The heart and soul of any ballet company is the corps de ballet. Translated from French, the corps de ballet means the body of the ballet and consists of a group of dancers — not soloists. The corps ...

Something you don’t see very often happened Thursday during the premiere of Houston Ballet’s new La Bayadère: The corps de ballet upstaged the lead dancers. Sara Webb, as the temple dancer, Nikiya; ...

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In the spring - well, actually, any time of year - a corps de ballet member’s fancy not so lightly turns to thoughts of featured roles in his or her company’s next production. “Play With Fire,’’ which ...

How many Broadway shows has The Corps de Ballet been in? The Corps de Ballet has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows. How many West End shows has The Corps de Ballet been in? The Corps de Ballet has not ...

San Francisco Ballet principal dancers Madeline Woo and Nikisha Fogo reveal some of the backstage secrets about performing in ...

Gennadi Nedvigin marks 10 years at Atlanta Ballet, pursuing his vision for a company capable of performing both classics and ...

Is “Black Swan” a ballet film? Though dancers occupy almost every frame of the movie, the description seems inappropriate. Ballet summons images of ineffable grace—the straight line of a leg, a ...

The theater is full of surprises, of unexpected pleasures when the curtain goes up. And so what sounded like the least promising work in San Francisco Ballet's triple bill Thursday night turned out to ...