When people picture ballet, they often think of the Sugar Plum Fairy leading Clara and her Prince to the Magic Kingdom. Or the various fairies of Sleeping Beauty, celebrating the young princess with each of their solos. However, ballet does have a darker side to […]

Behind the Ballet is back again! If you are newer to the site, this is a series where I explore the history of a classical ballet and highlight anything that you might want to know if you are going to see it. I know that […]

I love to share ballet history here on An Historian About Town- I’ve shared the general history of ballet, as well as notable figures, and the history of several popular ballets. On Friday, it was shared that Michaela dePrince had passed away, and I felt […]

While there has been a pause on ballet history on the blog, never fear- it will be returning after my summer hiatus! (Ballet history is tough because there are not a lot of images or videos that you can use and it is obviously a […]

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, it seems the perfect time to explore Romantic ballets. And yes, that is Romantic (with an upper-case R). Romantic ballets are some of the most popular with audiences to this day, and that is often what comes to mind when […]