Tag: Nashville Ballet

Nuevo de Music City

No Es Danza Macabra, Es Ballet Con Identidad

(English Version here) Cuán afortunados son aquellos en quienes sus recuerdos se revelan con nitidez y movimiento. Aún más afortunado es el que es capaz de replicarlos para que permanezcanRead More

From Nashville Ballet

Not a Dance Macabre, But a Ballet with Identity

(Versión en español aquí) How fortunate are those whose memories reveal themselves with clarity and movement. Even more fortunate is the one capable of replicating them so they may endure inRead More

The MCR Interview

Nashville Ballet NB2 Director Maria Konrad on Dia de los Muertos

Angelica Trujillo conducts an interview that serves as a wonderful introduction to the new director of Nashville Ballet’s NB2 Troupe, Maria Konrad, as well as a thorough introduction to theRead More

From Russia to Romania

Balanchine’s Serenade and Vasterling’s Dracula

(Photo: Karyn Photography)
Born with the sound of church bells near his home in Bohemia, Bohuslav Martinů’s music was an effective choice for Paul Vasterling’s Dracula. After all, Martinů was born in centralRead More

Nashville's 2024–2025 Dance Season:

Come Spin, Swerve, Swivel, and Squirm

Wurm's "Big Disobedience" in Nashville
In 2022-2023 I had a “Wait and See” attitude. From 2022–2023: Before I returned home to Middle Tennessee, I binged ballet in New York and Houston, two American cities withRead More

From the Nashville Film Festival

Nashville-related Music Films

For this list I’ve curated films from the festival that are both short and feature length with Nashville-related subject matter. From denial to lament, nostalgia to excitement, as a collectionRead More

The Nashville Ballet’s got an Attitude

On February 9 – 11 Nashville Ballet held its annual program Attitude, a program “known for its groundbreaking choreography, original music, and cross-disciplinary collaborations” that often push the limits onRead More

From Nashville Ballet

The MCR Interview: Mollie Sansone, resident choreographer for Nashville Ballet, discusses her work

A star on Nashville’s skyline since 2004, when she began her career with the Nashville Ballet, Mollie Sansone has had a remarkable career as a dancer, teacher, and choreographer. HerRead More

At TPAC

The Nashville Ballet Publishes an Anthology of Nashville History

Before I returned home to Middle Tennessee, I binged ballet in New York and Houston, two American cities with world-class ballet companies. Having left decades ago when classical and modernRead More

Nashville Ballet presents

‘Attitude’ at the Martin Center

Currently running at the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet is Attitude, a series that has developed a reputation for its “game changing choreographies and uniquely Nashville musical collaborations.” This year,Read More