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Since her high-profile move from The Royal Ballet to English National Ballet in 2013, Romanian star Alina Cojocaru has been quietly forging her own path. In addition to creating major roles at ENB, including in Akram Khan’s Giselle, the beloved 38-year-old ballerina now divides her time between London and Hamburg, where she enjoys a close […]

Elegance, precision, and emotional nuance have been signatures of Johan Kobborg’s dancing since he began performing, first with the Royal Danish Ballet, and then with The Royal Ballet. He has long excelled in classical danseur noble roles, like Albrecht in Giselle, but is a sensitive interpreter of contemporary work, like Tim Rushton’s new version of […]

Johan Kobborg, photo by Taylor-Ferné Morris Something’s going on at the National Ballet of Romania, but it’s not clear what. On Tuesday, Johan Kobborg started a social media frenzy after writing: “It is with a heavy heart I find my name removed as artistic director of the ONB company. I have nothing but love for the dancers. I […]

Tonight in London, Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg, one of the Royal Ballet’s star couples onstage and off, will take their final bows at Covent Garden as members of that company in MacMillan’s Mayerling. In an announcement made just two days ago, the company stated that the pair is leaving the company “to pursue other […]

The USA International Ballet Competition announced the winning medalists at last night’s Awards Gala.

This incomplete list of COVID-19 performance cancellations hints at the scope of the impact this pandemic is having on our community.

I caught a preview screening of The White Crow earlier this week at New York City’s 92Y, and I have to say: Even with a solid grasp of dance history and a smattering of film studies knowledge, I had some questions when the credits rolled. The Ralph Fiennes–directed Rudolf Nureyev biopic dramatizes the events leading […]

Oh, Hollywood. In any given year, Tinseltown’s use of dance in film veers from the woefully disappointing to the surprisingly delightful, but one thing’s for certain: It’s rarely boring. Here’s our not-at-all-comprehensive and completely-subject-to-change list of the new dance-related movies coming soon to a theater (or laptop screen) near you. Red Sparrow Based on Jason […]