Ballet brings speed and precision to dance, and Afro-Caribbean movements are deeply rooted in the torso. When these two styles are united with the flavor
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If there was one motto for the Charlotte Ballet last Friday, it was: The show must go on. After dancers James Kopecky and Josh Hall
On August 16 in Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall, the art of dance will bridge the gap between Chautauqua Institution and the outside world. The Chautauqua Regional
The idea of transition laced its way through the Charlotte Ballet’s final performance in the Amphitheater, a 123-year old structure that is scheduled
It’s not typical to be able to stand up after a dance performance and ask questions. It’s pretty much frowned upon. But in the
After he began losing his vision, and almost his ambition, violinist Stelth Ng gained new eyes for his work at Chautauqua’s School of Music. When
The students are becoming the masters in the Chautauqua School of Dance Choreographic Workshop. The workshop is at 4 p.m. August 13 in the Carnahan-Jackson Dance
After only one week of rehearsals last month, the Chautauqua Workshop II dancers stepped on the Amphitheater stage July 17. With two new dances in
Although Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux is retiring as Charlotte Ballet’s artistic director and president after the 2017 Chautauqua season, that doesn’t mean an end to dance on
To conclude this week’s theme of “Pushing Our Bodies’ Limits,” the Charlotte Ballet in Residence and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra will push themselves even further. At
Mark Diamond is passing down his choreographic knowledge to his students. Now, he’ll be passing it down to those who attend Chautauqua Dance Circle’s
Modern master Merce Cunningham thought dance and music existed in parallel universes and never the twain should meet until dress rehearsal. On the other
Dancers can’t be good at only ballet. They must be able to let go, free their bodies and emote through the styles of contemporary dance.
She’s probably gone through hundreds by now, but Sarah Lapointe remembers her first pair of pointe shoes. She was 11 years old and standing in
Rheya Shano performs during Nightwatch during the Chautauqua Festival Dancers with the Music School Festival Orchestra July 25, 2016 in the Amphitheater. Workshop students previously
The Charlotte Ballet has every right to be the most smoochy dance company in the country, and Sarah Hayes Harkins and James Kopecky in an