As more and more choreographers use digital and video effects on stage, and as more and more people take their music electronically, so ballet productions in today’s flatter, simpler sets seem to feel ...

Viviana Durante, Zoltan Zolymosi, Anthony Dowell, artists of the Royal Ballet, Covent Garden; choreographed by Dowell after Petipa, conducted by Barry Wordsworth Kultur DVD, $29.95 Anthony Dowell's ...

Who says you have to lift heavy dumbbells to build muscle? These days, more exercise instructors are building strength through dance-inspired toning moves, using little to no extra weight -- just your ...

Unexpected season previews from hairy guys in tutus, plus a whole era's worth of dance history, are among the offerings in a recent batch of ballet DVDs. All are live recordings, and three of them ...

Revivals, reconstructions, evocations, fake antiques: The dance world’s attempt to turn its own history into box-office magic takes many forms. Like some of Hollywood’s updated remakes, an iconic ...

Even in a few years, standards of light sensitivity change, so that the viewing quality of something shot even four years ago can be drastically inferior to something shot this year. In Britisn ballet ...

Sweat summary: This 2-disc set of ballet-inspired classes will have you feeling the barre-burn from head-to-toe, develop core strength, and improve your posture. What we liked: There are lots of ways ...