American choreographer Helen Pickett is on a roll. Her first full-length story ballet, Camino Real, based on Tennessee William’s provocative 1953 play, opens at Atlanta Ballet on March 20. Next week, her world premiere for Ballet West, Games, loosely based on Nijinsky’s ballet Jeux, travels to the Joyce Theater. And the 10th anniversary of her […]
Atlanta Ballet’s new resident choreographer After an illustrious performing career with Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt and making work for companies far and wide, Helen Pickett is putting down roots. In November, she was named Atlanta Ballet’s new choreographer in residence. This month, AB performs her sensual Petal, adapted for the company in […]
Helen Pickett discusses why are there so few women choreographers in ballet and what William Forsythe called “the Helen Pickett Sandwich.”
While creating Crime and Punishment for American Ballet Theatre and Lady Macbeth for Dutch National Ballet, Helen Pickett suffered a pair of knee injuries. Her treatment for one, a lateral meniscus tear, involved wearing a large brace that limited her mobility and impacted her creative process, preventing her from demonstrating full-out. For Pickett, whose choreography […]
Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. Whether or not you’re already familiar with these up-and-comers, our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond.
New story ballets, a landmark revival, works that take to the sky or descend into the earth—the fall performance season is going full speed ahead as we move into October. Here’s what has us most intrigued. A Trilogy Concludes BIRMINGHAM, UK Birmingham Royal Ballet’s trilogy of works celebrating the company’s hometown comes to a close with […]
From major tours to noteworthy premieres to Hollywood-inspired musicals (and one movie musical), here are 28 shows on our contributors’ must-see lists.
From major U.S. debuts to premieres that piqued our interest in ballet, musical theater, and beyond, here’s what we’re penciling in as the fall performance season continues full steam ahead.