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Millepied Premieres L.A. Dance Project The former NYCB principal takes his next step. Black Swan choreographer and former New York City Ballet principal Benjamin Millepied will raise the profile of Los Angeles dance this September, when his L.A. Dance Project debuts at the city’s Walt Disney Concert Hall. The program, commissioned by L.A.’s Music Center, […]

Class with the Superstars

Sundays in Indiana just got a whole lot more interesting. Ballet greats will be flocking to the state over the next few months to participate in Indianapolis City Ballet’s Master Class series. SAB’s Darci Kistler, ABT’s Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky, JKO’s Franco De Vita, NYCB’s Wendy Whelan and Daniel Ulbricht, John Cranko School director […]

Transported by Tchaikovsky

This interview appeared in the January 2 Pointe e-newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, click here.   New York City Ballet kicks off its “Tschaikovsky Celebration”—four weeks of Balanchine-Tchaikovsky programming—on January 15. Pointe‘s e-news spoke with principal Tyler Angle about dancing to the great Russian composer’s music. We hear you’re a classical music buff. […]

Upcoming Ballet Broadcasts

Mark your calendars: There’s some great ballet coming into your life over the next couple of weeks—all of which you can catch from the comfort of your couch. Keep an eye out for these programs:   Wendy Whelan: “Restless Creature” The New York City Ballet superstar will preview her new project at the Guggenheim Museum. […]

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An American Sampler This June, the third Ballet Across America will bring nine regional ballet companies to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Highlights of the event’s three programs include the Kennedy Center debut of Richmond Ballet and a performance of Sir Frederick Ashton’s seldom seen Les Patineurs by Sarasota Ballet. Ballet All Over New […]

Why You Should Keep An Eye on Josh Beamish

Contemporary choreographer Josh Beamish has been all over the ballet news lately thanks to his work as one of four dancer/choreographers in Wendy Whelan’s “Restless Creature” project. But he’s actually spent the past two years setting movement on a whole gaggle of ballet dancers, including Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Carla Körbes and Lindsi Dec, Royal Winnipeg […]

Alexei Ratmansky and Kyle Abraham are MacArthur Fellows

Congratulations to choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and Kyle Abraham! Both have been named 2013 MacArthur Fellows, an honor that earns them a $625,000 “genius” grant—and entry into a very exclusive club, which includes the likes of Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Trisha Brown, Mark Morris, Twyla Tharp, Bill T. Jones and Arthur Mitchell.   The ballet world […]

Georgina Pazcoguin on Troy Schumacher's Upcoming World Premiere

New York City Ballet’s fall season launches next Tuesday, September 23, with not one but three world premieres by Liam Scarlett, NYCB resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck and NYCB corps member Troy Schumacher. For Pointe’s bi-weekly newsletter, we spoke with soloist Georgina Pazcoguin about dancing in Schumacher’s first work for the company’s main stage, […]