Ailey: More Robust Than Ever
The new offerings from the Alvin Ailey dance company are powerful and poignant, with dances that take on some interesting topics in surprising ways.
A Ballerina’s Big Gamble
One of the great ballerinas of our time is (sort of) coming out of retirement for one special dance. Alessandra Ferri is also proving age is just a number.
Tattoos and Toe Shoes? Hmm…
Tattoos and dancers seem at once counter-intuitive (“Swan Lake” and a tramp stamp? Quelle horreur!) and logical (Dancers turn their bodies into art, so…).
The Life and Death of a Pointe Shoe
For dancers, pointe shoes are a tool, a source of frustration and pain, a symbol of the impossible quest for perfection. And they have an iconology all their own.
Bolshoi Babylon: The Dark Side of the Dance World
From the plush seats in the theater, ballet seems to embody a world that is elegant, genteel and oh-so-classy. But the truth has always been MUCH darker.