A twist on the classic ballet, 'The 'Ebony Nutcracker' is opening for a third year in Columbus and celebrates Black culture.

Adrenalin is at an all-time high on St. Ferdinand Street. In these final rehearsals for Marigny Opera Ballet's Thursday (Jan. 25) world premiere of "Jazz Ballets," everything is coming together. Yes, ...

Anyone bored with CrossFit, Tough Mudder or any other extreme fitness craze should audition for Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (BJM). To dance with the 42-year-old international touring company, ...

San Diego Ballet artistic director Javier Velasco distinguishes his company with repertoire that maintains its classical integrity, but dips a toe shoe in musical theater, jazz and Latin genres. His ...

The Washington Ballet will start the new year combining the art of ballet and the beauty of jazz into an unforgettable program of dance and music. Jazz Icons: A Fine Romance will grace the stage of ...

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal has been ahead of the curve since it was founded in 1972. This chamber-size troupe, known for high energy performances, was started with a simple concept: to combine ...

Composer Claire Cowan has been writing film scores since 2007. She branched out from her film work to accept a commission from the Royal New Zealand Ballet company, producing a completely new score ...

What do you get when you mix Tchaikovsky with Duke Ellington and youngsters? A dance performance like none other. The International Dance Education Academy, 6700 W. Charleston Blvd., plans to perform ...

The Sycamore Youth Center held its end-of-semester ballet and jazz dance recitals Dec. 1, giving students the opportunity to ...

Classical ballet is based on elaborate, strict rules that determine how the dancers can and cannot move, while jazz dance is an extremely flexible medium that exudes enthusiasm. Thus it may be hard to ...

When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby," he imagined the world of splendor and desire that was the Roaring Twenties. He conjured it with the brilliance of the lights reflecting not just off ...