Six Bolshoi Ballerinas Take California Six Bolshoi-trained primas perform new works by Mauro Bigonzetti and six other choreographers in “Reflections” at OCPAC. Picture this: You’re standing in a studio with world-famous ballerinas Maria Kochetkova, Yekaterina Krysanova, Natalia Osipova, Polina Semionova and Yekaterina Shipulina, and they’re all waiting for you to make a dance for them. […]
It’s morning in a booming, revitalized Berlin and the principal’s class at Staatsballett Berlin is just starting center. Even in a studio packed with the company’s most accomplished dancers, artistic director and dancer Vladimir Malakhov stands out. At 39, he moves with lightness and authority, extending his elegant line while working just as hard as […]
Misty Copeland will dance her Odette/Odile debut in American Ballet Theatre’s Swan Lake on Wednesday, September 3, during the company’s tour to Brisbane, Australia. The performance will be another historic moment in Copeland’s career: she will be ABT’s first black Swan Queen. She follows in the footsteps of other groundbreaking African American ballerinas, like Houston […]
It was nearly a year ago that Starz announced it was working on a scripted drama exploring “the dysfunctional underbelly of the ballet world”—and the network has been auditioning professional-level ballet dancers for months. Now we finally have more details about the television series. Titled “Flesh and Bone,” it will star former American Ballet Theatre […]
Back in January , Starz announced that they were working on a scripted drama that would “explore the dysfunctional underbelly of the ballet world.” Think Black Swan as a television series. It looks like Starz is going to avoid the body double controversy that plagued Black Swan, however: They want serious ballet dancers to play […]
An American Sampler This June, the third Ballet Across America will bring nine regional ballet companies to the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Highlights of the event’s three programs include the Kennedy Center debut of Richmond Ballet and a performance of Sir Frederick Ashton’s seldom seen Les Patineurs by Sarasota Ballet. Ballet All Over New […]
To kick off the new year, Pointe is offering up a fresh jolt of inspiration: We just released a special Photo Exclusive for the iPad. This digital edition, dedicated to our favorite images from the Pointe photo archives, is filled with never-before-seen shots of the most riveting dancers on the planet. See Polina Semionova perform […]
This past year saw a bounty of ballet beauty. There were jaw-dropping premieres, some exciting new collaborations and a number of promising dancers who began to make their mark. As senior editor of Pointe, I got to witness much of it, and I have to say I had a blast. Here are my personal top […]