Returning to Japan for the American ballet company's first international tour since 2022, several dancers share what it means to pursue their careers overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/09/stage/houston-ballet-tour-japan-dancers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #stage #ballet #houston #nagoya #stage #dance

Oh, one more thing:

Here’s a video of Martín & Maurizio’s performance here last Sunday. You can see Maurizio’s pivots in the first 20 seconds.

youtu.be/XhCTG7H8fTc?si=NgkDem

The woman with the pixie cut, midriff top, and skirt from the first photo follows a white-haired woman in white pants and a blue blouse. To their left, a woman with a baby blue bob cut and a short-haired blond, both dressed in black, dance. A woman in a rainbow dress walks across the background. The pink-haired woman follows a man in a white shirt. Other couples dance in the background.
The woman with the pixie cut, midriff top, and skirt from the first photo follows a white-haired woman in white pants and a blue blouse. To their left, a woman with a baby blue bob cut and a short-haired blond, both dressed in black, dance. A woman in a rainbow dress walks across the background. The pink-haired woman follows a man in a white shirt. Other couples dance in the background.
In the foreground, a woman in a red tank top follows a bearded man in a purple shirt and black waistcoat. In the background, a man in a black t-shirt with salt & pepper hair and beard leads a dark haired person in green pants, white shirt, and a yellow cropped jacket.
In the foreground, a woman in a red tank top follows a bearded man in a purple shirt and black waistcoat. In the background, a man in a black t-shirt with salt & pepper hair and beard leads a dark haired person in green pants, white shirt, and a yellow cropped jacket.
In the foreground a blonde man in a floral shirt follows a woman in a black top and red floral skirt. Just behind them is the curly-haired woman in black & white from the previous photo. In the background, a woman wearing her pink hair in a ponytail, dressed in black tank top and pants with shiny tan shoes leads a blonde woman in a sparkly black mini dress and silver heels. The man in the floral shirt is tango teacher Andrés Ozzuna, owner of Wooden Table Baking Company, which makes Argentine alfajores.
In the foreground a blonde man in a floral shirt follows a woman in a black top and red floral skirt. Just behind them is the curly-haired woman in black & white from the previous photo. In the background, a woman wearing her pink hair in a ponytail, dressed in black tank top and pants with shiny tan shoes leads a blonde woman in a sparkly black mini dress and silver heels. The man in the floral shirt is tango teacher Andrés Ozzuna, owner of Wooden Table Baking Company, which makes Argentine alfajores.