In recent weeks, our inbox has seen a flurry of roster updates from around the world. Check out some of the latest announcements on dancer promotions, transitions, retirements and leadership appointments. Paris Opéra Ballet The Paris Opéra Ballet promoted several dancers at the conclusion of its annual concours de promotion. Clara Mousseigne, Claire Gandolfi, Guillaume […]
The pilot of Netflix’s dance-centric series “Tiny Pretty Things”—based on the YA novel by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton—will leave you breathless. It touches on, well, everything: love, murder, racism, competition, jealousy, girl cliques, sexual experimentation, eating disorders. And the intricate plot is propelled by equally breathtaking ballet sequences. Here are the basics of that […]
One of my first jobs as a freelance dancer was performing at a gallery opening for the artist Alex Prager in September 2016. The audience was feet away—one miscalculated battement could land squarely in someone’s face. Normally, this situation would have jarred me. Earlier in my career as a soloist with Pennsylvania Ballet, I struggled […]
We revisited some of Pointe‘s past cover stars for their take on how life—and ballet—has changed. Robbie Fairchild, April/May 2007 Then: New York City Ballet corps member. He shared the cover with former NYCB dancer Callie Bachman, then a 16-year-old student at the School of American Ballet. Now: Broadway and film actor, singer and dancer On […]
Dance has allowed me to travel the world and live in three magical cities. Originally from Melbourne, Australia, I’ve danced with The Australian Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem, as well as the North American tour of Christopher Wheeldon’s An American In Paris. Now I am a freelance artist based in New […]
We all know that pursuing a ballet career involves sacrifice, whether that means giving up social gatherings, school dances or other hallmarks of a common childhood. Many teenagers make an especially significant sacrifice: moving away from home to attend a finishing program or to join a company. That often means losing out on valuable family […]
Six-time Tony Award-winning lighting designer Natasha Katz has lit such Broadway musical hits as Frozen, Hello Dolly! and A Chorus Line. She is also one of choreographer Christopher Wheeldon’s biggest collaborators, designing the lighting for works such as Broadway’s An American in Paris, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Cinderella, a 2012 co-production of San Francisco […]
“I don’t care how much you love it,” Robbie Fairchild groans theatrically. “Who wants to take ballet at 6:30 in the morning?” But for a span of roughly four months, that was part of the daily routine for the dancers appearing in Cats, Tom Hooper’s new film adaptation of the iconic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, […]