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Diana Vishneva Hasn’t Let the Pandemic Stop Her Festival

What does it take to organize a dance festival in the middle of a pandemic? International ballet superstar Diana Vishneva has an answer or two. Her festival of contemporary choreography, Context. Diana Vishneva, currently in its eighth season, is taking place from October 14 to November 29, with live performances at a number of venues […]

Dance Magazine Award Honoree: Diana Vishneva

For years, Diana Vishneva seemed to be an exotic creature who landed in New York City: If we held our collective breath long enough, perhaps she wouldn’t fly away. But last June, this Russian ballerina did just that after delivering her farewell performance of Onegin with American Ballet Theatre, where she had been a principal […]

10 Minutes With…Diana Vishneva

Ballet superstar Diana Vishneva keeps topping herself. While still a principal with both the Mariinsky Ballet and American Ballet Theatre, she has brought contemporary dance to Moscow in a big way. CONTEXT, her contemporary festival showcasing international choreographers and companies for Russian audiences, returns November 14–19. Now in its fourth year, CONTEXT, which is curated […]

Diana Vishneva to Give Final Performance with ABT

Vishneva with Ethan Stiefel. Photo by Gene Schiavone. Even as the dance world becomes more global, with stars hopping from company to company, sometimes producing their own shows and commissioning their own choreographers, Diana Vishneva stands out as one of ballet’s busiest globetrotters. Now, the 40-year-old Russian is paring down her schedule in a big way: […]

Diana Vishneva's Generous Vision

It’s not every ballet superstar who, between performance dates with major companies, squeezes in a festival that she herself has founded. Starting as far back as our cover story in 2008, Diana Vishneva, a world-class principal at both American Ballet Theatre and the Mariinsky Ballet, has been following her curiosity for modern dance. With “CONTEXT: […]