Category: Dance Around the Globe
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EP0020 BRIANA + GREG | WEB MONETIZATION

In this interview Ballet Rising director Casey Herd discuss with fellow grantees, Briana Stuart and Greg Hannam, what is web monetization, how it works, and why it’s important for people in the dance industry to understand it as we shift into the digital world. We finish off with an introductory…
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EP0019 PAUL SEAQUIST | GLOBAL

Casey Herd talks with renowned ballet impresario/entrepreneur Paul Seaquist about the state of the dance world. Paul Seaquist is one of the most important ballet impresarios in Europe. He is the Executive Director of Seaquist Dance Marketing, one of the first dancer and choreographer management companies in the world.
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BALLET RENAISSANCE

An article by Lindsay Alissa King about the rising popularity around the world of classical ballet.
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BEHIND BALLET RISING

A former principal dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle and the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam, Casey fell in love with travel during his years on the road as a ballet dancer. Following his retirement from the stage in 2016, he embarked on a new project that combines…
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UNITED WORLD OF BALLET

SUPPORTING BALLET ABROAD BOOSTS BALLET AT HOME By Lindsay Alissa King In the epilogue to her 2010 book Apollo’s Angels, Jennifer Homans wrote, “We are watching ballet go, documenting its past and its passing before it fades altogether.” Homans’ opinion, one that was perhaps not uncommon at the time, was…
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WHY DANCE

At Ballet Rising, we show how ballet can play a role in inspiring dancers and enriching dance communities around the world, but we believe that all forms of dance have important benefits for individuals and communities everywhere.