She may be a Brit, but when she’s onstage as Lise in An American in Paris, Leanne Cope is the image of Parisian chic. Cope, who will make her Broadway debut in the role this month, is a first artist with The Royal Ballet. But it wasn’t simply her flawless technique that caught An American […]
Today, members of the Royal Ballet are performing an amazing mixed program during Deloitte Ignite, which is a month-long contemporary arts festival at the Royal Opera House in Lo—wait, what? You’re saying you can’t make it to England on such short notice? Well, do I have news for you. Today’s Royal Ballet performance will be […]
One of the many benefits of attending a dance school associated with a major company is the chance to see famous choreographers in action as they set a work or create something new on the company. However, this relationship often only goes as far as peeking through the windows as the pros experience the process. […]
Mark your calendars: The Royal Ballet’s Sleeping Beauty will be broadcast in movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, March 20 at 7 pm. Whether you go with your main squeeze or make it a night on the town with the gals, the chance to watch Sarah Lamb as Aurora will not disappoint. Sarah Lamb with Steven […]
It seems like ballet companies are all about breaking that fourth wall these days! If you had fun browsing through Henry Leutwyler’s behind-the-scenes photos of New York City Ballet, you’ll be happy to hear that The Royal Ballet recently allowed a photographer—from London paper “The Guardian”—backstage, too, to document its latest triple-bill performance. There are […]
My old ballet studio has a cute tradition: A few of the school’s youngest students are asked to present flowers to the principal dancers at the end of each performance. And being chosen as a flower girl is just this impossible honor. I’m talking squealing, jumping-up-and-down excitement—8-year-old me still hasn’t gotten over it. Why? Well, […]
Today the BBC is airing an interview with choreographer extraordinaire Wayne McGregor, who talks about how John Travolta’s smooth moves first got him interested in dance. “I grew up in the ’70s, John Travolta time—Grease, Saturday Night Fever, those were the movies in the cinema, and those were the kinds of dances I wanted to […]
Oh, the power of stories. Much as I love abstract dance, few things move me the way a good story ballet does. And it seems like I’m in the majority: Story ballets are the bread-and-butter of nearly every ballet company’s repertory. If you want to see a packed house for a ballet performance, go see […]