Hanna Oldsman

Student dancers pirouette like professionals in CBC show

Over the weekend, the Columbia Ballet Collaborative presented a program of six new works at Miller Theatre, with a cast of dancers from all four undergraduate schools.

By Hanna Oldsman | Apr 11 06:33 pm ET

CBC keeps up-and-coming choreographers on their toes

The Columbia Ballet Collaborative, which was founded three years ago by students and former professional dancers who wanted to create opportunities for dancers at Columbia, has recently begun to rehearse for its spring season.

By Hanna Oldsman | Feb 14 06:18 pm ET

Columbia program breaks the ballet barrier, but not the bank

The New York City Ballet is lending CU its tutus with discounted tickets for Columbians.

By Hanna Oldsman | Jan 27 06:56 pm ET

American Ballet Theatre’s change of space brings inspiration and challenges

Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, where ABT is performing for the first time this fall, poses many challenges to choreographers and dancers—most notably, perhaps, the lack of a curtain and stage wings.

By Hanna Oldsman | Oct 7 09:53 pm ET

Diaghilev’s ballet discussed with grace

A Oanel discussion last Friday focused on Sergei Diaghilev’s penchant for bringing together diverse talents from the choreography of Léonide Massine and Michel Fokine, to the music of composers like Erik Satie and Igor Stravinsky, to the visual art of Picasso.

By Hanna Oldsman | Sep 27 08:16 pm ET

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