Choreographers often work surrounded by people, but the highly coveted spot at the front of the room can also be a lonely one. Rarely do dancemakers have a chance to gather and discuss their successes and struggles. “We work in the most social of art forms, yet many of us are isolated,” says Troy Schumacher, […]

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from January 2026.

When married New York City Ballet soloists Troy Schumacher and Ashley Laracey were invited to visit the sprawling Wethersfield estate in 2020, they were scoping possible summer performance venues for Schumacher’s company, BalletCollective. But the grand house and grounds in upstate New York inspired a different idea: a site-specific Nutcracker production. The COVID-19 pandemic had shuttered theaters, canceling […]

As AI technologies proliferate and become an increasingly inescapable fact of modern life, choreographers are not only experimenting with AI tools, but they’re also creating works that grapple with the potential repercussions of artificial intelligence and the existential questions it raises. “That’s what artists do,” says Lise Friedman, adjunct professor at New York University and co-organizer of a 2025 symposium on dance and technology. “Artists are always interested in looking around the corner.”

Raising twins is never easy. But doing it during a pandemic? That’s a challenge that requires a special kind of grace. This short film, created by New York City Ballet dancers Troy Schumacher and Ashley Laracey earlier this summer, captures a day in their lockdown life with babies Willa and Charlie. Despite the constant busy-ness […]

Troy Schumacher is on a roll. The 31-year-old was recently promoted to soloist after almost 12 years with New York City Ballet, but that’s nothing compared to what he has going on this month. Over the course of a few weeks he will premiere two ballets of his own creation: his third work for NYCB […]

Ballet stars are diving into creative projects on the side. Ashley Bouder and Amar Ramasar before an Ashley Bouder Project performance. Photo by Dan Freeman, Courtesty Freeman. Although he was hard at work this spring creating a new piece for Boston Ballet and performing with the company, principal dancer Jeffrey Cirio somehow made time for […]

  Flying High NASHVILLE Look up, Nashville: Bay Area vertical dance company BANDALOOP is taking over downtown buildings on Oct. 6. The special event will kick off the company’s performances of Harboring at the city’s new contemporary arts venue, OZ, where dancers will hang from three different spaces as audiences are guided from one room […]