Nominations Announced for the 2025 BESSIE AWARDS
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 2025
The New York Dance and Performance Awards, known as THE BESSIES, will announce the 2024 and 2025 honorees at a ceremony on January 20 at Dixon Place. This year’s nominations span choreography, performance, design, and revival categories.
American Ballet Theatre To Host 2025 Spring Gala In May
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 26, 2025
American Ballet Theatre will celebrate its 85th anniversary at the 2025 Spring Gala on Wednesday, May 28, at Cipriani South Street in New York City. This special evening will honor Susan and Leonard Feinstein for their extraordinary support of ABT over more than two decades, championing education, the creation of new works, and the strength and sustainability of the Company.
Review: ABT'S CRIME AND PUNISHMENT at Kennedy Center
by Emily Berger - Feb 14, 2025
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) regularly brings new story ballets to DC for their Kennedy Center performances and this year was no different. Crime and Punishment, based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, premiered in New York in the fall and is the first full-length ballet by a female choreographer in ABT’s repertory. It’s also a highly complex - and long - story to tell through dance, so I was curious to see if it would be a success.
Photos: Inside the 2024 Fire Island Dance Festival
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 25, 2024
Captivating world premieres and celebrated works shined within the awe-inspiring beauty of the Great South Bay’s expanse of sea and sky at this year’s record-breaking edition of Fire Island Dance Festival. Check out out photos from inside the festival here!
Further Lineup Revealed For Fire Island Dance Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jun 20, 2024
A balletic solo that has been enchanting audiences for decades, a jazz-infused solo featuring a rising Broadway dancer and world premieres from two innovative contemporary choreographers are among the pieces just added to this year’s Fire Island Dance Festival lineup.