Laura Cappelle

Laura Cappelle is a dance writer and sociologist based in Paris. She contributes regularly to the Financial Times, Pointe, Dance Magazine, Dancing Times and Dance Europe. She researches the creation process in ballet companies.

Hugo Marchand, surrounded by an ensemble of dancers, jumps with his legs split sideways and his arms stretched out to the sides. He tilts his head back and splays his fingers. He and the other dancers all wear black pants.

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Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Hugo Marchand Curates an Evening at New York City Center

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In a spacious, all-white dance studio, three male and one female dancer rehearse a new take on "Apollo" with the woman as the central figure. The men lean in toward her in crouches and lunges, and she peers through the negative space left by their arms, circling her head.

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In Muse Paradox, Brett Fukuda Reinterprets Balanchine’s Apollo Using a Female Perspective

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Victor Caiexta does a large sissone in front of a pink backdrop. He looks directly at the camera with a small, closed-lip smile. His legs are split, and he holds his curved left arm up and his right arm out to the side. He is shirtless, wearing a burgundy and silver bolero jacket and burgundy harem pants, and tan ballet slippers.

Digital Cover Star

Victor Caixeta Makes New Strides at Dutch National Ballet

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Company Life

A Year Into the Pandemic, What Is the Future of the Corps de Ballet? Here's Why It Matters.

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Dance Magazine

The Paris Opéra's Diversity Report Proposes Steps Towards a More Inclusive Company

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Career

Tess Voelker Is Only 23, but She’s About to Premiere Her First Work for the Paris Opéra Ballet

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Career

Annabelle Lopez Ochoa Has Been Choreographing Up a Storm on Zoom and Learning How to Create Dance on Film

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Career

Bolshoi Ballet Star Olga Smirnova on Training in Isolation, and the Mysterious Alchemy of Success

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