Tag: Ballet
La Scala announces fall season as cultural life resumes
MILAN (AP) - The famed La Scala opera house on Monday announced a fall program of concerts and ballets aimed as a signal of...
Global pandemic: Through the eyes of the world’s children
CHICAGO (AP) - These are children of the global pandemic. In the far-north Canadian town of Iqaluit, one boy has been glued to the...
Indonesian choreographers provide digital stage for dancers
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Before the coronavirus pandemic arrived, 2020 seemed fated to be a great year for Siko Setyanto’s dance career: touring Germany...
In virus chaos, some find solace, purpose in helping others
NEW YORK (AP) - In April, as the coronavirus was ravaging New York, Susan Jones learned her older brother had been diagnosed with a...
Kenyan ballet student struggles in slum with no remote class
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The coronavirus pandemic is forcing children to stay home and learn remotely. But in the depths of Kenya’s slums, 12-year-old...
Working remotely, Russian-style: Ballet practice at home
MOSCOW (AP) - Russians from many walks of life, including Bolshoi Ballet dancers, musicians and a mixed martial arts trainer, are struggling to adapt...
Oklahoma City marks bombing anniversary with artistic events
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma City honors victims of the 1995 bombing that shocked the nation in what remains the deadliest act of domestic...
New exhibit examines ballet’s lasting influence on fashion
NEW YORK (AP) - A crowning jewel of the new exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology is a feathered white tutu. It may...
NYC Ballet casts first black Marie in ‘The Nutcracker’
NEW YORK (AP) - The New York City Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker†has cast a black dancer to play Marie for the first...
Alicia Alonso, the grande dame of Cuban ballet, has died
HAVANA (AP) - Alicia Alonso, the revered ballerina and choreographer whose nearly 75-year career made her an icon of artistic loyalty to Cuba's socialist...
