I can’t remember the first time I saw “Swan Lake” or “Serenade,” but I will never forget the first time...
Think of it as the terpsichorean equivalent of a mic drop—times four, or Beyoncé before Beyoncé (but a decided precursor...
“What is dance now?” artistic director Helgi Tomasson asked in the middle of San Francisco Ballet’s gala, making a pitch for the massively ambitious Unbound Festival that will crown this company’s 85thseason with 12 world premieres by 12 international choreographers unveiled in four days. If we may recast Tomasson’s question a bit more specifically, to “What is ballet now?”, this was a perfect question for the moment.
American Ballet Theatre’s “La Bayadère” has just turned 35 years old, standing as one of the most enduring of the...
