Why is Connecticut Ballet bringing back its Léo Delibes’ “Coppélia”? Because we could all use a laugh. A beautiful, romantic, exquisitely choreographed ballet dancing laugh. The show played the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s not just any Red Friday in Kansas City, because today officially kicks off Super Bowl Sunday weekend. And I knew that once I stumbled across this video the Kansas City Ballet ...

"The Great Gatsby," an enduring tale of the romance and dangers of pursuing the American dream, has been the subject of endless adaptations. Now it takes to the stage as a ballet at the Fox Theater.

Can beauty be born from something sad? The new fairy-tale ballet Raffaella, premiering June 29-30 at the Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana, assures it can. “Beauty will save the ...

This image released by Amazon MGM Studios shows Yanic Truesdale, left, and Charlotte Gainsbourg in a scene from "Etoile." (Philippe Antonello/Amazon MGM Studios via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Ballet is ...

Cleveland Ballet is updating its holiday tradition. The Northeast Ohio-based company, which has seen a change of leadership and direction in the last several months, is presenting an entirely new ...

The reopening of the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral this past December was cause for a global celebration, one that inspired artistic director and Grand American Ballet founder, Hugo Carreón, to pay ...

The feelings of helplessness, anger and sorrow accompany every image coming from Ukraine. Oleksandr Stoianov has only been able to watch since Russia invaded his home country in 2022. As founder and ...

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Editors’ note: The following is an edited version of remarks delivered at a dance demonstration on May 11, 2023, at The New Criterion’s spring soirée. I have a theory that if ballet were done a little ...

NEW YORK — Ballet is beautiful. Ballet is ethereal. Ballet is mysterious. Can ballet also be cool? The creators of the new Prime Video show “Étoile” — Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, of ...