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Swedish Cross-Dressing Mocks Catholic Spain

The wild violence and cruelty of Mats Ek's creation profoundly shocked Catholic Spain.

Evolution: Balanchine, Nureyev, Forsythe

A recent evening at the Paris Opera Ballet sought to demonstrate the evolution of classical ballet over the past one hundred years.

East Meets West in 'Sacred Monsters'

French super-star Sylvie Guillem wraps her long sinewy body around the powerful frame of British-born choreographer Akram Khan in 'Sacred Monsters'.

Angelin Preljocaj: Myth, Muscle, But the Wrong Music

Half-men, half-horses flex their muscular bodies to produce startling sculptural effects in 'Centaures', but even near-nakedness won't distract an audience from the torture of the music in the Frenchman's new work,'Eldorado'.

A Week For Rudolf Nureyev

Ten years after Rudolf Nureyev's death, extracts from his dance productions were programmed in galas by ballet companies in Europe and America.

Agnès Letestu and Angelin Preljocaj: "Le Songe de Médée" at the Palais Garnier

Surprisingly the choreographer has recast Médée as a tender, loving mother, and the ballet is actually the dream of Médée, emphasizing the sentiment of injustice because she's a woman who has sacrificed everything for love.

Akram Khan Dazzles in 'Third Catalogue'

Dance editor Patricia Boccadoro weighs in on Akram Khan's 'Third Catalogue', the third programme in a trilogy of classical Indian dance works featuring Akram Khan and his musicians.