There are 28 article(s) tagged Ballet Memphis:

• September 2024

  • ‘Dracula’ begins season of duality for Ballet Memphis

    Good and bad. Right and Wrong. Sanity and madness. Ballet Memphis explores the link between opposing forces throughout its 38th season, starting with a classic. 

    By Elle Perry September 29, 2024

• February 2024

  • The To-Do List: ‘Black Magic,’ Irish dance, old coins and blue bottles

    This week, Sean Murphy performs Crosstown soundscapes, percussionist Chris Corsano plays Goner and a break-up drama plays out at Elmwood.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Alys Drake, Christopher Wright, Kelsey Bowen February 23, 2024

• December 2023

  • The To-Do List: Holiday parades, pics with Krampus and Tuba Christmas

    This week, Crosstown Arts resident artists open their studios, Shangri-La hosts a free holiday show and you can ice skate in Audubon Park for free.

    By Bianca Phillips, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen, Elle Perry December 07, 2023

• September 2023

  • From ballet to jookin, dance fest offers it all

    Dancers from around the country took to the stage Saturday, Sept. 16 as Collage Dance Collective hosted the Memphis Dance Festival, featuring performances from Lil Buck, Ballet Memphis, Nashville Ballet, Sole Defined of Washington, New York City Ballet, Alonzo King Lines Ballet of San Francisco, and the Grizz Girls.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff September 16, 2023

  • Ballet Memphis to refresh ‘Nutcracker,’ pay tribute to Americana music

    “We are investing in … new sets, costumes, new choreography, but everything will still have the same music, energy that people have come to love and expect,” said Ballet Memphis’ artistic director.

    By Elle Perry September 14, 2023

  • For the first time, two of the largest US ballet companies are in Memphis

    The study notes that the list is not based on “aesthetics;” it is an objective one based on a company’s “economic contribution to the ballet sector.”

    By Elle Perry September 04, 2023

• August 2023

  • The To-Do List: Water lanterns, Black art and LL Cool J’s hip-hop party

    This week, celebrate Robert Raiford’s memory at an outdoor disco, eat your way around the globe at the Germantown International Festival and take a peek inside Ballet Memphis.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Kelsey Bowen, Rashod Cobb August 18, 2023

• May 2023

  • The To-Do List: Dogchella, Mother’s Day and lots of ballet

    This week, Memphis in May celebrates Malaysia, Opera Memphis honors soldiers and Motownphilly’s back again.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry, Holly Whitfield, Kelsey Bowen May 11, 2023

• February 2023

  • To-Do List: Blaxploitation on the big screen and belated Mardi Gras parties

    This week, the U.S. Poet Laureate will read at Rhodes, Spillit stops in Orange Mound and Ballet Memphis pays homage to love.

    By Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington, Elle Perry February 24, 2023

• October 2022

  • The To-Do List: Dancing vampires, brewing witches and the ‘Evil Dead’

    This week offers Halloween happenings galore; plus, the Buckman Arts Center turns 25 and Rick Springfield plays Graceland on “General Hospital” fan weekend.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry October 27, 2022

• April 2022

  • The To-Do List: Spring fashion, weird beers and lots of ballet

    This week, cheer on the Memphis Grizzlies at Fourth Bluff watch parties, catch local music shows on porches throughout Cooper-Young and see Memphis soul singer Talibah Safiya at Crosstown Arts.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry April 21, 2022

• March 2022

  • Guest column: And the crowd erupts

    During the downtime of the pandemic, our reliance on artistic expression became very clear to all of us — both performers and audiences — and so did our interdependence. Do not let our pandemic habits become our permanent ones.

    By Elizabeth Rouse March 28, 2022

• February 2022

  • The To-Do List: Servers dish, Chucky plays and dancers honor Patsy Cline

    This week, Memphis native filmmakers screen films on racism and civil rights. “Child’s Play” screens at Time Warp Drive-in. Luna Nova presents a free concert, and the Band CAMINO plays the Orpheum.

    By Bianca Phillips, Elle Perry, Chris Herrington February 24, 2022

• November 2021

  • Dancers, artists, musicians and Ja: Masters of the performing arts

    Local artists compared Ja Morant’s game to jazz soloists, ballet dancers and brush strokes within a mural. The Grizzlies point guard is building his masterpiece in his third season. 

    By Drew Hill November 25, 2021

• December 2020

  • Coming to a screen near you: ‘The Nutcracker’ ballet

    Ballet Memphis produced an hour-long film of the classic holiday ballet, which will be offered free on the company’s website. The New Ballet Ensemble and Children’s Ballet Theater will screen films of their “Nutcracker” performances at Malco Summer Drive-in. 

    By Peggy Burch December 10, 2020

• September 2020

  • Ballet Memphis stretches into virtual dance season

    "Arts matter, dance matters," Ballet Memphis CEO Gretchen Wollert McLennon says. "Arts are a respite and a celebration. They change lives, they employ people."

    By Jared Boyd September 05, 2020

• July 2020

  • Former student, board member announced as next Ballet Memphis CEO

    The arts company announced Gretchen Wollert McLennon as the organization’s new leader after a unanimous vote by board members. She will begin her tenure Aug. 1.

    By Jared Boyd July 07, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed

    The state reports the total number of confirmed cases in Tennessee is 73, and a third Shelby County case has also been reported. That individual is isolated at home and did not contract it in Shelby County.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 20, 2020

• January 2020

  • Ballet Memphis’ founder to retire

    Dorothy Gunther Pugh left her role as artistic director of the ballet company in May 2019 and will depart the CEO job in June. She founded the organization in 1986.

    By Jared Boyd January 08, 2020

• May 2019

  • Ballet Memphis names new artistic director

    Starting July 1, Steven McMahon will take over a job held for 32 years by Ballet Memphis’ founder, Dorothy Gunther Pugh.

    By Elle Perry May 20, 2019

  • A prima ballerina retires ‘on top’

    Crystal Brothers has been Giselle, Juliet, Tinkerbell and Odette in her 23-year career performing with Ballet Memphis. “I've lived many a little girl’s dream.”

    By Jane Schneider May 20, 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Art by Design, ‘The Firm,’ Mother’s Day Paddle on the Wolf River and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers May 8-13.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff May 08, 2019

• April 2019

  • The Weekly Memphian: Lucero Family Block Party, Record Store Day, Ballet Memphis/New Ballet Ensemble and more

    The Weekly Memphian is a partial guide to things happening in Memphis, recommended by Daily Memphian staff. This guide covers April 10-16.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff April 14, 2019

• February 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • LeMoyne-Owen cancels night classes because of power outage
    • Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge to hold state of court address
    • Memphis Blight Elimination Steering Team releases Top 10 code violators

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 20, 2019

  • Daily Briefs

    • NAI Saig moving to Poplar Towers
    • More ABRA body shops coming
    • Ballet Memphis announces inaugural New American Dance Residency participants

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 19, 2019