PENANG-born Angelique Atienza Thum is usually nervous appearing on stage but once she starts dancing, her shyness fades away and her passion shines through.

A principal dancer at the famed New York City Ballet — the same company Timothée Chalamet’s mother and sister performed with — went viral this week for his jaw-dropping video clapback at the actor for ...

The decision by the company, one of the most prestigious in the country, is the latest in a wave of high-profile cancellations at the center. By Adam Nagourney and Julia Jacobs New York City Ballet, ...

Steven Spielberg is the latest celebrity to weigh in on Timothée Chalamet’s hotly debated comments about ballet and opera. Spielberg was speaking about the importance of movie theaters during a SXSW ...

Over the past week, a battle raged between actor Timothée Chalamet and the realm of opera and ballet following his disparaging remarks about the art forms during a town hall in Austin. Now, it seems ...

Timothée Chalamet infuriated the ballet and opera communities with one backhanded comment. The backlash got so intense that his Oscar buzz even declined days ahead of the 2026 Academy Awards, for ...

Timothée Chalamet's hot take on opera and ballet could follow him to the Oscars stage tonight. The remark has been spreading across social media, drawing criticism from arts organizations, performers ...

Steven Spielberg knows that the opera and ballet make a deep impact. After Timothée Chalamet said “no one cares” about those art forms, the filmmaker disagreed, stating, “At the end of a really good ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “Security is extremely tight tonight,” host Conan O’Brien opened his Sunday, March 15, monologue. ...

Quite unlike much of the standard Western ballet repertoire, the National Ballet of China’s A Dream Of Red Mansions is memorable for its particular aesthetic flavour. Based on the 18th-century Chinese ...

Tonight at the 2026 Academy Awards, Misty Copeland—the trailblazing American Ballet Theatre principal dancer who retired from the company last fall—appeared onstage in a burst of feathers, jewels, and ...