Peter Martins , who has take leave at NYCB, in a photo taken at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center in 2016. (Erin Baiano )Peter Martins, the longtime head of New York City Ballet and successor to founder George Balanchine, is taking a temporary leave of absence from the company amid an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. Boal is married to Peter Boal, artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle. Peter Boal objected to how Martins characterized his dancing, and the rehearsal ended on a sour note, Kelly Boal says. Another former dancer, who asked not to be named, also confirmed that Kelly Boal told her about the incident in recent years.

Source: Washington Post December 07, 2017 22:18 UTC