ABT corps dancer Lauren Bonfiglio balances a demanding performance schedule with life in Brooklyn ahead of the company’s summer season.
Lynn Parkerson of the Brooklyn Ballet has spent more 20 years shaping ballet to reflect Brooklyn’s unique cultural spark.
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) announced on Monday, Dec. 9, that Gillian Murphy, an internationally celebrated principal dancer since 2002.
A 13-YEAR-OLD BALLERINA from Red Hook is set to lead the iconic holiday show, “The Nutcracker,” at Lincoln Center starting this weekend.
“Charles’ Carol” — the vision of artistic director and founder of Covenant Ballet Theatre (CBT) Hirokawa — premiered Saturday.
Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, “A Christmas Carol,” the story of elderly miser Ebenezer Scrooge, and his transformation.
DOWNTOWN/BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Cadman Park Conservancy launched a month of Juneteenth events in Cadman Plaza Park on Saturday with powerful ballet and street dance
GRAVESEND — The show must go on — always. With rain keeping them out of the thoroughfare, the dancers of Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn (CBT) moved their performance inside
BROOKLYN’S GRAVESEND neighborhood is home to the Covenant Ballet Theatre, which on Thursday, March 21, hosted its second annual “Cocktail Caper” gala/fundraiser at the Riverside Church in upper Manhattan. Considered “one
GRAVESEND — Nestled away in the south-central section of Brooklyn, Gravesend, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the borough, is a quiet, working-class area with a rich history and diverse
Full slideshow below JAY STREET — One of the newest performance spaces created in Downtown Brooklyn is The Theater at City Tech, part of the recent renovations of New York
Occasionally, the best things in life really are free — especially if you’re a dance fan this week anywhere near New York, where some of the world’s best dancers are
WILLIAMSBURG — Last February, New York City Ballet dancer Emilie Gerrity was promoted from soloist to principal, reaching the loftiest level of her profession. This Thursday, July 20, as part
GRAVESEND — Covenant Ballet Theatre of Brooklyn (CBT), a cultural treasure located on Avenue U, created a “moving feast” to celebrate its 35th anniversary. Supporters, board members and faculty members
Acclaimed choreographer Alexei Ratmansky won’t be going far this summer when he leaves American Ballet Theatre — he’ll simply be crossing Lincoln Center’s plaza over to New York City Ballet.
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
My father, Irving Kaufman (1910 – 1982), was a professional photographer who started in Brooklyn in the mid 1930s working for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. He captured thousands of images
One of the most notable figures in ballet history, Natalia Makarova was a Russian-born superstar who gained international prominence as a ballerina in the 1960s. While on tour with the
American Ballet Theatre, popularly known as ABT and designated America’s National Ballet Company by Congress in 2006, has some roots in Brooklyn dating back to 1945. That year, Brooklyn Heights
Dinosaurs to invade Brooklyn this month Dinosaurs will be invading Brooklyn during the Jurassic World Live Tour at Barclays Center, according to the Brooklyn Reporter. Jurassic World Live Tour is
MEET MISS SUBWAYS
Miss Subways was New York’s most iconic and democratic beauty contest. Young women of mostly middle and working class backgrounds were selected, not just for their looks, but for the aspirations and dreams they had for their futures.
From 1941 to 1976, their portra …
With only a few more days left in November and the holidays approaching so rapidly, families with children have started planning their upcoming holiday outings. What better way to welcome
In the canon of Christmas stories and shows, The Nutcrackerballet is a universal and undisputed classic, bringing itscombination of fantasy and beauty to performances the world over.For the past 18 years, it has been something of a holiday traditionevery December for Brooklyn families to head ove …
Fiona Brennan is not just your ordinary ballet student.
The young Ridgeite has broken into the big time, starring asMarie in the New York City Ballet’s production of The Nutcrackerat Lincoln Center for the second year in a row.
It’s a great opportunity, the fifth-grader at P.S. 102 …
The Ballet Cultural de Sunset Park and the Quetzalcoatl dancegroup sang and performed Mexican folk dances at the third annualBattle of the Badges charity softball game on Saturday, July 31, atMCU Park.
All proceeds from ticket sales went to Sunset Park-basednonprofit Opportunities for a Be …