Who is Harald Lander?
By Megan Anderson Book Now Danish dancer and choreographer Harald Lander (1905–71) created more than 30 ballets during […]
Instant Expert: Arranging Music for Ballet
Which came first: the ballet or the score?
Talking Dance: The Sleeping Beauty
Soloist Wona Park discusses dancing the role of the Enchanted Princess in the third-act wedding scene of Tomasson’s The Sleeping […]
A Life Cycle of Dream States: Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
by Cheryl A. Ossola In Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, choreographer Justin Peck takes us on a life-cycle journey of dream […]
Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming Trailer
ABOUT JUSTIN PECK Choreographer Justin Peck is Resident Choreographer and a Soloist Dancer with New York City Ballet (NYCB). […]
Divertimento No. 15
A Jewel of a Ballet:
Divertimento No. 15
Choreographers have long known that the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is great for dancing.
Who’s Who in The Sleeping Beauty
Aurora (a.k.a. The Princess, Beauty, Her Royal Highness) Bio: Firstborn child of the Tsar and Tsarina, Aurora is cursed to […]
Who Are The Fairytale Characters At Aurora And Desiré’s Wedding?
Well before Walt Disney adapted fairy tales to film, Charles Perrault had a similar idea. A retired bureaucrat during the […]
Your Ultimate Guide to Kaleidoscope
What is it? Three distinct takes on the classical idiom to three musical masterpieces. Who’s it for? Anyone who loves […]
Your Ultimate Guide to In Space & Time
What is it? A chance to see three very different takes on ballet: from modernist abstraction to narrative drama to […]
What is the “Rose Adagio”?
The hops on pointe in Giselle, the 32 fouetté turns in Swan Lake—classical ballets are riddled with moments that give […]
In the Wings: Don Quixote Photoessay
A look behind the scenes at San Francisco Ballet's Don Quixote
Insights into Don Quixote
Insights into the Tomasson/Possokhov Don Quixote.
The Story of Don Quixote
Synopsis of the Tomasson/Possokhov Don Quixote
Your Ultimate Guide to Don Quixote
What is it? This ballet is pure fun. Inspired by Cervantes’ famous (and very long) novel, the ballet Don Quixote […]
What is a Driad?
Classical ballets are populated with all kinds of mystical creatures: sylphs, wilis, nymphs, shades, driads. If it’s a female supernatural […]