In a rehearsal before their Lincoln Center performance of Coppélia last May, Sarah Lane and Daniil Simkin ran through some of the partnering in a studio several levels below the Metropolitan Opera stage where they would perform. In Frederic Franklin’s charming production for American Ballet Theatre, Swanilda, danced by Lane, and Franz, by Simkin, must […]
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 On July 6, The Royal Ballet artistic director Kevin O’Hare announced a slew of promotions: Isabella Gasparini was promoted to first soloist; Mica Bradbury, Hannah Grennell, […]
We’re still on cloud nine from our first-ever Pointe Live! Classes and Conversations event. On Saturday, July 22, nearly 70 students from around the country joined us at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center in New York City for a session packed with dancing and inspiring conversation. After all the fun we had, we can’t […]
Summer is the perfect time to expand your horizons, which is why we are thrilled to invite you to Pointe Live! Classes and Conversations on Saturday, July 22, at the Manhattan Movement and Arts Center in New York City! For those of you who can’t make it to the Big Apple, we now have a […]
Twenty-six-year-old Elise Gautier has it all: a promising career with a major ballet company; a relationship with a golden-boy fellow dancer. But in the first few minutes of the feature film Rise (released last year in France and in U.S. theaters this month), it all comes crashing down. Warming up backstage for her debut 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 Former longtime principal dancer Victoria Hulland has returned to The Sarasota Ballet with a new full-time position: artistic assistant to the directors. Hulland joined the company’s corps de ballet […]
Let’s face it—2020 has been full of surprises. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the dance world to abide by social-distancing measures, ballet schools have had to create innovative approaches to delivering high-quality training. With that in mind, what should aspiring dancers look for in a summer intensive or pre-professional program this coming year? Colorado Ballet […]
We revisited some of Pointe‘s past cover stars for their take on how life—and ballet—has changed. Daniil Simkin, June/July 2011 Then: Soloist, American Ballet Theatre Now: Principal, ABT and Staatsballett Berlin. Simkin has also directed and choreographed his own projects. On being a Pointe cover star: “It was a stamp of approval that captured a pivotal […]