The Joffrey Ballet’s current production marking its 70th anniversary and premiere at the Lyric Opera House is George Bizet’s eternal Carmen. The late, great choreographer Liam Scarlett conceived a ...

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“Carmen” is, in a word, problematic, but ballet companies and opera houses continue to stage versions of Bizet’s opera, a tale of a free-spirited Romani who seduces a soldier, only to be killed by him ...

In 1995, the Joffrey Ballet got a one-way ticket to Chicago and crossed its fingers. After four decades in New York, the company was on the brink of closure, arriving here with a pile of debt and a ...

Lavishly costumed and dramatically staged, Pacific Ballet Dance Theater’s “Carmen” narrates a bold reimagining of the celebrated opera. The full-length ballet is a passionate showcase of love, ...

Pacific Ballet Dance Theatre will present its acclaimed production of "Carmen" at The Broad Stage on Aug. 24, showcasing a company whose roots stretch back seven decades to the golden age of ballet.

On a bare stage at the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee Ballet distills the story of "Carmen" to its fundamental elements: an independent woman who beguiled men with her dancing, men who are as dangerous as ...

Motion-capture avatars are supposed to amplify Diana Vishneva and Marcelo Gomes’s dancing. Instead they overwhelm it. By Brian Seibert Diana Vishneva’s Context is a high-profile festival devoted to ...

Milwaukee Ballet is debuting a new rendition of "Carmen" at the Pabst Theater.The original, well-known opera opened in the late 1800s. Now, a ballet edition adapted by choreographer Mark Godden opens ...

Is this town big enough for two productions of "Carmen" on the same weekend? Or are the Florentine Opera and Milwaukee Ballet headed for Carmaggedon? We will find out the weekend of May 16-18, when ...

MIAMI — It’s one of the most iconic stories in opera and dance — but now, Miami City Ballet is turning "Carmen" on its head. With high drama, bold fashion, and an unexpected poker theme, the company’s ...

Carmen, that beguiling Andalusian beauty created by a 19th-century French writer and afterwards made legendary by artists of different nationalities—in opera, dance, and film—continues to fascinate.