Thank you for celebrating this year’s incredible Dance Magazine Award honorees with us. Watch on demand here. As this year like none other finally draws to a close, I’ve noticed a familiar sentiment popping up: Everything that we’ve lost since COVID-19 hit has made many of us that much more appreciative of all that we […]
Have you ever wished you could pull back the curtain and watch some of our country’s most beloved ballerinas being coached? With the coronavirus pandemic keeping theaters closed for the foreseeable future, NYCC has moved its popular Studio 5 lecture/demonstration series online. Starting July 16, NYCC is launching a special 5-part event titled Great American […]
Gainesville, Florida, may not seem like the typical place you’d see a major revival of a historic ballet. But November 8–9, Santa Fe College will present Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso’s 1967 Carmen Suite, rarely performed in the U.S. Staged by his widow, Sonia Calero-Alonso, the production will star American Ballet Theatre principals Sarah Lane and […]
When former American Ballet Theatre principal Cheryl Yeager watches her daughter—Hannah Marshall, a current ABT corps member—take the stage, she gets a bit emotional. “I always think, ‘I wanted to move just like you when I was dancing!’ because we are total opposites,” Yeager says. “She is tall and moves with a legato quality, while […]
This is Pointe‘s February/March 2019 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. When Natasha Sheehan debuted in The Sleeping Beauty‘s Bluebird pas de deux last season, she enchanted the San Francisco Ballet audience with her filigree footwork, elegant lines and effortless charisma. It was a big […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Wayne McGregor Makes His ABT Choreographic Debut Ever since Vaslav Nijinsky shocked Paris audiences in 1913 with his Rite of Spring for the Ballets Russes, dancemakers from Sir Kenneth MacMillan to Pina Bausch have tried their hands at choreographing to Igor Stravinsky’s […]
As dancers, we know why we love ballet—but for a new audience member, our beautiful, silent art form may seem like a mystery. Enter Celestial Bodies: How to Look at Ballet. Written by celebrated dance critic Laura Jacobs, this new book (available May 8 from Basic Books) offers insights on how burgeoning ballet fans can […]
When Miami City Ballet brought Giselle back into its repertoire recently, the company borrowed sets and costumes from American Ballet Theatre. MCB principal (and former ABT soloist) Simone Messmer would dance the lead after years of watching and performing alongside famous ballerinas in the title role. “I had so much attachment to that production, and […]