by Caedra Scott-Flaherty | Mar 12, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
On February 23, 2022, Grand Kyiv Ballet principals Kateryna Kukhar and Oleksandr Stoianov were away from home, working in Western Europe. The company was preparing for its final performance before returning to Kyiv. But early the next morning, Kukhar and Stoianov (who...
by Kathleen Smith | Jan 10, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
While war rages across the region, The National Ballet of Ukraine continues to train, rehearse, and, yes, perform at its headquarters in Kyiv. According to principal dancer Sergii Kryvokon, one of 27 company members undertaking a 10-city, 21-performance Canadian tour...
by Alexandra Martin | Jul 14, 2023 | Company Life, Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+
Touring is both exciting and stressful. It’s an opportunity to travel to new places, and to perform in new theaters and for new audiences. But it can also be challenging when it comes to nutrition. Depending on where you travel and the intensity of your schedule, you...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 11, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This month, the 171-year-old State Ballet of Georgia returns to the U.S. for the first time in seven years. Under the direction of former American Ballet Theatre and Bolshoi Ballet principal (and longtime ballet icon) Nina Ananiashvili since 2004, the 62-dancer...
by Hannah Foster | Oct 12, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. What does it take to bring a major production on tour? In July, Houston Ballet mounted a 12-show run of artistic director Stanton Welch’s Romeo and Juliet in Melbourne, Australia. The...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 10, 2016 | Company Life
From left: Me, Madeline Skelly and Natalie Varnum From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her...
by Jacquelyn Long | Jul 7, 2016 | Company Life
From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her experiences. July 8, 2016 With my sisters Tyler...
by Jacquelyn Long | Jul 4, 2016 | Company Life
From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her experiences. Madeline Skelly and Natalie Varnum at the...