wayne McGregor Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2024
Studio Wayne McGregor has announced an ambitious, bold and diverse season for 2024/2025, with a landmark exhibition at London’s Somerset House, a pioneering choreographic installation that will create a startlingly original new form of experience, and anticipated world premieres, tours and revivals.
Sean Aaron Carmon Joins Dance Kaleidoscope
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 6, 2024
Dance Kaleidoscope has announced that Sean Aaron Carmon, a distinguished contemporary dance choreographer and performer with a robust and diverse career, has joined Dance Kaleidoscope as Rehearsal Director.