By Kathleen Smith Once upon a time, dance was an integral part of the opera experience. Following the Greek model, in which opera comprises a plurality of forms — dance, music, song, poetry, design, acting — the work of early European composers such as Monteverdi, Rameau and Lully always contained a ballet or two. In
By Rebecca Karpus A young dancer prepares for class: tights on, bun made, shoes handy. After a brief warm-up of her own, she is ready to begin. She clicks “join meeting,” waits for her teacher and fellow students to appear on the screen, and places her hand on her kitchen counter “barre.” This is the
By Jennifer Fournier Before her final performance with the National Ballet of Canada, in the title role of Giselle, Chan Hon Goh began her day as she had most days since she was a child — by taking ballet class. As she did the tendu exercise in company class, she thought about the words of