In Gentleman Jack, Anabelle Lopez Ochoa Brings 19th-Century Queer Icon Anne Lister to Life
Through the posthumous discovery of her diaries, early-19th-century Yorkshire businesswoman Anne Lister has come to be celebrated as the “first modern lesbian.” Lister’s unapologetic approach to living life on her own terms has inspired biographies, novels, and a BBC drama series: Not only did she ceremonially marry her partner, Ann Walker, at Holy Trinity Church, […]
Ballet Black Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary
Ballet Black was founded in 2001 by dancer-choreographer Cassa Pancho with the mission of providing greater opportunities for Black and Asian ballet dancers in the UK. To mark its 25th anniversary, the company is touring a double bill, Ballet Black at 25, across the UK from March 3 through July 9, 2026. One of the […]
Your March 2026 Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your March 2026 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On Saturday, February 28, New York City Ballet announced the promotion of Ryan Tomash to principal following his performance in Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a […]
The Shape-Shifter: Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Charlotte Nash
In February 2025, Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Charlotte Nash had just finished her variation as Myrtha in Giselle when she was told to change costumes; the dancer performing the title role had become injured. Before she could comprehend what had happened, Nash was back on stage for the pas de deux and completed the rest of […]
Calvin Royal III Prepares for Two Contrasting Roles: Othello and Prince Ivan
Calvin Royal III has been doing a lot of shapeshifting lately. The American Ballet Theatre principal is preparing to make two very different debuts: the title role in Lar Lubovitch’s Othello: A Dance in Three Acts and Prince Ivan in Alexei Ratmansky’s Firebird. Both ballets are part of ABT’s spring season (March 6–21) at Lincoln […]
Natalia Osipova Brings Her Force of Nature Program to California’s Central Coast
Natalia Osipova is typically found selling out famous opera houses around the world. But this month, The Royal Ballet principal is headed to the Sunset Center in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, to make her Central Coast debut. On Friday, February 27, at 7:30 pm, Osipova will star in her one-night-only Force of Nature program, a curated evening […]
The Remarkable Career of Myrna Kamara
There is something soothing about Myrna Kamara’s voice as she teaches. Earlier this month, surrounded by dozens of pre-professional dancers at the 2026 Prix de Lausanne, she led daily warm-ups, encouraging dancers to breathe and lean into the music. In such a high-pressure, nerve-racking environment, she exuded warmth and positivity. The competition’s livestream, viewed by […]
How Ballet West’s Allison DeBona Coached Team USA’s Olympic Freestyle Skiers
Over weeks of training in Park City, Utah, far from the sound of ski edges carving snow, three Olympic hopefuls regularly stepped into Ballet West’s dance studio. Elizabeth Lemley, Rell Harwood, and Grace Henderson, freestyle skiers representing Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympics, are there to work on balance, control, and precision. Guiding them […]
Next Generation Ballet’s New Director Maximizes Success with Versatile Program
As the new artistic director of Tampa’s Next Generation Ballet (NGB), Antonio Douthit-Boyd says he brings a “smorgasbord of all the things”—Vaganova and Balanchine training, a prestigious career with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and over a decade of American Ballet Theatre–certified teaching experience. For NGB students, this means Douthit-Boyd […]
Kevin Thomas’ The Cotillion, for Collage Dance, Honors a Black Coming-of-Age Tradition
Kevin Thomas, artistic director of Collage Dance, feels driven to create movement about subjects to which he is culturally connected. Inspired by Southern Black cotillion culture, his The Cotillion will make its world premiere this month in the company’s signature winter program, Rise. It will run February 20–22 at the Cannon Center for the Performing […]