Within the intimate and dimly-lit Ailey Citigroup Theater, dancers emerged from the stage’s wings in cloth ballet shoes, pointe shoes, and a myriad of costumes ... the show centered on ballet while ...

I suspect there will be a very un-balletic stampede to the box-office to see this – the first major stage-adaptation of Noel ...

Katy Rudd's staging of much loved book Ballet Shoes, has beautiful storytelling and dazzling theatrics in a fairytale of young women realising ...

Dancers at the New York City Ballet go through about 7,000 pairs of pointe shoes each year. That's because traditional pointe shoes break down after only a few wears. All of them come from Freed ...

Voices Rising Community Chorus will present two performances of their Holiday Concert, featuring music for Christmas, ...

Kim Maguire’s latest single, “My Favorite Things," blends the nuanced precision of jazz, the fluidity of dance, and the emotional expression of theatre. This seamless integration is no surprise, given ...

WhatsOnStage recently paid a visit to the National Theatre, where we went into rehearsals to see how the world premiere production of Ballet Shoes is limbering up. We ...

For those who thought tap-dancing was only something people did during Shirley Temple movies, Michelle Dorrance will prove them wrong.

Jazz is a kind of music in which improvisation is typically an important part. In most jazz performances, players play solos which they make up on the spot, which requires considerable skill. There is ...

This year’s festive family treat at the National Theatre is Ballet Shoes – a vivid reimagining of Noel Streatfeild’s novel, first published in 1936 and never since out of print. It’s always a risk ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Confession time: while every other balletgoer of my acquaintance can trace their passion to childhood ...