The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside

James chats with costume and set designer Jean-Marc Puissant about his early work and creating the designs for Alexei Ratmansky's “Of Love and Rage” which was slated to make its NYC debut at the Metropolitan Opera with ABT this spring. They discuss the joys of difficulties of working on this epic full length ballet.   Premier Dance Network website   James on Instagram JamesWhiteside.org Upcoming Performances

James chats with British dancer Xander Parish about his rise to principal dancer at the Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg. They discuss hot topics such as Russian culture, Sergei Polunin, and more.   Premier Dance Network website   James on Instagram JamesWhiteside.org Upcoming Performances

Royal Ballet principal dancer, Beatriz Stix-Brunell, discusses self expression and the so-called ballerina mystique. She and James test out their Australian accents to mixed success.    Premier Dance Network website   James on Instagram JamesWhiteside.org Upcoming Performances      

James chats with choreographer Arthur Pita, with whom he had worked on the horror dance play “The Tenant”. They discuss “Showgirls”, disco dancing, and working in theatre and film.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James chats with Royal Ballet Principal Dancer Marcelino Sambé about his rise to principality, his injury and how to find beauty in a bleak world.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James chats with Houston Ballet soloist Harper Watters LIVE on Instagram in this special quarantined edition of The Stage Rightside. They talk about coming out, being different, and family acceptance.    Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

NYCB Soloist, Megan LeCrone, drives James home from rehearsal and an impromptu Stage Rightside ensues.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

Stage Rightside is BACK for Season 4!   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James grills dance maker Mark Morris on music, nail clippings, New York City, queer life, and more on The Stage Rightside. Prepare to be entertained by Mark's wit and stunned by his obvious, logical genius.

James kicks off Season 3 of the Stage Rightside with ABT's Artistic Director of 25 years, Kevin McKenzie. They chat training, directorship, and having the hard conversations. This is Kevin as you've never known him. What a way to start Season 3!

James chats with fellow ABT principal dancer, David Hallberg. They babble on about Arizona iced tea, returning from injury, mild insanity, and Dear Evan Hansen. C'mon week 7!

James gets the T from ABT Executive Director Kara Medoff Barnett. They chat about feminism, ABT in the digital age, the Tonys, and the future of American Ballet Theatre.

Kyle Pickles and Ashley Baer are ABT's Company Managers. They have the difficult task of wrangling these cats! They chat with James about touring the world, their favorite TV shows, and staying safe in cities with vastly differing cultures. Get into it!

James kikis with Principal Ballet Mistress, Susan Jones. They chat about the ideal corps de ballet woman, her favorite ballets to stage, working with every director of ABT, and becoming an airline pilot. Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James sits down with Alvin Ailey's Jamar Roberts. They discuss Mariah Carey, being a competition kid, Revelations, and protein powder. Not to mention "Hidge or not hidge"! Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitte

James sits down with longtime friend, Matthew Poppe of les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, the drag ballet company. They dish on pointe shoes, technique vs. comedy, and homosexuality. There's another guest appearance by (you guessed it) Isabella and a mysterious dairy queen.      Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitte

  James returns to the Stage Rightside in the first episode of Season 2. He interviews fellow ABT principal dancer, Cory Stearns on Youth America Grand Prix, girlfriends, Cheez Doodles, and more! The only side you'll want to be on is the Stage Rightside with James Whiteside!   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitte

James sits down with American prima ballerina-turned-directress, Julie Kent. They wax poetic about humble beginnings, the future, Mikhail Baryshnikov, & Kevin McKenzie. Don't miss it!   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James speaks with ABT Corps de Ballet member, Gemma Bond about the Corps, choreography, coasters, and girls vs. women.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James speaks with ABT's head of wigs and makeup department, Rena Most. They dish on theater makeup, haunted houses, and their makeup/hair pet peeves.    Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter   

James speaks with ABT Principals Gillian Murphy and Marcelo Gomes about humble beginnings, keeping it fresh, and their Summer plans. Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter   

James speaks with downtown show-maker Jack Ferver about his new show, "I Want You To Want Me", among other things, like Return to Oz, Madonna, and seances.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter  

James talks to ABT artist in residence, Alexei Ratmansky (who inexplicably calls him "Jim") about Russia, Britney Spears, and roles he missed out on. It's an illuminating chat with a prolific choreographer.   Premier Dance Network website James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter  

James speaks with fashion/costume designers Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung about fashion, AOL screen names, off brand Italian hairspray, and queer politics.  James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter  

James conducts his first dressing room interview with fellow ABT principal dancers Isabella Boylston and Stella Abrera. James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter  

James dishes the dirt on what roles he'll be dancing, and with whom, this Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House with ABT. Next episode, James' very first interview! Stay tuned! James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter  

James discusses what to expect during the first season of The Stage Rightside. You'll hear about upcoming guests and get a humorous look at the world of ballet, according to Mr. Whiteside.  James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter

James discusses what to expect during the first season of The Stage Rightside. You'll hear about upcoming guests and get a humorous look at the world of ballet, according to Mr. Whiteside.  James Whiteside website ABT website James Whiteside - Instagram James Whiteside - Facebook James Whiteside - Twitter