Mar 25 Watch How do we keep arts vital in an age of online entertainment? By PBS News Hour When was the last time you went to the theater, or watched a modern dance concert? Why are Americans less connected to the arts? In his new book, “Curtains? The Future of the Arts in America,” Michael Kaiser, a former… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch Ballet icon Patricia McBride comes full pirouette as mentor to young dancers By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 21 Dance program helps Florida’s inner city youth sashay toward college By WEDU For 22 years, the Sarasota Ballet has sponsored an after school program designed to transform the lives of inner city school children. The students study classical ballet, but the lessons learned are much broader. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch With dance, Florida’s inner city students move towards college By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 27 Watch Misty Copeland makes a point of sharing her art with unlikely ballet fans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 08 Grit and limbs propelled Misty Copeland’s improbable rise through ballet’s ranks By Julia Griffin In a ballet world filled with white swans, Misty Copeland stands out. As the first African-American female to hold the rank of Soloist at American Ballet Theater in 20 years, Copeland has had an improbable rise. In her new memoir… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch Ballerina Misty Copeland stands out in world of white swans By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 17 Ballerina bids adieu by performing in public spaces around Portland By John Rosman, OPB Principal dancer Alison Roper has decided to hang up her pointe shoes after 18 years with the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Her last performance will be Celebrate, a production in part honoring her storied career with the company. Oregon Public Broadcasting… Continue reading
Aug 13 The Russian Entrepreneur Who Hired Picasso, Stravinsky and Balanchine to Revolutionize the Ballet By Molly Finnegan, Ellen Rolfes Under the direction and mentorship of Serge Diaghilev, the visual artists, composers and choreographers that worked with the Ballets Russes transformed ballet into an avant-garde art form, breaking with tradition and looking for something new, something that reflected the modernity… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century By PBS News Hour When 'Art Danced With Music': Ballets Russes Inspires New Choreography in 21st Century… Continue watching