The instructions received were at once specific and allusive: 16 bars of music here to arouse expectations, 24 bars there for a “haughty and finicky” dance. In one place, hunting horns were called for ...

In a celebration of ballet’s rich history and modern influence, the Petipa Heritage Foundationis set to host anawards gala on Sept. 23. The event, dedicated to honoring exceptional ballet dancers and ...

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This season, as part of its ongoing Ratmansky Project, American Ballet Theatre presents Russian choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s latest reimagining of a storied dance classic in Harlequinade, based on ...

Alexei Ratmansky creates a joyful new “Paquita” for New York City Ballet, giving the dancers a classical frame in which to find new versions of themselves. By Gia Kourlas Alexei Ratmansky’s “Paquita” ...

The cavalier expansively offers his hand in a descending arc through the air. As the ballerina places her hand in his, she steps onto point and extends one leg behind her. Welcome to ballet. This ...

"Marius Petipa: The Emperor's Ballet Master" by Nadine Meisner; Oxford University Press, $34.95 Not all queers want in their dreams to dance like swans. Even so, the image that probably comes to mind ...

“La Bayadère” is one of ballet’s classic works, the 1877 tale of a warrior torn between duty and love. From its origins at the Mariinsky Ballet, the Russian company that dates to the 1740s, “La ...

Decades before Cecil B. DeMille sent horse-drawn chariots thundering through the desert, the world’s most famous ballet choreographer created an epic version of Egypt for the stage, and paraded live ...