Tag: ice

How Well Do You Know Baryshnikov, Ballet's Renaissance Man? Test Your Knowledge!

Mikhail Nikolaevitch Baryshnikov is one of the greatest male ballet dancers of all time, ranked with Vaslav Nijinsky and Rudolf Nureyev. Hailed for his performances with American Ballet Theatre in the 1970s and ’80s, Baryshnikov has had a wide-ranging career, spanning the realms of choreography, performance, direction, film, television and theater. After training at the […]

On Thin Ice: Jody Sperling Choreographs Work in Hopes to Draw Attention to Climate Change

In 2014, Jody Sperling became the first choreographer to conduct research on a U.S. Coast Guard science expedition to the Arctic Ocean. She’s now making a 30-minute work that she hopes will call attention to the impact of climate change. In the award-winning video “Ice Floe,” we first see Jody Sperling from a distance. Shot […]