For many university students, classical ballet can feel distant, expensive, or reserved for a cultural elite. Yet at the Paris Opera, ballet has long been understood as a living art form meant to educate, challenge, and inspire new generations. Season packages designed specifically with students in mind open the doors of one of the world’s …

Walking through Havana with the Cuban National Ballet in mind is an act of historical reading. Streets, theaters, studios, and civic buildings become archival documents, each bearing traces of an artistic movement that reshaped ballet in the twentieth century. For dance historians, Havana is not merely the birthplace of a renowned company; it is a …