The preponderance of Swan Lake is driven by audience demand, but if audiences knew what was good for them, they'd demand more Bayadère: this lavish, thrilling production catches the spirit of the ...

To stay so true to a principle isn’t only the stuff of fantastical ballet fairy tales. It has to be true of the interpreters in the theatre who bear other people’s work on their shoulders, often, in ...

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Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. What do you do, when you find yourself with a ballet artist who can ...

The Kingdom of the Shades, in Act III of La Bayadere, is one of classical ballet’s most famous corps scenes. In the hands of the Mariinsky it is, quite simply, divine. From the impeccable unison to ...

We should all be able to agree on this: The Mariinsky Ballet is at the pinnacle of classical dance. That wasn’t always the case. Though the historic St. Petersburg company produced unique talents such ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a culture maven and arts enthusiast. In Marius Petipa’s classic ballet, “La Bayadere” (The Temple Dancer), a young maiden ...

Here is a list of dance performances in L.A. for Oct. 13-20: The Firebird Festival Ballet Theatre presents the one-act Stravinsky ballet based on a Russian folk tale. Irvine Barclay Theatre, 4242 ...

At the Music Center in Los Angeles, The Mariinsky Ballet of St. Petersburg performed George Balanchine’s “Jewels.” In a very informative pre-performance lecture at the Music Center, journalist and ...