When it was "strongly suggested" to Tony Paopao that he wear a tutu to accompany his three-year-old daughter in her very first dance recital, he was hesitant. "At first I didn't want to, I'm already a ...

We live in a society that still clings to traditional gender roles, which often hold people back from fully expressing themselves. To some, being a hands-on father and embracing the life of a "girl ...

For the last nine years, children with Down syndrome in Alexandria, Virginia, have had the opportunity to be introduced to ballet thanks to The Purple Tutu. The program is now under the umbrella of ...

Members of Norwegian National Ballet performing a piece called Imitations, with choreography by Garrett Smith, formerly of the Houston Ballet. When it comes to the traditions of ballet, why do we put ...

NEW YORK — For the New York City Ballet Gala last month, top-tier fashion designers collaborated with the company's costume shop to create the looks for four works. This intersection of high art and ...

In the documentary Mission: Joy — Finding Happiness in Troubled Times, the Dalai Lama and retired archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died in 2021, share lessons on how to live with joy in the face of all of ...