The narrative explores the technical aspects of ballet, including body placement and the significance of specialized footwear. It contrasts the romantic style of 19th-century ballet with the ...

That is not surprising, given that Chen and his choreographer/coach, Marina Zoueva, put together the program after spending hours looking at YouTube video of Nureyev in "Le Corsaire," a mid-19th ...

It is often described as "an encyclopedia of classical dance". This three-act ballet with its prologue and apotheosis comprises everything created by the genre of classical ballet over the three ...

This is the first revival of former artistic director Karen Kain’s production of the late 19th-century Russian classic.

With the introduction of the pointe shoe during the romantic era, and creation of ballets such as Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty in the 19th century, ballet became a lauded ...