Tag: James whiteside

• Is this the end of live arts?

  

  This is not about the politics, or vaccination policies, this post is just my personal thoughts… Recently the Metropolitan Opera announced they will require proof of vaccine boosters to enter the world’s largest opera house… (click here for full article) Major shows, institutions, and opera have also withdrawn holding live performances this month… The world…

  David King

  December 19, 2021

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  ballet, covid, dance NFT, isabella boylston, James whiteside, Maria khoreva, misty copeland, social media, the future of ballet, tiler peck

• Who will be the next Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre?

  

  Yesterday, news broke via the New York Times and American Ballet Theater’s press department that Kevin McKenzie, ABT’s Artistic Director for the last 30 years, will be stepping down after the 2021-2022 season. This is no surprise, as McKenzie’s peer, Helgi Tommason, the Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet, recently announced he will step down…

  David King

  March 26, 2021

  News & Scoop

  ABT, Alexei Ratmansky, irena drovenko, James whiteside, julie kent, Kevin Mckenzie, pittsburgh ballet theatre, Sasha radetsky, susan jaffe