Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

The trailblazing ballerina says she feared losing a rare opportunity for a Black woman if she revealed the extent of ...

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, ...

MIAMI — George Balanchine’s “Firebird” has flown the coop. His compressed rendition of the ballet—the first ever with a Russian storyline that Michel Fokine originally choreographed for the Ballets ...

Upstairs, at Liberty Station’s Dance Place, all but two San Diego Ballet dancers were rehearsing last month for the company’s signature dance, “Mambomania.” It’s one of the works, along with “The ...

In Russian folklore, the firebird is a magical creature whose flaming appearance can signify great change, a bringer of both blessings and doom, to those who encounter it. Stravinsky's "Firebird" is ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Firebird’s music is alternately mystical and comically rambunctious. Stravinsky shimmers for romance and clangs for ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. With his characteristic blend of sensitive classicism and impish ...