With rumors flying of Vladimir Putin's deteriorating health, it could happen: going back to the earliest days of Soviet television, the unscheduled appearance of the Tchaikovsky ballet on the airwaves meant something extremely serious, like the death of the leader (or, in 1991, an attempted coup). - Newsweek
That summer, dozens of Strasbourgeois found themselves dancing and hopping uncontrollably for days on end, and more than a few died of exhaustion and hunger. And that wasn't the only instance of such a phenomenon in medieval Europe, a mystery still unsolved. - BBC
The recent appointments of the women and the recent commissions of choreography by women too numerous to mention, are good news for feminism. But only relatively speaking. - Alastair Macaulay
Star David Motta, 25, "had called Russia home for 13 years. The Bolshoi Academy had taken him in as a boy and turned him into an international star." But he knew he had to leave when Russia invaded Ukraine. - France 24 (AFP)
The Twitterverse had a high old time when news and photos hit of the final session of the Conference on the Future of Europe at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, wherein members were treated, apparently without warning, to Angelin Preljocaj's Danse l'Europe. - The Independent (UK)
Some have taken up arms in their country’s defense or have been working to get medical supplies to the frontline. (One died after being injured when Russian shells hit Kyiv.) And many have fled the country, fanning out across Europe — both for safety and to keep dancing. - The New York Times
The lack of support manifests in a dearth of affordable studio space, limited funding and fewer platforms for emerging artists to perform. It’s an about-face for a city that has nurtured Western dance traditions for more than 100 years. - Crosscut
When two of their colleagues were fired for complaining to management about unsafe working conditions, the dancers at Star Garden in North Hollywood voted to unionize with the independent labor organization Strippers United (and were promptly locked out). Antonia Crane, founder of that union, reports the story. - The Nation
A week after Michael Auer was reportedly terminated as ballet master over abusive conduct toward company members, two dancers who performed with RNZB in the 1980s have said publicly that Barker should resign as artistic director. The RNZB board says she has their full confidence. - Stuff (New Zealand)
She spent 22 years dancing with ABT (1980-2002), 19 of them as principal, and became one of ballet's top stars. She went on to serve as dean of dance at the UNC School of the Arts and, through the pandemic, artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. - The New York Times
24th of February, this is, was the line, Because it's all changed. All changed. The reputation of Russia and Russian people, even if you are not a soldier, you're just Russian. It, it's all, it still make a shadow on you. - 60 Minutes
It's big for L.A.: "Five dance studios, a 200-seat performance area and classrooms for the Debbie Allen Middle School of the Performing Arts. The facility also has a studio theater and art gallery." Thank you, Grey's Anatomy and Fame. - Los Angeles Times
That might mean collaboration, that might mean mixing forms and traditions - and that might mean rehearsing in silence, with no music for the dancers to hear what their beats should be. - Irish Times
And she was revolutionary in more than one way. Not only did Bronislava Nijinska embrace choreographic aesthetics that were radical for her day, she understood — from watching Diaghilev and her brother trying to maintain dance companies in the West — how commercial pressures could be as oppressive as political ones. - The Nation
An abnormal announcement. "Dear guest, our event will be suspended in case of air raid alert. Dancers and spectators must go to the bomb shelter situated in the theater," it tells the crowd -- a poignant reminder that this is not a regular night at the theater. - CNN
