In 2025, Atlanta’s dancers have brought forth great performances in contemporary dance, cultural celebrations and ballet. In addition to staging performances in traditional spaces such as auditoriums and theaters, dancers also transformed galleries, fields and even creek beds with innovative movement-based performances that continue to inspire and amaze. Some notable highlights of 2025 include Core…
As recognized in this year’s ArtsATL 2025 Ones to Watch, during her first year with Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, Lenai Wilkerson has not only impressed with her versatility and artistry as a dancer — she has stepped into a leadership role. She is spearheading TMBT’s effort to revive Wabi Sabi, an annual outdoor performance series…
It’s always a delight to watch two friends laugh and joke with one another, especially when they are creatives who are thrilled by each other’s talents and successes. In a rollicking Zoom interview recently, John Welker, director of Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre, and John Heginbotham, artistic director of New York’s Dance Heginbotham, talked about everything…
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre often performs outdoors, but doing so means there’s weather to contend with. Sunday evening’s storms, for instance. So the company’s free concert at Atlanta Botanical Garden was postponed until Tuesday when, under cloudy skies, a large audience gathered in lawn chairs and blankets on the Great Lawn. Three of the Terminus…
Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre’s free performances, originally scheduled for March 23-26 in Piedmont Park, will now take place at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Woodruff Arts Center’s Sifly Piazza. The company’s press release states that “scheduling conflicts” were the reason for the change. The ensemble will present Rachel Van Buskirk’s Peter and the Wolf on…
In a move that dramatically changes the future face of Atlanta Ballet, 13 dancers — almost 50 percent of the company — will not be back for the 2017–18 season. The departures include the company’s four star-level dancers — Christian Clark, Tara Lee, Rachel Van Buskirk and Alessa Rogers. They will all leave the company…
Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calendar page.
Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calendar page.
Every week we’re striving to help you get the most out of our city by helping you plan the week ahead. For more events happening in Atlanta, check out our calendar page.
Choreographing dance for an outdoor venue can present its own unique challenges, which Sean Hilton discovered as he created a piece that will make its world premiere Saturday when Atlanta Ballet’s summer troupe Wabi Sabi makes its debut on the roof of Ponce City Market. “They told me we would be on the roof, and…
ABOUT US / ARTIST ADVISORY COUNCIL / CALENDAR / CONTACT US / DONATE / EVENTS / HOME PAGE /
OUR SUPPORTERS / PRIVACY POLICY / STATEMENT OF EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE AND ETHICS / STORIES
FOR ADVERTISING AND SPONSORSHIPS, EMAIL DAVID WRIGHT AT DAVID@ARTSATL.ORG
P.O. BOX 8983 ATLANTA, GA 31106
COPYRIGHT 2026 ArtsATL // PRIVACY POLICY
