All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Can Tolstoy's weighty words and the probing tale of illicit love that follows be conveyed by mere gestures? Perhaps ...

Some might view orchestral conductors as manifestations of power as they stand on podiums in front of dozens of musicians, directing with their hands and arms and gaining sensational sounds in ...

A former dancer in the apprentice program of Salt Lake City’s Ballet West has landed a prestigious — and controversial — job in the world of ballet, as the new dance director for the Kennedy Center ...

Trying to move to Israel with his ballerina wife, he was harassed and jailed while becoming an international cause célèbre and a Cold War symbol of the plight of Soviet Jews. By Trip Gabriel Among the ...

Acclaimed Russian ballet choreographer, Yuri Grigorovich, has died aged 98. Described as one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, he was artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet from ...

Artistic director of Bolshoi Ballet from 1964-1995 Ballet maestro remembered as 'legendary figure' Famed for male roles in ballets such as Spartacus Resigned in 1995 as Bolshoi struggled after Soviet ...

(Reuters) -Russian ballet maestro Yuri Grigorovich, considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 98, the Bolshoi Theatre said on Monday. Grigorovich, ...

Alla Osipenko, a star of the Soviet-era Kirov Ballet and one of the most expressive ballerinas of her generation who was blocked from major international tours at the peak of her career after her free ...

The Czech National Ballet will present a new production of Scheherazade at The National Theatre in Prague on May 21, 2025. This world premiere, choreographed by renowned Italian artist Mauro ...

Peter Schaufuss was just five years old when Frederick Ashton came to Copenhagen in 1954 to begin choreographing the first “Romeo and Juliet” ballet in the West for the Royal Danish Ballet. Both his ...

FORT WORTH — Both the Fort Worth and Dallas symphony orchestras paired related works on concerts this week. Following the DSO’s Austro-German program, reviewed separately, the FWSO on Friday presented ...