Originally from Matanzas, Cuba, Philadelphia Ballet principal Arian Molina Soca has set himself apart in both classical and neoclassical works onstage—and his camera work offstage. You moved here from Cuba in 2015 with your then-girlfriend, now-wife, fellow Philadelphia Ballet principal Dayesi Torriente. How was the transition moving to the U.S.? It was hard—we didn’t have […]
On a chilly day last October, Jasmine Jimison arrived at the San Francisco Ballet studios to start her third week of understudying Giselle. As a second-year soloist, she was content to rehearse at the back of the room and eager to learn the role. Little did she foresee that it would soon elevate her from […]
Summer is a season of creative freedom for ballet dancers, with festivals, side companies, and personal projects providing a refreshing change from the regular pace of company life. This summer, Ballet22 offers a rare opportunity: a showcase for nonbinary, queer, and male-identifying artists to perform on pointe—and in their authentic gender identities—in the company’s Momentum […]
Dutch National Ballet has not toured to the U.S. in over four decades. That’s about to change. Starting July 1, the company will embark on a two-week American tour, making stops at Ballet Sun Valley in Sun Valley, Idaho (July 1–2); Jacob’s Pillow (July 5–9); and The Music Center in Los Angeles (July 14–16). With […]
An engaging powerhouse, Boston Ballet principal Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy is always looking for ways to dig deeper in her work. She brings the same passion for investigation to the role of Kitri as she does to William Forsythe ballets—demonstrating her point that with the right mindset and continuous hard work, a dancer is capable of […]
Shattering glass is not a welcome sound before an onstage entrance, but it’s exactly what Colorado Ballet soloist Sarah Tryon heard moments before taking the stage as the first fairy in Sleeping Beauty’s prologue. A light bulb had burst from above. “We heard it and we saw the pieces falling,” Tryon says. “I saw glass […]
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 […]
It’s hard to believe it was just 10 years ago when Dance Theatre of Harlem, on hiatus for nearly a decade due to financial troubles, was reborn under the leadership of former star ballerina Virginia Johnson. “When Arthur Mitchell told me that I had to come back as artistic director, he said that I had […]