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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...