Pennsylvania Ballet’s Roy Kaiser inspires his dancers to develop their gifts. A t eye level by Roy Kaiser’s desk is a photo of Philadelphia’s PECO skyscraper with the message “Save the Ballet” in lights. The picture is from 1991, when Pennsylvania Ballet was facing a financial meltdown. After 32 years with PA Ballet and 17 […]
Lauren Fadeley takes a few bites of a Clif bar before attacking William Forsythe’s fast-paced In the middle, somewhat elevated. On top of Forsythe, she also has Balanchine’s Square Dance and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Requiem for a Rose on her plate. “If I get lax with my nutrition, it’s harder for me to stay on […]
Pennsylvania Ballet presents Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan for the first time this May. PAB soloist Lauren Fadeley, who’ll dance the part of Wendy, is guest-blogging the rehearsal process for Pointe. When we started this season at Pennsylvania Ballet, Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan was definitely one of the most anticipated ballets in the lineup. Everyone […]
The amount of thought that goes into dancers’ daily habits seems nuts. But we can’t help it: The stakes are high when everything from what you snack on to how you clip your toenails affects your performance. In Pointe‘s April/May issue, we went inside the routines of six dancers to find out their secret obsessions. […]
Pennsylvania Ballet presents Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan for the first time this May. PAB soloist Lauren Fadeley, who’ll dance the part of Wendy, is guest-blogging the rehearsal process for Pointe. Read her first post here. Peter Pan rehearsals are well underway. With the company premiere in a week, gone are the days of learning […]
Pennsylvania Ballet presents Trey McIntyre’s Peter Pan for the first time this month. PAB soloist Lauren Fadeley, who is dancing the part of Wendy, is guest-blogging the rehearsal and performance process for Pointe. Read her first posts here and here. This past week has been a whirlwind in Neverland! We made our way to Philadelphia’s […]
The days of having to choose between college and a ballet career are over. Not only do many dancers join top troupes after earning a degree (see Pennsylvania Ballet principal Lauren Fadeley, Complexions powerhouse Christina Dooling, ABT’s Sarah Smith), but many ballet companies and schools have also teamed up with universities to make it easier […]
This interview first appeared in the June 5 Pointe e-newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, click here. Pennsylvania Ballet’s “Forsythe & Kyliàn” program, which opens next week, includes the company premieres of William Forsythe’s Artifact Suite and Jiří Kylián’s Forgotten Land–and principal Lauren Fadeley will be dancing in both. Pointe‘s e-news talked to Fadeley […]