Tag: lincoln center

Meet 18-Year-Old Gianna Reisen, New York City Ballet's Youngest Choreographer

After most dancers graduate from The School of American Ballet they have lots of “firsts”: first company contract, first performance with that company, and maybe even first solo role. But 2017 SAB grad Gianna Reisen is experiencing a different kind of “first” during her inaugural year in the professional ballet world: She’s making her first […]

Dance Spirit's Ultimate NYC Itinerary

The Big Apple is dancer heaven, with more to do and see than anyone could possibly exhaust. Want to make the most of your visit? Take the personality quiz below to get an itinerary tailor-made for your dancer needs. Meet Your Tour Guides Traci Finch of New Chamber Ballet, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet and CelloPointe […]

The Big, Bold Bolshoi Ballet

The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! Actually, they’re already here: Moscow’s famous Bolshoi Ballet has arrived in NYC for more than two weeks of performances. “Bolshoi” literally translates to “big”—which is perfect, because this company doesn’t do anything small. They’ve brought three huge productions with them to the Big Apple: classics Swan Lake […]

Choose Your Own NYC Adventure

Headed to The Big Apple? The endless number of studios, shops, shows and restaurants can seem overwhelming. Let Dance Spirit and a few NYC dance insiders be your guides. Clockwise from top left: Alex Lopez/NYC & Company, Clayton Cotterell/NYC & Company, Alex Lopez/NYC & Company, Joe Buglewicz/NYC & Company, Marley White/NYC & Company, Joe Buglewicz/NYC […]

The Mysterious Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker

The Lincoln Center in NYC hosts a summer festival each year, and this year one of the highlights was a four-performance run by the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. You might have heard of de Keersmaeker from the controversy surrounding Beyoncé’s “Countdown” music video: There were remarkably similar (if not identical) moments in both […]

French Artist JR shows New York City Ballet "the Power of Paper and Glue"

It’s time to get super psyched about multidisciplinary collaborations, guys. Last year, New York City Ballet held its first annual Art Series, an installation that commissions contemporary artists to work with the dancers in hopes of inspiring something spectacular. And when they brought in FAILE, the Brooklyn-based partnership of Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller, to […]

Nederlands Dans Theater Comes to NYC

NDT photographed by Rahi Rezvani There are two types of people in the dance world: Those who are obsessed with Nederlands Dans Theater, and those who haven’t seen the troupe perform yet. NDT is a dancer’s company, and I mean that in two senses. First, its repertoire is chock-full of rich, calligraphic pieces that dancers […]

Mighty Michaela

I wish I were this cool. (photo by Rachel Neville for Dance Theatre of Harlem) Another day, another accolade for the ever-awesome Michaela DePrince! Michaela was just named one of Women in the World‘s 25 Under 25. To which we say: Duh. Still, considering that the list also includes Oscar-nominated Beasts of the Southern Wild star […]