Misty Copeland and the White World of Classical Ballet

“I feel most colored when I am thrown against a sharp white background.”- Zora Neal Hurston, 1928[1]

On June 30, 2015, Misty Copeland became the first black principal dancer with American Ballet Theater in its…

“I miss my Mom’s cooking”: Catching up with…Frances Chung

Frances Chung, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet, talks about growing up in Vancouver, a typical work day, and living as an expat in the city.

THE LIQUID SKY OF HISTORY

Politics, Punks and Art?

September 11, 2001. On 9/11, I was booked to fly on the hijacked United-93 flight. It crashed in Pennsylvania and killed all forty four people aboard, among them a stewardess Debbie Jackobs Welsh, once a cast member of the cult film…

the road to tech: from ballet to ux design

april 4, 2016 
by brooke wingate

On a Matinée

‘When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away.’

― Anna Pavlova

John Lowe, 92, Who Dreamed Of Dancing

John Lowe is a professional ballet dancer, although he is 92. But that’s not the most amazing part. The most amazing part is that John took up ballet when he was almost 80.

Dancers Among Us: Bailando al ritmo de la cámara de Jordan Matter

Con excesiva frecuencia Jordan…

La sagra della primavera: “The rite of spring” o “The riot of spring”?

Quale giorno migliore del…

The Dream Of Being A Ballerina by Annija Veldre

Annija Veldre is a talented young self taught photographer, artist, graphic designer and student currently…

Romeo Didn’t Die

In the year 2010, Romeo and Juliet didn’t die. Instead, the last performance of Helgi Tomasson’s critically acclaimed ballet…