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An interview with Lourdes Lopez.

Turmoil at Toledo Ballet following the dismissal of the artistic director.

The story behind a 1978 Arthur Elgort photograph of New York City Ballet's Nutcracker.

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet settles a lawsuit for $10 million. Related.

Christopher Wheeldon's "An American in Paris" will be performed live in Brisbane.

Philadelphia Ballet's Nutcracker performs well at the box office, all things considered.

A review of San Francisco Ballet by Rita Felciano for danceviewtimes.com.

Marina Harss looks back at 2021 in dance for DanceTabs.

Jenny Gilbert's best of 2021 dance piece for The Arts Desk.

Rachel Howard's five things to watch for in the new year of Bay Area dance, for The San Francisco Chronicle.

A listing of Orange County arts offerings to look forward to in the coming year.

Ballet Philippines presents holiday performances online.

Sarah Crompton's best of 2021 in dance list for The Observer.

Ex-NYCB member Joshua Thew releases a single.

BalletMet cancels its remaining Nutcrackers.

An interview with Ballet Hawaii's executive director, Kimi Takazawa.

Miami City Ballet cancels a Nutcracker because of a COVID-19 case.

A review of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo by Leigh Witchel for dancelog.nyc.

The Russian National Ballet cancels Stateside performances of "Swan Lake."

An interview with Xander Parish.

Madison Ballet cancels its final Nutcracker.

An AP story on the cancellation of New York City Ballet's remaining Nutcrackers.

A belated post on the Kennedy Center Honors, which I more or less forgot about. The presidential couple has returned to the event. This year's honorees included Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels, and Joni Mitchell, with Justino Díaz carrying the flag for the classical arts. Streaming here. Anyone see it?

Interesting image. The Bidens must really like this song, because it got trundled out again for this year's "In Performance at the White House" holiday special, performed this time by Andrea Bocelli and his.....9-year-old daughter mostly in Italian while the Bidens sat by smiling appreciatively and presumably uncomprehendingly. Good news: This special is back! Bad news: The Bidens' notion of acknowledging classical music during the hour was bringing in Bocelli and his son.

Yes, and the Florida case rate is jumping again. Hospitalizations rising as well. It is fortunate that the new variant seems to be milder than the previous ones.