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Paris Opera Ballet Elects to Stay Quiet on Benjamin Millepied Departure

The Paris Opera Ballet is without a director of dance since Benjamin Millepied decided to step down for problems in dealing with the company's internal politics. In a press conference, Millepied and the ballet remained tight-lipped on the reasons for the choreographer's departure.
By Ian Holubiak

  • Misty Copeland Recreates Iconic Images of Degas and His Dancers

    An Edgar Degas' depiction of a ballerina has become a timeless motif in the artist's work. The image of a ballerina today, however, may be altered from its past representation with the entrance of someone like Misty Copeland, a dancer breaking the notions of what a ballerina is "supposed" to look like. Copeland's likeness being a part of a Degas redux, then, brings into question, once again, what a ballerina is meant to be.
    By Ian Holubiak

  • French Ballerina Violette Verdy Gave Her Last Graceful Exit at 82, Died February 8

    Multiple award-winning ballerina Violette Verdy was pronounced dead at 82 on February 8 in Bloomingdale, Indiana. The cause of death has not been released as yet. The whole dance community mourns for the loss of one of the most treasured and renowned artists the world has witnessed.
    By eufemia abadiano