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News and Updates
Ballet and opera people "lash out" at Timothée Chalamet with open arms
Mature responses from the centuries-old art form.
Ikuko
17 hours ago2 min read
New York City Ballet: Ryan Tomash promoted to Principal
He is also a Principal Dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet.
Ikuko
Mar 51 min read
News clipping: Nikisha Fogo interview, Guiness World Record highest altitude pole dance
Plus, Les Ballets Africains' U.S. tour in limbo, San Francisco Ballet's new Eugene Onegin, Ratmansky's The Naked King, and guess who is expecting!
Ikuko
Feb 122 min read
Year in recap: top 10 most read posts in 2025
Guess who has claimed the throne. Undisputable, kind of.
Ikuko
Dec 30, 20251 min read
News clipping: Nutcracker and year-end compilation
The best of 2025, The Nutcracker reviews and the Rockettes 100 anniversary.
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20252 min read
News clipping: Ballet is always diverse, Ansel Elgort pro dance debut in Quadrophenia, Bracewell-Monaghan garden tour, Megan Fairchild on boycott, more on Misty's legacy
Recent news articles which caught my eye.
Ikuko
Oct 20, 20252 min read
Ikuko
Oct 11, 20251 min read
News clipping: Akram Khan interview, former dancer sues London Met police, Misty Copeland, NYCB dancers boycott, Graham finally in the UK
Some news articles which have caught my eye recently.
Ikuko
Oct 11, 20252 min read
New York City Ballet announces promotions with the first African American female soloist -media
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Oct 11, 20251 min read
The Australian Ballet announces 2026 season
It will be David Hallberg's sixth season as the artistic director.
Ikuko
Sep 27, 20251 min read
News Clipping: Reece Clarke in Pointe, Jock Soto in ICT, Queen of Scots, Rambert's Peaky Blinders, The New York Times about hands
Some interesting news articles that caught my eye in the past few weeks.
Ikuko
Aug 15, 20252 min read
Tiler Peck and Roman Mejia are just married!
A super couple! Congratulations xxx
Ikuko
Jul 5, 20251 min read
Ikuko
May 28, 20251 min read
Ikuko
Apr 29, 20251 min read
Obituary: Jean-Pierre Bonnefou- former Paris Opera Ballet Étoile
Bonnefoux was Artistic Director of the Charlotte Ballet until 2017.
Ikuko
Apr 16, 20251 min read
New York City Ballet announces 2025-2026 season, Megan Fairchild's farewell show, joiner
Megan's swan song will be Swanilda.
Ikuko
Apr 10, 20251 min read
The Royal Ballet announces 2025-2026 season
Very interesting programmes with two female choreographers named.
Ikuko
Apr 6, 20252 min read
Chase Finlay breaks silence in Dancing With Shadows podcast interview
Protégé was New York City Ballet Principal, who was the eye of the storm of the company's sex photo sharing scandal in 2018
Ikuko
Mar 24, 20251 min read
Review: Dutch National Ballet Jewels- joy of pure dance
Every facet of three stones was brilliant.
Ikuko
Mar 1, 20252 min read
NYCB principal Megan Fairchild announces retirement
Good news is we still have time to see her on stage!
Ikuko
Feb 22, 20251 min read
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