Pennsylvania Ballet

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Sunbathers, Sailors, and Society Wives: Robbins at PAB

Jean-Pierre Frohlich introduced Robbins’s work as more akin to a play than to a dance: "each character has a backstory."

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The New and the Notable at PAB

Lynn Matluck Brooks

These dancers seemed completely comfortable with, and yet engrossed in, their roles; I wanted to... figure out their relationships, to try to guess their next moves.

Photo: Alexander Iziliaev

In Conversation: Angel Corella

Lisa Kraus

Why Angel Corella hopes "that everyone can make it to Philadelphia," and more thoughts from the new Artistic Director of PA Ballet.

A New Debut–Corella as PAB Artistic Director

Kat J. Sullivan
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Two Steps Forward…

Carolyn Merritt

Pennsylvania Ballet shines in the contemporary-influenced works of 'Director's Choice.'

Photo: Gerald Rugel

Nutcracker Immersion

Lynn Matluck Brooks

Three Nutcrackers are brought into the same orbit through their shared theme, Tchaikovsky’s evocative music and the sense of community tradition.

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Sparkling at Fifty–PA Ballet in “Jewels”

Patricia Graham

Fifty years after its founding, Pennsylvania Ballet presents the Philadelphia premiere of a Balanchine masterwork.

Photo: Candice DeTore

Let’s Just SHUT UP & DANCE Already!

Kalila Kingsford Smith

Shut Up & Dance has seen twenty-one years gone by, generations passing through its midst.

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Everything is Beautiful at the Ballet

Kristen Gillette

While the comedic elements are what make the show really enjoyable, the ballet has some gasp-worthy moments.

Photo: Andrea Flores

Dancing Giselle: A Family Perspective

Julie Diana

It’s been ten years and two children since I danced my first Giselle. Tonight, my husband and I step into the principal roles again – as parents.