Friday, February 20, 2015
Just as the town of Sleepy Hollow was a magical setting for Washington Irving’s classic short story, the ballet inspired by that tale boasts enchantments of its own. The Washington Ballet�…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:47PMFriday, February 13, 2015
American Ballet Theatre principal Xiomara Reyes will be a guest star in the Washington Ballet’s world-premiere production of “Sleepy Hollow,” which runs Feb. 18-22, the company has ann…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:10AMThursday, February 12, 2015
Here’s a downbeat video to send your spirit soaring: Rag and Bone’s upscale-urban menswear line showcases its edge with an inspired pairing of ballet star Mikhail Baryshnikov and Memphis…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:46PMWednesday, February 11, 2015
The highest praise for a dancer these days is to call her “an athlete.” What is wrong with “artist”? Why prolong the inferiority complex about art? Let’s get past that whole macho-…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:39PMTony-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp will bring two new works and new music to Washington in November as part of her 10-week, 50th anniversary tour this fall, Kennedy Center officials conf…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:17AMSunday, February 8, 2015
“One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don’t know what’s going to happen next,” said Bix Beiderbecke, who probably would have liked the jazz accompanying Ragamala Dance Company…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:46PMWednesday, February 4, 2015
One night I’m bound to get so carried away by an Alvin Ailey performance that I’ll leap and spin through the Kennedy Center’s Hall of States and end up tumbling down the stairs to the …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:19PMFriday, January 30, 2015
For breadth of creativity, originality and ambition, no dance event this coming season will surpass the Washington Ballet’s world-premiere production of “Sleepy Hollow.”Read full artic…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:07PMWednesday, January 28, 2015
Some years ago, I happened to be in a country village outside Moscow on the first day of ice melt on the Trubezh River. It was April, but winter was slow to leave. Free-flowing water was suc…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMFriday, January 23, 2015
For the dancers of the Mariinsky Ballet, the unearthly demands of classical technique come easily: the elegant hypermobility, the suppleness, the pointework. Grace is their default mode.But …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:16PMSunday, January 18, 2015
KanKouran West African Dance Company has been celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday with dance for 25 years, “way before it was a holiday,” as Assane Konte, the group’s artis…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:04PMFriday, January 9, 2015
“Heads will roll!” is the rallying cry at the Washington Ballet this week, where Artistic Director Septime Webre has begun rehearsals for his new ballet, “Sleepy Hollow,” which pre…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 08:16AMFriday, December 19, 2014
Why did Mark Ruffalo and Channing Tatum weep after filming their final wrestling scene in “Foxcatcher”?Because the worst was over.Read full article >>
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:24PMMonday, December 15, 2014
Has everyone fallen down the rabbit hole here? In a break from tradition, England’s Royal Ballet has shelved “The Nutcracker” this season. Instead of the standard holiday fare, the pre…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:30PMThursday, December 11, 2014
Ballet West’s charming production of “The Nutcracker” couldn’t have come at a better time for a Washington weary from bad news. If the world feels cold and heavy, if the reality of w…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:03PMA conversation around a table is still a pretty perfect thing. The easy banter between friends, the coziness of sitting around, unhurried, over sandwiches and coffee. That’s what turned th…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:54AMTuesday, December 9, 2014
Turning a movie into a musical is one thing. But turning a beloved cult film like “Diner” into a musical? You risk a run-in with fans who can quote at length their favorite lines from th…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 11:57AMSaturday, December 6, 2014
Forget about the upcoming visit by Britain’s Prince William. The Washington Ballet’s “Nutcracker” is full of nice-looking royals. There’s a lot of regal male muscle in Artistic Di…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:51PMTuesday, December 2, 2014
CHARLOTTE — The happiest ballet studio in the world may be the one just down the street from a Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, inside a bright purple building bearing the words “Patr…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 10:44AMSunday, November 30, 2014
As self-help maxims go, Shakespeare’s “To thine own self be true” is hard to beat. But Meryl Streep came close, telling a college audience not long ago, “Whatever is weird about you,…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33PMSunday, November 23, 2014
For all its glamour and luxury, the Belle Époque had an ugly side. The decorative arts and haute cuisine were flourishing in Paris in the late 19th century, but the era’s booming opportun…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 06:42PMWednesday, November 19, 2014
It was a sad coincidence that Batsheva Dance Company, the well-known Israeli troupe, opened its two-day run at the Kennedy Center Opera House on the day of a bloody rampage in a Jerusalem sy…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 02:56PMWednesday, November 12, 2014
Misty Copeland, a popular soloist with American Ballet Theatre who has become a leader in diversity for ballet, will make her American debut in “Swan Lake” with the Washington Ballet in …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 09:33AMSunday, November 9, 2014
Martha Graham was one of the 20th century’s great storytellers, whether she was compressing Greek tragedy into a few terse postures or distilling American optimism and courage into her mos…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 01:50PMWednesday, November 5, 2014
“I’m going to New York,” the skinny 15-year-old announced to her mother. “And there’s nothing you can do about it.” With that, the Pennsylvania farmgirl hit the big city. Within …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 05:11PMFriday, October 31, 2014
In August 1942, Ginger Rogers received a neatly typed letter from a Japanese internment camp. “Your head in marble was finally sent off to you,” the letter began. A few paragraphs later,…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:11PMFriday, October 24, 2014
What do you give an audience that has everything? Washington’s dancegoers are among the nation’s most sophisticated and privileged, so companies must think carefully about what to put be…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:53PMThursday, October 23, 2014
It is far better to name your artistic creation “Wild Grass,” rather than, say, “Weeds.” But either way, the image of rambling, untamed growth is going to be inescapable. This wasn�…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 04:33PMSunday, October 19, 2014
It was a good, true red. Neither pinkish nor orange; a 1950s Revlon red, retro and primal. This red, featured in a strappy jumpsuit for one dancer and the simple top worn by another, was the…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:41PMThursday, October 16, 2014
NEW YORK — Susan Stroman looks up to the ceiling and confesses her folly to the overhead lights. “I wanted to do a ballet musical,” she grouses, lifting her hands in mock helplessness.…
SOURCE: Washington Post at 03:02PMWednesday, October 15, 2014
NEW YORK — For the New York City Ballet Gala last month, top-tier fashion designers collaborated with the company’s costume shop to create the looks for four works. This intersection of …
SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:07PM 
