The studio is abuzz with creative energy on a Friday afternoon at Stuttgart Ballet. Following the previous night’s triple-bill performance, which featured new works by up-and-coming choreographers Vittoria Girelli, Samantha Lynch, and Morgann Runacre-Temple, dancers are immersed in rehearsals for multiple programs: the return of Edward Clug’s The Nutcracker, and world premieres by David Dawson […]
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments At Stuttgart Ballet, Henrik Erikson and Gabriel Figueredo have been promoted to soloist; Mizuki Amemiya, Christopher Kunzelmann, Daniele Silingardi, and Satchel Tanner to demi-soloist; and former […]
Globetrotting choreographer Alexei Ratmansky is a peculiarly 21st-century figure. Having served as artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, and then artist in residence first at American Ballet Theatre and now New York City Ballet, he embodies geopolitics in a shrinking and more fractured world. Marina Harss’ terrific biography, The Boy from Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky’s Life […]
In June, Houston Ballet’s newest principal, Beckanne Sisk, closed the 2022–23 season with an outstanding performance of Odette/Odile in Stanton Welch’s Swan Lake. With her old-world glamour, polished technique, and dynamic attack, Sisk has brought welcome dazzle to the ranks. The Longview, Texas–native joined the company after a lengthy career at Ballet West. She joined […]
Dutch National Ballet principal Constantine Allen is a storyteller at heart. The American dancer, who grew up in Hawaii and began his career at Stuttgart Ballet, finds his own voice in roles like Armand, Siegfried, or Albrecht, but also stands out in neoclassical works by innovators like William Forsythe or David Dawson. And he never […]
The Joffrey Ballet’s Victoria Jaiani brings openness, hard work, and authenticity to every role, whether she’s portraying Juliet, bringing a new work to life, or navigating the shifting balance of mother and ballerina. This month, she prepares to star in John Neumeier’s The Little Mermaid. Here, she shares her thoughts on perfection, the creative process, […]
“Perfection!” “Extraordinary!” “Magnífico!” These comments pepper videos on Instagram featuring Margarita Fernandes and António Casalinho performing the Diana and Actaeon pas de deux at the Prix de Lausanne’s 50th anniversary gala in early February. Yet while the young Portuguese dancers at Germany’s Bayerisches Staatsballett, 18 and 19, respectively, thrill audiences, they’re just as stunned in […]
This month has brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Julie Kent will join Houston Ballet as co-artistic director alongside Stanton Welch following her six years as artistic director of The Washington Ballet. She will assume the new position […]