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Texas Ballet Theater principal dancer Paige Nyman on her rituals for staying grounded during the busy performance season.
It’s a rare privilege to see one of the most celebrated ballerinas of our time up close on a day like any other, to hear about her creative process, what inspires her, and how she conveys so much passion on stage.
“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” echoed through the lobby of the NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and 4-year-old Madeline sat up and clapped, engrossed in the ballet before her.
During Ballet in a Day, kids learn the dances and other moves in the morning, run through the program without costumes, eat lunch, then hit the stage (or in this case, the gym floor).
For those living in Toronto, it’s hard to miss the dancing bear posters during the holiday season signalling the arrival of the National Ballet’s beloved rendition of James Kudelka’s classic staging of “The Nutcracker.”
The New York Theater Ballet presented two free performances of “The Nutcracker” at the Winter Garden in the World Financial Center on Tuesday.
