The rigours of a career in ballet have provided rich inspiration to generations of authors, Juhea Kim is no exception.
According to Georgia Finnegan, author of “Grace & Grit: A History of Ballet in Minnesota,” ballet began in Minnesota in 1945 and began with a love story. The history of Minnesota ballet ...
Like most ballet dancers, I vividly remember getting my first pair of pointe shoes. They were by Gamba — a legendary Covent Garden maker that now belongs to the French house Repetto. Always ...
it’s clear that you’re someone who knows a bit about history and the history of ballet, and yet you had never heard of Raven Wilkinson. COPELAND: Yeah. HOOVER: Tell us how you discovered her.
In some ways, the history of The Trocks mirrors the history ... and is seen as an accessible entry point to the world of ballet. They were a novelty act, now they’re respected as dancers ...
On Nov. 27, 1949, prima ballerina Maria Tallchief waited for her cue in the wings of the City Center in downtown Manhattan, ...
She sees overlap between the emphasis on respect in Korean culture and the history of ballet in royal courts, and her classes share aspects of Korean and ballet cultures alongside the pirouettes ...