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 […]

What’s next? Our annual list of dancers, choreographers and companies on the verge of breaking through offers several answers to the question of where our field is headed. We’re betting we’ll be seeing—and hearing—more from these 25 artists not just this year, but for many more to come.