In 1986, when Ballet of Dolls first performed its then-transgressive, cabaret-style of ballet, it appeared artistic director Myron Johnson had successfully turned the old “dancers-as-dolls” trope on ...

MANILA, Philippines - Kathryn Bigelow is the toast of womanhood today for her amazing accomplishment in filmmaking, but for the past five decades, there has been another female icon who has inspired ...

If memory serves, most shows by Ballet of the Dolls have a disco finish. The entire troupe cuts loose – and that’s saying a lot, as their cabaret-style shows already play fast and loose with gender, ...

When is a ballet class more than just about polishing plies and Arabesques? When it's taught by Myron Johnson. The founder of Ballet of the Dolls, Johnson had a personal crisis exactly a year ago that ...

Myron Johnson, founder and artistic director of Minneapolis dance troupe Ballet of the Dolls, has changed his “Faith.” The show Johnson will stage this year for the Ordway Center for the Performing ...

With its leader attending to health matters, Minneapolis dance troupe Ballet of the Dolls has canceled the remainder of its season. The two planned shows, “A House of Good Repute — the Norma Wallace ...

The refurbished Ritz Theater in northeast Minneapolis may not have the Dolls, but it looks like it does have a future. Ballet of the Dolls, the theater's principal tenant since 2006, has been on ...

MOBILE, Alabama – When jealous Swanilda confronts Coppelia, the young lady with whom her boyfriend Franz has been flirting, she quickly learns that her romantic rival is a real doll. Not a doll, as in ...

Why is Connecticut Ballet bringing back its Léo Delibes’ “Coppélia”? Because we could all use a laugh. A beautiful, romantic, exquisitely choreographed ballet dancing laugh. The show played the ...

Founded in 1986 by choreographer Myron Johnson, the Ballet of the Dolls is a dance-theater company housed in the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. Their performances, which feature elements of ...