Septime Webre’s take on the Victorian fairy tale includes lots of costumes changes, puppetry, props and flying dancers.

It was inevitable that Septime Webre, who stepped down as artistic director of the Washington Ballet in June, would be back on the local arts scene soon. Earlier this year, he launched Halcyon Stage, ...

Septime Webre was drawn to dance early. ”I’m half-Cuban,” he says, “and there’s an old Cuban saying that Cubans dance before they can walk.” The seventh of eight children — his first name Septime ...

The premiere of Hong Kong Ballet’s new full-length Alice (In Wonderland) gave audiences their first sight of artistic director Septime Webre’s choreography. In this production, originally created for ...

Fresh off the opening of their sophomore effort Wildair, chef/restaurateurs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian von Hauske are getting ready to celebrate two years at their original project Contra, with some ...

Septime Webre, the artistic director at the Washington Ballet, will step down after 17 years, the ballet company announced Friday. Webre will leave the role in June when his current contract ends, ...

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