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Berks Ballet Theater's production of "The Nutcracker" featured dancers from across Berks County at KU's Schaeffer Auditorium.

Berks Ballet Theater's production of "The Nutcracker" featured dancers from across Berks County at KU's Schaeffer Auditorium.

Berks Ballet Theater will presents its 48th rendition of “The Nutcracker,” with accompaniment by the Reading Pops Orchestra, on Dec. 16 at 1 and 6 p.m. and Dec. 17 at 1 and 5 p.m. at Schaeffer Auditorium on the campus of Kutztown University. Of the upcoming show, BBT Artistic Director, Kelly Barber said: “The goal […]

When DanceAspen first reached out to Christel Stiver, wine director at the Hotel Jerome, about pairing wine with dance, she said she wasn’t sure what to think.

“Aspen is a place where big things are possible,” an uplifting statement made in the video reel shown at DanceAspen’s gala on July 14 at the Hotel Jerome. 

This spring saw a flurry of food and wine experiences, dance performances, art and architecture lectures, shorts film screenings, and more. Catching up on several such occasions this week, I’ll start with the Women in...

DanceAspen’s winter program will present works by some of its own dancers alongside those of established choreographers like Penny Saunders, Yin Yue and Sebastian Kloborg at the Wheeler Opera House this weekend.

The 2022 Vail Dance Festival came to a close Tuesday night at the Ford Amphitheater, but the experiences continue to echo, both in the community and nationwide, through the dancers themselves. Known for its artist...

The press release came to my inbox with the headline: “Two ski town rivals come together through dance,” which nailed the truth of the Vail Dance Festival: It’s all about collaboration. Any “rivalry” between the...

The press release came to my inbox with the headline: “Two ski town rivals come together through dance,” which nailed the truth of the Vail Dance Festival: It’s all about collaboration. Any “rivalry” between the...