In today’s installment of “Hey, did you know that dancers are also incredible athletes?” news—a theme we’ll never tire of, because it’s SO DARN TRUE: Have you seen the kind of fantastic new commercial from Uniqlo? It’s an ad for their AIRism line of athletic wear, featuring lovely classical/commercial crossover dancer Sonoya Mizuno showing us […]
I spent a while trying to think of a cleverer title for this blog. But then I gave up—because the plain facts of this story are awesome/crazy enough to stand on their own. On August 30 in Berlin’s botanical garden, a rare hybrid of the Rehmannia flower will be named “Polina S.” after ballerina Polina […]
So, remember when New York City Ballet honored designer Valentino at a big gala that was attended by a gazillion movie stars, and it was awesome? Well, American Ballet Theatre just announced the details of its Metropolitan Opera House gala this May, and it sounds like it’s going to be equally glittery. Yay! Providing the […]
For most New Yorkers, the arrival of spring means long afternoons in Central Park, deciding to walk to the subway stop that’s a few blocks farther away, eating brunch alfresco. But for some lucky bunheads, spring means something else entirely: It’s ballet gala season! For a few glorious weeks in April and May, dance editors […]