UNITY PHELAN

Numerous seasons performing the 'Fall' pas de deux and a partner she 'trusts with her life' afford Principal Dancer Unity Phelan an ease of exploration in the role. Experience the range of moods depicted in Jerome Robbins' Verdi-scored The Four Seasons during the Tribute to Robbins program, beginning on Opening Night of 2024 Winter performances....

iHeartDance NYC, an arts initiative committed to using dance as a vehicle to make positive change in the community and around the world, announces a one night only benefit performance to raise humanitarian aid for the people of the Ukraine, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Florence Gould Hall Theater....

The Vail Dance Festival today officially announced plans to return in-person for its 32nd season July 30 – Aug. 9, 2021. ...

​​​​​​​What a difference proper programming can make. February 6th's NYCB Classic's I featured an array of gems and pleasure....

Strange programming makes for a daffy afternoon at City Ballet with a curation of pieces that do not go together. ...

What happens when a choreographer goes off the beaten path? This past Friday's New Combinations program at The New York City Ballet staged unique works in the repertory of four icons of the field: Wheeldon, Peck, Robbins, and Ratmansky. The four choreographers taken together offer ballets that we can view as academic curiosities, forgettable B-Sides, or explosive new dance visions....

I always enjoy mingling with the crowd during ballet intermissions to hear their views and to see if mine corresponds with theirs....

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The Nutcracker matinee presented by the Eglevsky Ballet opened with an enthusiastic welcome from the Executive Artistic Director, Maurice Brandon Curry. Mr. Curry truly choreographed this production with great attention to detail, quality, and with an unparalleled panache. The Massapequa Philharmonic under the direction of David Bernard regaled the audience with the classical music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Throughout the performance, at times, I felt as if I were listening to a pre-recorded ...

On Wednesday, legendary ballet dancer and founder of National Dance Institute (NDI), Jacques d'Amboise, honored Harry Belafonte at the Fall installation of Jacques' Art Nest Series, “Dance for Change.”...

An admission. I didn't go to the New York City Ballet fashion gala. Why? Because I didn't care. The New York City Ballet is probably the only company in the world that never had to pander to an audience seeking couture thrills, at least when Balanchine was alive. I know that's changed and the company has to bring in the bucks, but when the draw seems to be clothes and not choreography, it gets me thinking. What's in store for us?...