The Mariinsky Ballet has been ordered to stay home to avoid further spread of the coronavirus. What does this mean for other companies? By Alex Marshall For the past three weeks, the Mariinsky Ballet, ...

“La Bayadère” is one of ballet’s classic works, the 1877 tale of a warrior torn between duty and love. From its origins at the Mariinsky Ballet, the Russian company that dates to the 1740s, “La ...

As the Soviet Union was dissolving, it became something of a fanciful game for ballet lovers to fantasize about the possibilities awaiting Russia’s storied cultural institutions. What would happen ...

We should all be able to agree on this: The Mariinsky Ballet is at the pinnacle of classical dance. That wasn’t always the case. Though the historic St. Petersburg company produced unique talents such ...

Two dancers from the Russian company were set to perform at a benefit for a prestigious competition for young dancers, but they were sidelined after protests by pro-Ukrainian activists. By Javier C.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spirits, dreams, swans and an Arabian tale. These subjects do not seem out of place when it comes to the subjects of ballet but more than 100 years ago, when ...

Mariinsky Ballet has a formidable reputation for a reason - its alumni lists boast some of the biggest names in the dance world, and its productions have survived regime changes, artistic evolutions, ...

K'Arts Ballet of Korea will present the American premiere of Song of the Mermaid, a fantasy ballet choreographed by SunHee Kim, running October 20 and 21 at New York City Center. Song of the Mermaid, ...

Some students with the Berkeley Ballet Theater found themselves out of an exciting opportunity to dance with a major international ballet company last week, following an uncomfortable exchange the ...

The Mariinsky is one of the best ballet companies in the world, although you’d never know it from its Romeo and Juliet which opened a two-week visit to Opera House last night. Unlike the Kenneth ...