When I was planning our November 2025 trip to the UK, I knew that I wanted to see something from the Royal Ballet. (I mean, I typically always try and see the RB on a UK trip, but I wanted to see it with my […]

Although the world of ballet (and really performing arts everywhere) still has a long way to go in terms of representation and diversity, it has not been that long that women were largely on the outside. Despite much of the artform being created on and […]

We welcome a new series on the blog here for 2025, another culture series! As someone who grew up at the ballet studio and still follows several companies, culture is still a big part of my life. And I like to do what I can […]

As the performing arts continue to face an uncertain future with questions of funding, location, and more, I think it is more important than ever to celebrate them. And given that my goal when starting this site was to make both history and culture accessible, […]

Another year comes to a close, another look back! While I think that 2024 has been an exceptionally difficult year for most (if not all) of us, we can still take time to celebrate the good of the year. This year I focused more on […]