Swan Lake has endured countless adaptations and cosmetic alterations since the 19th century, but most productions conclude with some form of tragedy – with the notable exception of the Soviets, who mandated an inane, feel-good ending that unites the White Swan and her beloved in a Socialist paradise.…
The Joffrey Ballet’s ambitious mixed bill, Stories in Motion, exploded onstage at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago on September 20th: three ballets that trace a timeline of the infiltration of Modernism in ballet – from George Balanchine’s final work for Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in 1929, …
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Dance companies worldwide – but above all in the U.S. – have taken a hard hit since the last recession. Large or small, no company has escaped the economic hammering. Some, like Ballet Florida, have collapsed under a mountain of debt. Some, like New York City Ballet, have had to …
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