Christine Rocas: Breathtaking brilliance from trusting the created sacred space with cast and partner

“Christine announces her retirement from professional ballet in her final performance where she will have played the title role in Joffrey’s ‘Anna Karenina.’ True to form, Christine delivered a powerful performance, exploding on stage with the effortless strength and quiet fortitude, not unlike Tolstoy’s tragic heroine.”

Michaela DePrince, War Orphan Turned Leading Ballerina, Dies at 29

“In an impoverished orphanage in Sierra Leone, she longed to dance ballet. After being adopted by American parents, her improbable dream came true.”

Dallas Black Dance Theatre says dancers were fired over video not union efforts

“Conflicting narratives are forming after the Dallas Black Dance Theatre announced on Friday it terminated its entire main company of dancers.”

Calvin Royal III Creates a Ballet Festival With Intention and Care

“Here and in other rehearsals that day, Royal, 35, a leading dancer at American Ballet Theater and the company’s only Black male principal, radiated an engaged, gentle energy. He was preparing for “Unite,” a ballet festival that he planned and curated, which will be�presented by the Joyce Theater, Aug. 13-18.”

New York City Ballet turns 75

“Turning seventy-five is a milestone, especially for a ballet company. At three-quarters of a century, New York City Ballet is considered not just one of the best dance companies in the world, but also the foundation of ballet in America.”

What Is Ballet in the 21st Century? It’s All Over the Place.

New York City Ballet wrapped up its 75th anniversary celebration at Lincoln Center this spring with a look to the future. “But it didn’t always speak to it.What the ballet strives for — what companies and choreographers should always be striving for — is the opposite: a work of art that can live only on a stage. That is ballet at its most untouchable.”

NYC Ballet attracts younger audiences with affordable pricing, social media

“Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works in recruiting, was on a fun girls’ night out with three friends she’d met through work, starting with dinner.”