Meet the all-male ballet company that will keep you on your toes
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male ballet company celebrating 50 years on the stage. They not only wow audiences with their athleticism and grace, but they perform in a way most male ballet dancers don't -- en pointe. Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is an all-male ballet company celebrating 50 years on the stage. They not only wow audiences with their athleticism and grace, but they perform in a way most male ballet dancers don't -- en pointe. Over the years they've performed in nearly 700 cities in more than 40 countries -- and there's a reason audiences keep coming back to see this fun and talented group. Watch the video for Derrick's interview with the group's ballet master and to see him try a few moves himself.
The life of legendary Houston ballerina Lauren Anderson comes to the theater in โPlumshugaโ
Lauren Anderson is the first Black principal dancer of a major American ballet company and a household name in the arts community. Some may think they have her figured out, but many donโt know her real story. Although growing up to be a beautiful ballerina, she battled addiction. Her impactful story is now being told for the FIRST time in a world premiere play, right here in our neck of the woods at Stages, Houstonโs intimate, inclusive, and progressive theater.
A night at the ballet, in time for โNutcrackerโ season
Hamrick's Live Arts Global company is producing A Night at the Ballet, a free streaming event that premieres this week. They depend on a live audience to do their work, of course, and most live paycheck to paycheck. The result is โA Night at the Ballet,โ a free streaming event that premieres Thursday and was produced by Live Arts Global, founded by Hamrick and her partners, Christine Shevchenko (a principal dancer at ABT) and Joanna DeFelice. AP: What gave you the idea for โA Night at the Balletโ? But that was really just the dancers, and we thought, how can we help everybody in this live arts world?