He is believed to have been the first Asian to dance with New York City Ballet when he was cast in George Balanchine’s production of “The Nutcracker.” By Richard Sandomir See more of our coverage in ...

We meet George Lee, a former dancer who appeared in the original staging of The Nutcracker. We meet George Lee, a former dancer who appeared in the original staging of The Nutcracker and hear what it ...

The Boston-based Asian American Ballet Project bills itself as the first Asian-American ballet company.Founder and artistic director Beth Mochizuki said she was almost always surrounded by fellow ...

Historically, ballet is an incredibly white industry. Some of the best known works – The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty – were made by and for white Europeans. But many ballets feature roles ...

East Bay ballet: Diablo Ballet is amid its 32nd season, with an appealing, diverse program this weekend in Walnut Creek. The show features choreographer Julia Adam’s version of “The Little Mermaid” ...

As a little girl watching those old, Hollywood musicals on television with her parents, Joyce Lien Kushner remembers running to find any dress or skirt that would unfurl when she twirled, and proceed ...

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Oakland Ballet Company Artistic Director Graham Lustig's Dancing Moons Festival showcasing Asian-American and Pacific Islander artistry, which was created in response to anti-Asian hate that arose ...

Boston Ballet soloist Daniel R. Durrett has danced in a production of “The Nutcracker” every single year for the past two decades, with the exception of 2020. Like many ballet dancers, he started ...

Filmmaker Jennifer Lin’s decision to make a new documentary, about removing racist Asian caricatures from ballet, has its roots in 2020. The spike in anti-Asian hate crimes that year was an influence.

COMPANY EVER. I WAS LUCKY MY TEACHER IS KOREAN AMERICAN, SO I ALWAYS SORT OF HAD A ROLE MODEL. GROWING UP, BETH MOCHIZUKI WAS ALMOST ALWAYS SURROUNDED BY FELLOW ASIAN AMERICANS GROWING UP AND TAKING ...