The dual part of Odette and Odile in Swan Lake is THE role, the one every trina dreams of from the moment she first dons a leotard. It’s also insanely difficult to perform, challenging even the most elite ballerinas with its multifaceted demands. So what’s it actually like to dance Odette/Odile? A new short film […]
We often call dancers superheroes, but rarely do we mean it literally. Today, though, we do: American Ballet Theatre’s Gray Davis is a superhero. The 31-year-old corps member was waiting for the train at NYC’s 72nd Street Station on Saturday night with his wife, soloist Cassandra Trenary, who’d just performed in The Golden Cockerel at […]
Has there ever been any news as #TGIF-worthy as this? Earlier this morning, Season 2, Episode 1 of American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside’s hilarious/fascinating/straight-up genius podcast “The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside” was released! Never heard of it?! Get thee to iTunes, stat. If you’re a bunhead with a wicked, irreverent sense of humor […]
What’s one of the most important differences between ballet dancers and “normal” athletes? Misty Copeland says it best: “We’re working like professional athletes are, and most of those athletes have state-of-the-art buildings and the environment they’re in is very high end. We don’t get the same funding and things like that as professional athletes and […]
There’s pretty much no better duo than American Ballet Theatre’s Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside. Not only are the two principals insanely talented dancers, but they’re also BFFs—and it 100% shows when they dance together, like in this new beautiful NOWNESS video. Filmed in an empty movie theater and set to a track by Sufjan […]
Would you like to absolutely drown in beauty today? Yes? Of course you would. And we’ve got just the video for you: “Now More Than Ever,” created by Ezra Hurwitz for the Ballet Across America festival, which is currently underway in D.C. The four-minute fantasia features American Ballet Theatre stars Isabella Boylston, Stella Abrera, James […]
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One is American Ballet Theatre’s first African American female principal; the other is the United States’ first African American president. Obviously, Misty Copeland and Barack Obama are incredible role models. But it turns out these two leaders have even more in common than you might think. (And no, we’re not just talking about the fact […]