A newcomer to Batsheva’s main company, 23-year-old Amalia Smith is quickly learning how to keep her body safe and supple during Ohad Naharin’s rigorous rehearsals and world tours. Fatigue has become both a hurdle and a teacher. “Decadance is pretty much a marathon, and the new piece Venezuela is such crazy cardio I nearly had […]

“I’m better at dancing than cooking,” Beatriz Stix-Brunell admits. A first soloist at The Royal Ballet, the New York City native largely relies on London’s burgeoning food scene for major meals. One exception: her lucky performance dish, a straightforward pasta recipe with prosciutto. “I make it the night before and bring it to the opera […]

Earlier this week, I came across a daring post by London dancer Alana Grant, sharing her story of how she’d just gotten cut at an audition not because of her talent, but because the director decided she “wouldn’t want to see her in hot pants on stage.” How appalling, I thought as I jolted to […]