Much like the 19th-century Impressionist movement that forever changed the art world through the genius of Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and others, Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes of the early 20th century forever changed the dance world, through such artists as Vaslav Nijinsky, Michel Fokine and George Balanchine. As part of Milwaukee Ballet’s 50th-anniversary
by Karen Barr The creation of a tutu, that iconic symbol of ballet, requires the expertise of a seasoned cutter and stitcher; they are time consuming and expensive to make. Despite their enduring popularity, budget cuts within the arts have led to fewer new tutus being built; with so few opportunities to practise, the concern
by Gary Smith In the Stravinsky three-part program presented by Stuttgart Ballet in April, the dancers looked fluent in all three eccentric choreographic visions, but the sometimes dislocating movement didn’t always serve the music as well as less idiosyncratic productions. That said, Germany’s Marco Goecke was at home finding a dark, driven side of Stravinsky’s score,