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You know it’s been a good week for dance when Isabella Boylston, Lil Buck, Unity Phelan and Mandy Moore are all in the pop culture news. Here’s what has us talking this week: 1. Puma debuted its new line of ballet-inspired activewear, a collaboration with New York City Ballet. The ad campaign is spot-on, thanks […]

This year we celebrate four extraordinary dance heroes: New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck, choreographer Lar Lubovitch, activist/teacher Carolyn Adams and historian Lynn Garafola. Tiler Peck Tiler Peck transcends all preconceived notions about ballet: that it is old-fashioned or boring or mannered or quaint. To see this New York City Ballet principal dance “Fascinatin’ […]

Just when we started to think Maria Kochetkova couldn’t get any cooler, the latest Blood Orange music video dropped. Blood Orange, if you’re wondering, is the name by which British singer/songwriter Dev Hynes has styled himself for his solo music work. “I Know” features the San Francisco Ballet and American Ballet Theatre principal/international ballet star/style icon performing opposite […]

Here in New York City we love the respite fall gives us from the heat and humidity of steamy subway platforms and sweaty commutes. But we’re extra excited about the change in seasons because of the bounty of dance events upon us. From live performances to TV specials, here’s your guide to autumn: 1. Fall for Dance Festival: New […]

The emerging choreographer is making waves. Schreier rehearsing with Ballet Academy East. Rosalie O’Connor, Courtesy Schreier Claudia Schreier has burst onto the ballet scene seemingly out of nowhere. She graduated from Harvard University with a passion for making ballets and, since winning the Breaking Glass Project in 2014, the freelance choreographer has been enjoying an accelerated and […]

Recently, the ballet world seems to be owning up to the fact that it’s got a female choreographer problem. Some companies have started devoting entire evenings to works by women, while others are incorporating female choreography into their regular seasons more slowly but steadily. For example, next year, Crystal Pite will be the first woman to create for The Royal […]

Last summer, Bill Irwin and Tiler Peck debuted Time It Was/116 at Vail before bringing it to Fall for Dance. Photo by Kyle Froman. Though we haven’t even reached summer, now’s the time when dance companies and fans alike are setting their sights towards fall. Today, New York City Center announced its 2016–17 lineup. Aside from the […]

Benjamin Millepied is a very trendy guy. From his movie star wife to his uber-chic L.A. Dance Project and his cameos in swanky ad campaigns, everything he does is coated in “hipness.” 3e Scène So it’s no surprise that after taking over the Paris Opéra Ballet, he decided to give the very traditional company a very contemporary stage, […]