Contrasting approaches to movement and meaning define National Ballet’s latest mixed bill

While Flight Pattern seeks to move the audience through contemporary themes, Suite en Blanc finds its strength in structure ...

Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite’s ‘Flight Pattern,’ inspired by the refugee crisis, takes off at the National Ballet

The company's winter double bill also includes a somewhat uneven remount of the neoclassical ballet “Suite en Blanc.” ...

This ballet about the 2010s migrant crisis lands in North America during another flashpoint

As immigration becomes the topic of global conversation, the National Ballet of Canada brings renowned Canadian choreographer ...

Canadian dance visionary Crystal Pite on bringing her trailblazing ballet to Toronto

"I hope it will prompt deeper questions about what it is to be human," Pite said about "Flight Pattern," which explores the ...
Houston Chronicle

On a different flight path, a new ballet takes off

A choreographer typically arrives with a plan for a new piece's structure, a signature style of movement the dancers must absorb and at least a few of the steps. The choreographer also demonstrates ...
BroadwayWorld

New Year, New You With Align Ballet Method's 'Flight School'

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Align Ballet Method is now offering Flight School. They can offer in-studio ...
Yahoo

Dayton Ballet's 'Peter Pan' takes flight at the Schuster

Apr. 17—When Jonathan Carter was asked what he was looking forward to in his first season as a dancer with the Dayton Ballet, he said he was most excited about being in the production of "Peter Pan." ...