From the moment Mother Ginger emerges from the wings, vamping in her enormous costume, she’s an audience favorite. “She breaks the fourth wall,” says Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Christopher D’Ariano, who first performed the role in 2017. “She’s the friend who’s inviting you to the party.” Mother Ginger’s oversized presence can be a stark […]

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from March 2025. Plus, a new residency opportunity for dance artists.

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

During the height of the pandemic, New York City-based director and photographer Megan L.C. McNally teamed up with New York City Ballet corps member Gilbert Bolden III to create a COVID-safe project. With Bolden serving as choreographer and a dancer, the film brought together dancers from NYCB (Laine Habony, Mira Nadon, Spartak Hoxha and Kennard […]