OK, not exactly. But Saratoga Springs’ National Museum of Dance is about to launch a nifty giant-pointe-shoe-related art project, dubbed Saratoga En Pointe. The museum has chosen 24 artists to decorate 5-foot-tall fiberglass pointe shoe sculptures. On May 31, the creations will be revealed at the Museum; after that, they’ll be displayed at locations around […]
ABT’s Veronika Part and Marcelo Gomes in “Swan Lake,” part of the gala program. (photo Siggul/Visual Arts Masters) Nobody puts on a ballet gala quite like Youth America Grand Prix. Their must-see performances routinely feature bold-faced names from all over the world. Watching all those ballet superstars sharing a single stage is one of those […]
Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Are you wearing pink? Are you eating chocolate? Are you surrounded by flowers? And teddy bears? And heart-shaped cards? (Am I on a sugar high? Maybe! When it comes to VDay sweets, the DS staff DOES NOT MESS AROUND.) In honor of the year’s most romantic holiday, I thought I’d round […]
Feel like playing a little dress-up this Halloween? Why not try one of the fantastical tutus below on for size? Well, OK—maybe you can’t quite try them on. But now you can view them, plus many more, on Google Art Project, which has made the National Ballet of Canada one of its 180+ partners. The […]
Just feast your eyes on this photo for a minute: Duh-rool. This is an embarrassment of ballet boy riches. And they are all (save one) performing in Kings of the Dance: Opus 3 at New York City Center next week. So, um, get your tickets now. ‘Nuff said. [Left to right: Mikhailovsky Ballet’s Leonid Sarafanov […]