February 12, 2012

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Features: Dance Features

Cinderella: She’s No Disney Princess, But She’s a Real Role Model
18 Jan 2012
The Cinderella that Houston Ballet will revive in February, the one Stanton Welch originally choreographed for The Australian Ballet in 1997, is dark. And Cinderella does not end up with the prince.

Revisiting Romeo + Juliet
16 Jan 2012
This February Sterling Hyltin and Robert Fairchild return to the roles they originated in Peter Martins’ Romeo + Juliet.



Reflecting On Wheeldon
05 Jan 2012 -- This winter (debuting Jan. 28) New York City Ballet will present its first-ever all Christopher Wheeldon program, featuring three works by the British-born choreographer and former NYCB soloist and Resident Choreographer.

Meet The New York City Center Choreography Fellows
01 Dec 2011 -- City Center’s inaugural Choreography Fellowship Program offers a creative home to talented choreographers at different stages in their careers. In the fall, Michelle Vellucci talked with each of the choreographers to get to know them a little better.

Mark Morris Dance Group Returns to the Kennedy Center
28 Nov 2011 -- The innovative company returns to the Kennedy Center Jan. 26-28 to perform Morris’ masterwork L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato.

A New Era For Ailey
18 Nov 2011 -- Change has been in the air at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater since May 2010, when Robert Battle was named to succeed Judith Jamison as Artistic Director, the position she held with such eloquent and visionary grace for 22 years.

Bringing the Characters to Life: Meet the Dancers of NYCB's The Nutcracker
29 Oct 2011 -- Few ballets boast as many iconic moments as George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Seven members of the cast discuss their roles in The Nutcracker and share their insights into Balanchine’s emblematic holiday ballet.

Illumination at White Light Festival
18 Oct 2011 -- Necessary Weather took the audience's breath away when it was performed at the Kitchen in 1994. As Jane Moss programmed this year’s edition of the White Light Festival, she knew it had to be in the lineup.

Sweet Nutcracker
08 Oct 2011 -- Pennsylvania Ballet Principal Dancer and writer Julie Diana explores The Nutcracker and this perennial holiday production has endeared itself to generations of dancers.

Living Legacy: Suzanne Farrell Ballet at Kennedy Center
30 Aug 2011 -- The Suzanne Farrell Ballet turns ten at the Kennedy Center this fall. Known as George Balanchine’s muse, Suzanne Farrell is dedicated to and possesses first-hand knowledge of Mr. B’s choreography.

Jerry, the Night, and the Music
24 Aug 2011 -- Famed American choreographer Jerome Robbins’ In the Night is a one-act ballet portraying the relationships of three couples evoking moods ranging from romantic serenity to agitation and aggression.

Nina Ananiashvili to Dance Ratmansky Program Nov. 4-6
20 Aug 2011 -- On Nov. 4, 5 and 6 Nina Ananiashvili, one of the world’s greatest Prima Ballerinas, will return to perform with 13 dancers from the State Ballet of Georgia in a program that will include three ballets all choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.

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