BEN STEVENSON

High Demand Anticipated for Texas Ballet Theater's 'The Nutcracker' Following Sold-Out 'Dracula' Performances. Texas Ballet Theater is expecting high demand for their upcoming production of 'The Nutcracker' after the success of their sold-out performances of 'Dracula.' This news highlights the growing enthusiasm for ballet in the DFW Metroplex....

The Joffrey Ballet has announced the addition of five dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2023-24 season. Learn more about the new dancers here!...

In its fifth official installment, ABT Incubator, American Ballet Theatre's in-house choreographic program, is scheduled for January 3-13, 2023. During the two-week workshop, selected choreographers will create new works on ABT dancers. The resulting pieces will be presented on January 13, 2023, at 6:00 P.M. EST at the Schimmel Center at Pace University's New York City campus. This will be the first time ABT Incubator will be presented for live public viewing....

New York City Ballet announced today the promotion of Chun Wai Chan to Principal Dancer. Following a series of debuts throughout the Company’s 2021-22 Repertory Season, Chan will make his final debut this season in the role of Titania’s Cavalier in George Balanchine’s beloved full-length classic, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which closes out NYCB’s 2022 Spring Season with ten performances from May 21 to 29, 2022 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. Chun Wai Chan joined New York City Bal...

As it returns to live performances, Smuin Contemporary Ballet announces the addition of four new dancers: Stéphano Candreva, Marc LaPierre, Yuri Rogers, and Claire Buehler, who is an apprentice this season. ...

Texas Ballet Theater and Lyle Lovett have teamed up to bring Lovett's song, 'Don't Touch My Hat,' to life!...

BETSY McBRIDE, SIMON WEXLER, PAOLA HARTLEY, and KAREN SCALZITTI-KENNEDY will be members of the guest faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ms. McBride and Mr. Wexler will be teaching from July 27-31, 2020, and Ms.  Hartley and Ms. Scalzitti-Kennedy will be teaching from August 3-7, 2020....

​​​​​​​Texas Ballet Theater School (TBTS), Texas Ballet Theater School (TBTS), the official school of Texas Ballet Theater (TBT), is relocating its Dallas County facility to 300 N. Coit Rd. in Richardson, Texas, in order to provide increased space and amenities for its students.  The move is expected to take place later this year....

Texas Ballet Theater (TBT) will present the annual holiday classic The Nutcracker at Winspear Opera House on the AT&T Performing Arts Center Campus in Dallas (Nov. 23-25, Nov. 30-Dec. 2) and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth (Dec. 7-9, 13, 15-16, 20-24)....

ZHONG-JING FANG, soloist of American Ballet Theatre, PAOLA HARTLEY, former principal dancer of Ballet Arizona, KARL CONDON, former principal dancer of the Boston Ballet, and ILYA KOZADAYEV, former soloist of the Houston Ballet will be on the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive to be held in Shreveport, Louisiana.   Zhong-Jing Fang and Paola Hartley will be on the faculty from July 23-27, 2018, and Karl Condon and  Ilya Kozadayev will be on the faculty from July 30-August 3, 2018.  ...