Famed for his minimalist works, classical pianist Erik Satie envisioned a new approach to his work that anticipated ambient music by several decades.

From his ambient Gymnopédies to his posthumously published Vexations, here are some of Erik Satie's most extraordinary works.

Joseph Bologne (1745–99) was a man of considerable and wide-ranging achievements. He was the greatest fencer in France, ...

The season's best ballet flats tie comfort and sophistication together with a bow. As people who walk a lot, we require a lot from our ballet flats. So, we've gathered our favorite pairs that ...

"Sleeping Beauty" is one of the most balletic of ballets. With only a small number of plot points to communicate, there is plenty for time for dancing. Milwaukee Ballet's new production of the ...

San Francisco Ballet’s “Van Manen: Dutch Grandmaster” is an invigorating and accessible ode to contemporary ballet grandmaster Hans van Manen. This strikingly modern, technically stunning ...

Much huffing and fumbling. William Forsythe, up to his old tricks in a triple bill for English National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells, which began an 11-show run on Thursday. At a scant 100 minutes ( ...

VIP tickets are gone, but fans can buy weekend or daily passes. Dancing also takes center stage at the Plaza theatre with ballet from the Ukraine theater and Irish dancing from A Taste of Ireland.

Once Igor Levit starts playing Erik Satie at 10 a.m. on 24 April at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, he can expect to be there for a long time. Satie’s Vexations is a piece that looks innocent enough, like ...

Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is joining the board of directors at The Joffrey Ballet. The Chicago arts nonprofit announced Emanuel and Jason Kalajainen, the former executive director of ...

This March, San Francisco Ballet’s production of Liam Scarlett’s “Frankenstein,” a thrilling adaptation of the 1818 classic gothic novel by Mary Shelley, returned to the War Memorial Opera ...

The couple sitting behind me at Sunday's matinee performance of Tulsa Ballet's "The Three Musketeers" spent the interval discussing if the ballet they were witnessing that afternoon was the same ...