At 5′ 4″, New York City Ballet corps member Lauren Lovette could be easily overlooked at the end of a long line of corps women. Once she begins to dance, however, she captures your attention. Her head is held high atop an eloquent neck. Her body is a textbook example of classical proportions with its […]
A few years ago, Isabella Boylston told Pointe there’s an elite club at American Ballet Theatre: “The Princesses.” It’s corps member Blaine Hoven’s nickname for the dancers like David Hallberg and Gillian Murphy who’ve been awarded a prestigious Princess Grace Award. This year’s “Princesses” have just been announced, and it’s quite an impressive group. ABT’s […]
Old-Fashioned Stage Magic Christopher Wheeldon brings a darker Cinderella to life. Don’t expect to see a fairy godmother or a pumpkin carriage in Christopher Wheeldon’s new Cinderella, which premieres this December at Dutch National Ballet and comes to San Francisco Ballet in May. While those signatures of Charles Perrault’s cheery version of the fairy tale […]
Beatriz Stix-Brunell is standing in front of the choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, frowning intently. It is early March at The Royal Ballet in London, and just one day before she is due to make an unexpected debut in the title role of his Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, replacing the injured Marianela Nuñez, one of the company’s […]
Dancers go to the studio every day to polish their technique, to deepen their artistry. But all those hours spent in front of the mirror have just one goal: to create something captivating onstage. These 10 performances from the past year took audiences to new places, and made them see the dancers—and dance—in a whole […]
The Stars Descend on Vail This year, International Evenings of Dance will include new works. International Evenings of Dance, which features an array of celebrated dancers each year, has become a signature event at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado. But this August, the smorgasbord of stars will have an exciting new […]
I went to the YAGP “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” gala on Tuesday night, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. I was blown away by the variety and beauty of the dancing, especially by the likes of SFB’s Yuan Yuan Tan, NYCB’s Tiler Peck and Daniel Ulbricht, and Gallim Dance. […]
Quiksilver just released a quirky new series of short films called “The Water Dancer.” In each of the three vignettes, brand ambasador and surf champion Stephanie Gilmore meets a professional dancer—site-specific choreographer Noemie LaFrance, break dancer Casandra “Defy” Rivera and New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck. The women share their passions and find similarities […]