by Cindy | Aug 5, 2026 | Dance
Letter to a Man – Mikhail Baryshnikov and Robert Wilson – photo Lucie Jansch, Spoleto 2015Mikhail Baryshnikov, one year after the death of his friend and collaborator, the director Robert Wilson, is working on completing their last project. DON Q is an art film...
by Cindy | Aug 4, 2026 | Dance
This August, San Francisco Ballet makes a historic return to Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival for the first time since its East Coast debut there 70 years ago. In 1956, under the direction of Lew Christensen, SFB went to the Pillow with three programs featuring eight...
by Cindy | Aug 4, 2026 | Dance
Oklahoma City Ballet corps dancer James Klump proves that cross-training, when done consistently, can have a profound impact over time. “It’s almost like compound interest,” says Klump, who joined OKCB as a trainee in 2020 and was promoted to apprentice in 2021. These...
by Cindy | Aug 4, 2026 | Dance
The Car Man, Matthew Bourne’s raunchy noir ballet inspired by Bizet’s Carmen, takes up residence at Sadlers Wells This article was first published on London Unattached I’ll be honest. The first time I saw Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man on its London premiere at the Old...
by Cindy | Aug 3, 2026 | Dance
Throughout her career, Misty Copeland has advocated for a future in ballet that makes room for more: more voices, more backgrounds, more questions, and more opportunities. Heading into her first curated program, for the annual Ballet Festival at New York City’s Joyce...
