JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – A story of rebirth, beauty and magic will cast a spell over audiences when it’s danced on an area stage. The New York Theatre Ballet will present “Firebird” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the ...

Dance Theatre of Harlem will offer three performances of “Firebird” in Norfolk as part of the Virginia Arts Festival, ...

Beyond proving that ballet is still alive, ballerina Misty Copeland’s “Sinners” Oscars performance channeled her iconic ...

Tonight at the 2026 Academy Awards, Misty Copeland—the trailblazing American Ballet Theatre principal dancer who retired from ...

Leo Holder is standing in the cavernous warehouse of the Local 52 Motion Picture Studio Mechanics in Astoria, Queens. He raises his arms, striking them apart like Moses parting the sea, and four ...

For the first time in over twenty years, the dance ballet ‘Firebird’ returns to the stage for the Virginia Arts Festival. In ...

Forget the flowing scarlet feathers you picture when someone mentions The Firebird. Ballet Arizona opens its intriguing take on the classic Russian ballet this week – with a futuristic twist. It’s ...

Sometimes the youngest of audience members will cry, not because they’re scared, but because the story saddens them. “They cried last year when we did ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ ” Eva Kruger, of the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Igor Stravinsky’s sensational “Firebird” ballet demands a vivid design, ...

There she is, the former San Pedro resident, shown dressed in a red unitard and a red-feathered headdress. Computer-generated flames shoot out from her back as she dances en pointe. Copeland faces ...