While The Avengers raged record-breakingly at the box office this weekend, another band of plucky folks were performing their own superhuman feats in a couple of art-house theaters in New York and Los ...

PROVO — A Provo native is helping to highlight Ukrainians' fight for freedom through a documentary about ballet dancers who are preserving art and culture during war. "Ballet, and art in general, ...

In a first-of-its-kind for Orlando Ballet, a new documentary takes viewers behind the scenes of one of its productions: The $3.6 million “Nutcracker” that debuted to rave reviews last year. And now ...

The film follows a National Ballet of Canada production of “Swan Lake” as dancers and others deal with long-simmering issues of racism and sexism. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an ...

As far as story goes, nothing really happens in “The Company.” This new film from director Robert Altman is intended to be an exploration of the day-to-day mechanics of the prestigious Joffrey Ballet ...

When acid was thrown in face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi ballet nearly three years ago, it was more than just a brutal attack on a high-profile figure. It was a reflection of Russian ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works in ...

In 2012, a teenage dancer captivated audiences in the ballet documentary "First Position." It was Michaela Mabinty DePrince. She was from war-torn Sierra Leone, and she went on to dance professionally ...

The images of graceful ballerinas are often used in popular culture, especially in movies. Thanks to these pictures, we’ve ...

Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who defied the odds of her early childhood in war-torn Sierra Leone to become a trailblazing performer and choreographer, has died. DePrince died Tuesday, her ...