Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Brönte’s novel as she grows from a willful orphan to a self-possessed governess, charting her […]
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 […]
Big ballet news today! American Ballet Theatre just announced a transatlantic “dancer exchange.” OK, yes, when I first heard that, I started hyperventilating a little. Were any of my darling ABT people going to be, uh, “traded” to some European team? But fear not: This exchange is for a few guest performances only, giving audiences […]
So, remember when New York City Ballet honored designer Valentino at a big gala that was attended by a gazillion movie stars, and it was awesome? Well, American Ballet Theatre just announced the details of its Metropolitan Opera House gala this May, and it sounds like it’s going to be equally glittery. Yay! Providing the […]