Thirty years of success as a ballet company is most decidedly something to celebrate, and this coming weekend (March 22-23) Diablo Ballet will mark this landmark anniversary with a “Stars & Stripes Jubilee” program. Lauren Jonas, the company’s longtime artistic director and cofounder, reflected that it has taken all of those thirty years to arrive ... Read more The post Diablo Ballet Celebrates 30th season with “Stars & Stripes Jubilee” appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

I know some of you, my dear readers, are classical music fans but not ballet fans. Likewise, some among you are just as happy—maybe you even prefer—to see contemporary ballet works set to jazz, soul, even electronica. Then there are others among my readers who simply don’t attend live performances, be it the ballet or ... Read more The post Tchaikovsky and SF Ballet deliver an irresistible Swan Lake appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

Other Stages is available for preorder NOW! Click HERE It is with great pleasure — always one of my favorite posts — that I announce the imminent arrival of my next novel, Other Stages, the fourth and final book of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles. Together now… WOO HOO!!! They thought the professional ballet world was tough. Then ... Read more The post Announcing OTHER STAGES, Book 4 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

Look what’s back in 2023! On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, World Ballet Day returns, giving you an insider’s view into dance companies around the world. For an entire day, check out morning company class and rehearsals, get a sneak peek of upcoming performances, and see ballet’s biggest stars at work. Not familiar with World Ballet ... Read more The post World Ballet Day returns in 2023! appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

Join my Readers’ Club to enjoy an exclusive excerpt (and new cover art!) from the forthcoming Book 4 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles HERE! Or prefer a free e-copy of Book 1 of the Ballet Theatre Chronicles? Click HERE!  This year I celebrate 10 years of blogging as The Classical Girl. It also marks 21 ... Read more The post Join my readers’ club! appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

Diablo Ballet closes out its 2022-23 season this weekend, May 26 and 27, with a winner: a brand-new, charming comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreographed by Julia Adam, it features Mendelssohn’s iconic music, and costumes designed and constructed by Christopher Dunn, with assistance from Amanda Farris. It’s a world premiere that, Diablo Ballet promises, “will ... Read more The post Diablo Ballet premieres a delightful “Midsummer Night’s Dream” appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

90 years is a long time for a ballet company to be in operation, particularly in North America, and the San Francisco Ballet is achieving this milestone in 2023. It’s decidedly something to celebrate, as well an opportunity to offer a glimpse of what comes next for this trailblazing, world-class company. No better way, then, ... Read more The post San Francisco Ballet presents next@90 appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

The closing scene of the ballet, Swan Lake, carries a real-life poignancy that can be hard to capture in 19th-century story ballets. In the ghostly light of a full moon against a lake, lovers Siegfried and Odette clash with evil sorcerer Von Rothbart in a fight to the death, as Tchaikovsky’s dramatic music builds to ... Read more The post Swans, Art and Pain appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

Arts-loving readers, mark your calendars: World Ballet Day 2022 is Wednesday, November 2nd!  To celebrate, enjoy my ballet-centric novel, A Dancer’s Guide to Africa, for FREE, all week long! Click HERE. Also, check out the Ballet Theatre Chronicles, HERE.   World Ballet Day has started, and HERE is the all-important link to watch the livestream! ... Read more The post World Ballet Day 2022! appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more

  Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s the height of summer, and if you’re like me, you’re feeling a vacation-y torpor in the air, alongside the heat (or maybe as a result of the heat). You want to do something indulgent for yourself in the evening when it’s light for so long that you feel ... Read more The post 10 ballet flicks you’ll love appeared first on The Classical Girl ..read more