On 10 April 2023, the renowned French choreographer Pierre Lacotte died by sepsis from an infected cut. He was 91. Lacotte was famous for his restagings of 19th-century ballets from the Romantic era. But he was also a key figure in a dramatic event that changed the history of ballet in the West: the Cold War defection of Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev in 1961. Read on for more!

Ohad Naharin’s MOMO stages a quiet struggle between individuality and collective identity, turning movement into a reflection on power, belonging, and emotional survival. Read on for a deeply personal response to one of Batsheva’s most unsettling works.

Why does Alexei Ratmansky’s new ballet feel like three full productions in one night? Drawing on Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Shakespearean overtures, Tchaikovsky Overtures transforms Hamlet, The Tempest, and Romeo and Juliet into a richly layered choreographic meditation on emotion, memory, and movement.

In celebration of Native American Heritage Day, TWoA pays tribute to five Native American ballerinas who shaped American and French ballet: Maria Tallchief, Marjorie Tallchief, Rosella Hightower, Yvonne Chouteau, and Moscelyne Larkin—the legendary Five Moons whose legacy still shapes ballet today.

From ballet to Tai Chi and Qi Gong, World Ballet Day 2022 offered a rare glimpse into how Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan trains body, breath, and mind—revealing why global dance looks far beyond the classical canon.

At Halloween, students at the School of American Ballet cast their vote for ballet’s darkest work—and chose La Valse. In this TWoA deep dive, discover how George Balanchine turned Maurice Ravel’s swirling score into a seductive danse macabre, and why dancers like Sara Mearns still find it terrifying to perform.

At New York City Ballet’s Fall Fashion Gala, couture and choreography collide. From George Balanchine to emerging voices like Gianna Reisen, TWoA looks beyond the glamour to ask whether fashion elevates ballet—or steals the spotlight.