News and Updates

The Washington Ballet announces joiners for 2026-2027

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Jul 171 min read

Auditions: Ballet Metz, Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet, Washington National Opera, Natraaj Youth Ballet, Ballet Nacional Sodre

France, Belgium, the United States and Uruguay

Ikuko

Jul 133 min read

Promotions, joiners, appointments, retirement: HK Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Washington Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ballet Nacional Chileno, National Ballet of Canada

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Jul 121 min read

The Washington Ballet announces 2026-2027 season

Artistic Director Edwaard Liang will create a new full-length ballet of the company's 50 year anniversary season.

Ikuko

Jun 141 min read

Trump says Grenell to depart as Kennedy Center head

The most recent cancellation is the D.C.-based Washington Ballet.

Ikuko

Mar 142 min read

News clipping: The Washington Ballet to move shows from The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, German dance fans may be affected by train delay

News that has caught my eye recently.

Ikuko

Feb 191 min read

Auditions: Washington Ballet, Malandain Ballet Biarritz, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre, TANZ Bielefeld, Europaballett St.Pölten, Houston Ballet

The United States, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria

Ikuko

Jan 293 min read

Auditions: Northern Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, Ballet Vancouver, The Washington Ballet, Emanuele Soavi incompany, The Finnish National Ballet

The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany and Finland

Ikuko

Dec 23, 20253 min read

Kennedy Center names Stephen Nakagawa as new Director of Dance Programming

The ex-Washington Ballet dancer is not happy about “radical leftist ideologies in ballet" and concerned about the "rise of the 'woke' culture" in the company and others. ?

Ikuko

Aug 26, 20252 min read

Auditions: Semperoper Ballett, The Washington Ballet, Ballett Bremerhaven

Germany and the United States. Break your leg!

Ikuko

Dec 8, 20242 min read