American Ballet Theatre to Visit Cuba in Honor of Ballerina Alicia Alonso
This November, the American Ballet Theatre will perform in Cuba for the first time in half a century. The company, based in New York City, has long had ties to the island: Cuba’s prima ballerina,...
View ArticleShould Opera Companies Feature More Ballet?
In my twenties I liked ballet as much as I did opera. There were great stars such as Natalia Makarova and Rudolf Nureyev, every bit as exciting as Sutherland and Pavarotti.The stories told in ballet...
View ArticleTwo Dance Luminaries Take Big Leap with Ballet Next
A pair of dancers associated with two of New York’s most prominent ballet companies will appear on stage Monday night. But it won’t be with their familiar troupes.Despite a stalled economic recovery,...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theater to Return to Lincoln Center
Another dance company is leaping over to Lincoln Center.The American Ballet Theater said on Thursday that it has signed a three-year contract to perform at the David H. Koch Theater, ending the...
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