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The Baby Ballerinas-Tamara, Irina and Tatiana….
The three “Baby Ballerinas” in 1936. From left to right: Tatiana Riabouchinska, Tamara Toumanova, Irina Baronova Photo: Handout The Baby Ballerinas were 3 young leading principal dancers of the Ballet...
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Helen Keller Visits Martha Graham’s Dance Studio….
Helen Keller visits Martha Graham’s studio. (1954) Image: Perkins School for the Blind Archive In 1954 there occurred a meeting of great spirits, this time between Helen Keller, iconic choreographer...
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Anthony Tudor’s 1942 Pillar of Fire with Sallie Wilson (1973 Performance)|...
Pillar of Fire Premiered: 1942 Music: Arnold Schoenberg (Verklarte Nacht) Choreography: Antony Tudor Scenery & Costumes: Jo Mielziner Lighting: Jean Rosenthal American Ballet Theater (From a...
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Jiří Kylián’s Stamping Ground | Netherlands Dance Theater….
Marly Knoben, Glen Eddy & Nacho Duato in Jiří Kylián’s Stamping Ground. Photo: Jorge Fatauros Choreography: Jiří Kylián Netherlands Dance Theater Music: Carlos Cháve Lighting Joop Caboort Set/Stage...
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Alexandra Danilova – 1903-1997….
Danilova in a studio shot capturing the glamour and dramatic charisma that made her a beloved star with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.(Photograph by Constantine; from the Collections of the Music...
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Paul Taylor’s Arden Court (1981 Performance) with David Parson & Daniel...
Arden Court Paul Taylor Dance Company 1981 Performance with David Parson & Daniel Ezralow Choreography: Paul Taylor Music: William Boyce Set & Costumes: Gene Moore Lighting: Jennifer Tipton...
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Mary Anthony, Choreographer and Teacher of Modern Dance, Dies at 97….
Mary Anthony, recognized as one of the leaders of the modern dance movement as well as a national treasure and legend of modern dance, died in her studio home in the East Village in New York City on...
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“Martha Graham: The Early Years” by Merle Armitage….
Endpapers of “Martha Graham: the Early Years” by Merle Armitage. Los Angeles M. Armitage, 1937. Crossett LibraryFiled under: Dance History Tagged: “Martha Graham: The Early Years”, Crossett Library,...
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La, La, La Human Steps |“La La La Human Sex Duo No. 1″….
Édouard Lock’s works have appeared on film. 1987′s La La La Human Sex duo no 1, directed by Bernhard Hébert and starring Louise Lecavalier and Marc Béland, is a short black-and-white film which won...
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Ballet Evolved – The First Four Centuries: The Men….
Carlo Blasis 1797-1878 Widely regarded as one of the fathers of modern ballet, Former ballet mistress for the Royal Ballet, Ursula Hageli explains how Carlo Blasis’s writings have inspired the...
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In Memory of Rudolf Nureyev….
On Jan. 6th, 1993, that’s 22 years ago today, Rudolf Nureyev died in Paris of complications related to AIDS at the age of 55. One of the most celebrated dancers of the 20th century, he trained at the...
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American Masters – American Ballet Theatre: A History premieres Fri, May 15,...
American Masters teams up with Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns to co-produce a new documentary about American Ballet Theatre (ABT) in honor of the ballet company’s 75th...
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Sylvie Guillem Performing Mats Ek’s “Wet Woman”….
In some of Mat Ek’s former choreographies, the traditions of Kurt Jooss and of his mother, Birgit Cullberg may be apparent. He uses classical as well as modern dance techniques. Social engagement of...
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“Dancers are Part Soldier”| José Limón Photo by Barbara Morgan
“Dancers are part soldier, part gladiator, part matador. They possess the disciplined courage of the first, the brute daring of the second, the finesse of the last.” – José LimónFiled under: Dance...
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Roland Petit’s “Carmen” (1949) with Laurent Hilaire & Alessandra Ferri…
Score: George Bizet Carmen is a ballet created by Roland Petit and his company ‘Les Ballets de Paris’ at the Prince’s Theatre in London on 21 February 1949, which has entered the repertory of ballet...
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SPITFIRE (Choreographed by Matthew Bourne in 1988) performed at the 2006 Gala...
Spitfire – An advertisement divertissement (1988) was Matthew Bourne’s first hit, and something of a signature piece. It places Perrot’s famous Pas De Quatre form 1846, made as a kind of diva-off for...
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Excerpt of “Banda” with Carmen de Lavallade & Geoffrey Holder (1957) ….
Geoffrey Holder as the Baron of The Cemetery in “Banda” (1957) Geoffrey Holder’s Banda dance debuted in the 1954 Truman Capote/Harold Arlen musical House Of Flowers. Holder the Baron of The Cemetery...
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Contemporary Ballet: Exchanges, Connections and Directions….
Photo by RJ Muna From Network of Pointes to further discourses on contemporary ballet May 20-21, 2016 An SDHS Special Topics Conference at the Center for Ballet and the Arts, New York University, and...
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Martha Graham: Live in Your Time….Interview with James Grissom By Telephone,...
Martha Graham in Letter to the World, 1940. Photo: Barbara Morgan (1900-1992) It is perfectly acceptable to be imitative, particularly when you are young, when you are trying to understand the shape of...
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Mary Wigman, German Expressionism & Modern Dance….
Mary Wigman From a choreographic and aesthetical production perspective, Mary Wigman (1886 – 1973 Germany) is, after Laban, the first relevant, European, modern dance figure reported by modern dance...
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