But Acosta is going one step further by introducing socially distanced costumes in the form of extra wide tutus for the brand-new mixed bill Lazuli Sky. It is the first one-act ballet commissioned ...

Melissa Hamilton said it was "so special" to perform at the Grand Opera House When you think of the world of ballet, the image of a dancer in a tutu and tiara, standing en pointe might come to mind.

That meant wearing tutus and dancing en pointe, something that was an act of rebellion, against the dance community, and the world as a whole. In Rebels on Pointe, we go behind the scenes and find ...

Dressed in a cotton and silk tutu with linen slippers ... an “opera rat", a term given to working-class young dancers with ...

Football and ballet. It's an unlikely combination but the two actually work better together than you might think. Find out why! In this segment of "NFL Films Presents," Charissa Thompson sits down ...

This essay explores some of the art traditions, many of them devotional in nature, of the Silk Roads. The travel of artistic motifs, styles, and techniques along the Silk Road is closely bound up with ...

"La Route de la Soie", or "Silk Road", by Maurice Béjart premiered in Lausanne this week. The ballet takes its audience on a colourful journey from Venice to China. “La Route de la Soie”, or ...

He stuck with silk, cashmere ... It was overdue. Ballet provided a nominal theme, though even her tutus were irreverent.

To emphasize movement, Davis created long parachute dresses in silk nylon, suede and organza with a billowing bubble shape.

When you think of the world of ballet, the image of a dancer in a tutu and tiara, standing en pointe might come to mind. For world-renowned dancer Melissa Hamilton, who is returning to her home ...