In Paris, Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, and elsewhere, ballet troupes have been helping their fleeing colleagues: finding them housing, letting them join class, and, if budgets permit, hiring them. The Mayor of Paris even gave the stranded Kiev City Ballet a residency at the Châtelet Theatre. - The New York Times
It's more than resignations and cancellations. The Kiev City Ballet , on tour in France when Russian forces attacked, is now stranded. A principal with Ukrainian National Ballet was warned not to return home from Rome; at least two others have traded tights for camouflage and weapons. - Pointe Magazine
The legendary performer "called her style of dance 'moving pictures,' which drew from her love of theater, postmodern dance, performance art, television and video art and which she often recorded herself." - Yahoo News (Los Angeles Times)
Consultants who "choreograph" sex scenes and ensure actors feel safe performing them are becoming common in film, TV, and theatre, but this production at Scottish Ballet is thought to be a first for classical ballet. And for this piece, Kenneth MacMillan's The Scandal at Mayerling, it makes sense. - The Scotsman
The event happened late last April, though Brown is only now speaking about it publicly. He's had to relearn to walk and to choreograph (no more demonstrating movement), and — with immense help from the Joyce Theater — he's continuing to operate his company, Evidence. - The New York Times
"I was diagnosed with autism at age 25, but I've been autistic my whole life. In many ways ballet class has been a safe place for me, even before I knew why I craved routine, environments with explicit rules, and social situations that don't necessitate talking." - Dance Magazine
"What began as a legitimate audition call for the St. Louis theatre had become a micro-trend on TikTok, the short-form video app that has become a culture-wide phenomenon. The Muny Legally Blonde dance call had gone viral." - American Theatre
Mr. Ratmansky, who grew up in Kyiv and danced there early in his career, immediately decided to leave Moscow, and with the help of the Bolshoi, made arrangements to travel home to New York via Warsaw, along with the rest of his international creative team. - The New York Times
The Moscow-based ballet company were set to return to London this summer but their tour has been called off as Ukraine was hit by air strikes and Russian fighters closed in on the country's capital Kyiv. - Daily Mail (UK)
The dancer was on his way to a first-performance celebration at New York’s Public Theater when he was attacked "in what theater officials describe as the latest 'disgusting and heartbreaking' incident 'in a long history of violence against Asian Americans.'" - Deadline
Campaigners have urged the arts and culture sector to cut all ties to oil companies over claims of greenwashing. BP said it was proud of the 10-year partnership, which Scottish Ballet said had reached a "natural conclusion". - BBC
In 2017, after 20 years as a principal at ABT, Herrera became artistic director of the Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón, where she trained as a child. Early this month, she resigned in frustration, saying that the company's work rules make consistent excellence impossible. (in Spanish) - La Nación (Argentina)
Experts have said that exploring non-medical interventions which can be prescribed more quickly, such as dance programmes, should be considered as part of the overall management of mental health problems in young people. - The Scotsman
When he became artistic director of the Australian Ballet in 2020, only to have COVID strike, Hallberg had figured his performing days were over. But this year, for opening nights in Sydney (late April) and Melbourne (June), he'll be dancing in the big four-choreographer program titled Kunstkamer. (video) - ABC (Australia)
