Memory, like dancing, is a fugitive, sneaking around the stages of our brains. The rooms that seemed huge to us in childhood have dwindled. Words... More >>
The mid-1980s scarred the dance world's soul. The number of deaths from AIDS was on the rise. Under the Reagan administration, government funding... More >>
"There are no sisters-in-law in ballet." Is that what Balanchine said? He was dead right. Parents and children, yes. Commanders and subordinates,... More >>
Peter Boal, the artistic director of the Seattle-based Pacific Northwest Ballet, may be waiting until he's sure New Yorkers are in love with the... More >>
Look around. People bolting snacks and coffee wave at others across the lobby. They say things like, “I haven’t seen you since the... More >>
In 1990, Peter Martins choreographed Fearful Symmetries, his second ballet to the music of John Adams. The title of this bracing work slid into my... More >>
