“Le Corsaire” has endured endless resurrections and refinements in its two-century life. The popular story about pirates and slave women, best known as a ballet, is a mongrel with many ancestors.

Le Corsaire brings swashbuckling on the high seas to the Academy of Music stage. "It's mainly the story about pirates and treasure," says Angel Corella, Artistic Director for Philadelphia Ballet. "But ...

The Pennsylvania Ballet will perform an adaptation of "Le Corsaire" created by artistic director Angel Corella. “It is a famous ballet that the majority of our company has never performed," Corella ...

Why do we still have story ballets? Aren’t they a clunky way to tell a tale? In an age of stunning special effects on screens as big as a barn and as small as a child’s palm, what’s to recommend a ...

They say 'X' marks the spot, but the Pennsylvania Ballet is looking for more than just treasure with the staging of Le Corsaire, the story of a daring pirate and his journey of love, betrayal, and ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Studded with an all-star cast, Le Corsaire tells the story of a dashing ...

Philadelphia Ballet will open its 2024-2025 season with Le Corsaire, a beloved masterpiece of the classical ballet repertoire. The production will feature seven performances from October 18 through ...

The Bolshoi's reconstruction of Petipa's Corsaire reminds you why ballet was so popular in 19th-century Russia, especially during the winter season. A production such as this offered hours of ...

Le Corsaire (the pirate) is a bright, upbeat ballet, unlike the more popular but tragic ballets such as Swan Lake, Giselle and Romeo and Juliet. And this version of this rarely performed piece of work ...

English National Ballet’s Le Corsaire is a romp, packed to the gills with pirates, daft plotting and virtuoso dancing. It’s also full of male roles, taken with gusto by the home team and some terrific ...