Above photo: Ivan Vasiliev, Mikhailovsky Ballet Flames of Paris, November 14, 2014, Lincoln Center. Check out my latest YouTube video analyzing Ivan Vasiliev in his Flames of Paris solos from 2011 with the Bolshoi Ballet. His athletic and energetic solos …
Christine Shevchenko: A Night at the Ballet
Above photo: Aran Bell and Christine Shevchenko, screenshot from video Check out the Live Arts Global production of A Night at the Ballet, available on YouTube until Sunday (Update: video no longer available). The production is put on by Live …
Christine Shevchenko in A Night at the Ballet
Above photo: Christine Shevchenko and Cory Stearns, Le Corsaire, June 10, 2017 Great news as American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer will produce in “A Night at the Ballet” streamed from December 17-20. The production is put on by Live Arts …
ABT Today-The Future Starts Now: Struggling for Relevance
Above Photo: Betsey McBride, Jacob Clerico, Anabel Katnelson, Duncan McIlwaine, Erica Lall, Melvin Lawovi in Indestructible Light American Ballet Theatre’s ABT Today: The Future Starts Now on YouTube, which filled in for the canceled fall season Koch Theatre fundraising gala, presented …
Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelace
Step of the Day: Jeté Entrelacé (zhuh-TAY ahn-truh-la-SAY) is a jump from one foot, followed by a half turn, then a split jump landing on the other foot. The step is common for both men and women. The step is …
The Royal Ballet Back on Stage: Joyous Return After Seven Months
Above photo: Francesca Hayward and Cesar Corrales, Romeo and Juliet screenshot from the gala New York arts news has been depressing recently with the cancellations of the Metropolitan Opera 2020/2021 season and New York City Ballet Nutcracker, with news that …
Step of the Day: Grand Jeté
Above photo: Natalia Osipova performing a grand jeté in Mikhailovsky Ballet Giselle, November 2014 Not much to write about in the New York City ballet scene as all performances are scraped this year. The cancellation of the Metropolitan Opera 2020-2021 …