Petrouchka from Portland to Perm, Russia

I recently had the pleasure of visiting Perm, Russia to help Nicolo Fonte stage the version of Petrouchka he choreographed on OBT this past fall.  I had an amazing time there exploring and experiencing a different culture, working with the dancers, and learning about the structure of a Russian ballet company and opera house.  There, […]

Dance United: Meet Joffrey Power Duo Victoria and Temur

What would it be like to be husband and wife… and  play Giselle and Albrecht? Married Joffrey Ballet dancers Victoria Jaiani and Temur Suluashvili had the opportunity to just that this season, and the result was… well, I’ll let the New York Times sum it up: Giselle is a dramatic challenge as much as anything, […]

A Daily Dance Break with Dance United Guest Artists Maia and Tamás

The Dutch National Ballet is kindly loaning us two of their principal dancers, Maia Makhateli and Tamás Zoctan Nagy. Both are originally from Eastern Europe- Maia hails from Tblisi, Georgia and Tamás is originally from Budapest, Hungary. Both have had multi-national careers before finding a home at the Dutch National. Tamás is a photographer in […]

Welcome, Wendy Whelan

(Albert Evans farewell with Wendy Whelan in Herman Schmerman pas de deux. Photo by Paul Kolnik.) There are few dancers working in the world today with the longevity of career and architectural beauty of Wendy Whelan. Having started her career at New York City Ballet in 1986 during what turned out to be the last […]

Dance United: Exploring Wheeldon’s Ghosts

(Pictured: Yuan Yuan Tan and Damien Smith in the San Francisco Ballet world premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s Ghosts. Photo by Alistair McCauley) San Francisco Ballet Soloists Dana Genshaft and Garen Scribner will be joining us for Dance United  on June 9th at the Keller Auditorium and we are delighted to learn that they will be […]

Introducing Dance United Guest Artist Jeanette Delgado

The New York Times recently called Miami City Ballet principal dancer Jeanette Delgado “one of the world’s most marvelous ballerinas.” Get to know this fascinating guest artist in this recent PBS special about the Miami City Ballet. She and partner Renato Penteado will perform an excerpt from Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes at Dance United. Dance […]