Nacho Duato

Nacho Duato's work roots deeply into Western historical precedent, and yet is entirely of our time. His dance vocabulary and line, unquestionably contemporary, nevertheless draw directly from classical ballet. Born in Spain, trained in England, mentored by Jiri Kylian in the Netherlands, Nacho Duato creates work reflecting today's globalization in ballet, while maintaining a distinctive…

grand jete – Nikolai Tsiskaridze

Tsiskaridze's grand jete exploits his natural physical assets with powerful, long legs, and an unusually supple spine and hip flexors for a male dancer. His muscular push into the floor with an a high upward grand battement to the front launches him into a projectile arc.  He coordinates this masculine athleticism with an eloquence in his port de…