“My family and Christmas cookies. It’s a thing,” says Amy Seiwert, artistic director of Smuin Contemporary Ballet. When she was growing up, Seiwert’s grandparents would host a caroling concert in their home every year, complete with an elaborate array of Christmas cookies, all baked by Seiwert’s grandmother. “The Christmas cookies were kept under lock and […]

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from July 2023.

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from April 2023.

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Festivals, farewells, fresh works—the next month promises all that and more. Here’s a mix of online and in-person shows we’re trying to fit into our refreshingly busy calendars. Hello, Goodbye NEW YORK CITYBack onstage in its home theater at last, New York City Ballet premieres new works by contemporary dance darlings Sidra Bell and Andrea […]

Looking to break up your latest Netflix binge with some great dance? We’ve got you covered. Here are three performances we’ve bookmarked for at-home viewing. Beacon of Hope Hope Boykin Jerry Metellus, Courtesy Annenberg A year after her final onstage appearance with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Hope Boykin is only ramping up. This month, […]

Here are the latest promotions, appointments and departures from the last month. Jakob Feyferlik has joined Dutch National Ballet as a principal. Carlos Acosta has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Royal Ballet School. Julia Mayer has been appointed executive director at See Chicago Dance. Amy Seiwert has departed from her post […]

From the outside, it seemed like the worst of New York City Ballet’s problems were behind them last winter, when ballet master in chief Peter Martins retired amid accusations of abuse and sexual harassment, and an internal investigation did not substantiate those claims. But further troubles were revealed in August when a scandal broke that […]