“Don Quixote Sparkles at Symphony Hall”

Based on a minor episode from volume II of Miguel de Cervantes’ picaresque novel El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha, and set to Ludwig Minkus’ memorable score, this […]
AZCentral.com: “Ballet Arizona to Revamp Phoenix Warehouse for Use”

“Ballet dancers soon will fill an old office-furniture warehouse east of downtown Phoenix. Over the next six to eight months, construction crews will transform the 45,000-square-foot Walsh Bros. warehouse near 29th […]
The New York Times: “The Nutcracker’s Chronicles”

The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY Throughout Act One of Alexei Ratmansky’s new production of “The Nutcracker” for American Ballet Theater, you’re in the hands of a master. I […]
The New York Times: “The Nutcracker Chronicles: Dreaming of Snow”

The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY PHOENIX — It seems there’s always a soprano outside Symphony Hall here, singing out of tune: not always the same woman, but always […]
Board Chairman Wins Arts Award

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “Ballet Across America Performances Sweep Across a Landscape of Ballet”

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, By Jane Vranish Dance consumers can get their fill of ballet in two ways: through snippets on YouTube or the cost-prohibitive and time-consuming way, through travel. Kennedy Center […]
The Washington Post: “Southern Dancers Step up at Kennedy Center’s ‘Ballet Across America'”

The Washington Post, By Sarah Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer There’s a Southern thing going on at the Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America series this week. It’s a fascinating thing, […]
The New York Times: “Balanchine Protégé Transplants the Spirit to the Southwest”

The New York Times, By ALASTAIR MACAULAY PHOENIX — Thirty years ago the Danish dancer Ib Andersen joined New York City Ballet, becoming the last new man of importance to […]
“Kennedy Center’s Ballet Across America Program Hosts Troupes from Across Country”

By Lisa Traiger Nine companies will share the Kennedy Center stage next week in a weeklong festival celebrating ballet with an American accent. The second installment of the Ballet Across […]