(Photo by Candice DeTore) Starting October 1, the ballet community will have a new and intriguing web series to watch. Barry Kerollis—a former dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet and Houston Ballet, and a current freelancer—is piloting Core-ography, a project that combines choreography and interviews. Kerollis’ intention is to film and speak with ballet dancers […]
The Washington Ballet was always a hometown favorite. Under Septime Webre, now it’s also a top national troupe. A n all-Tharp program. World premieres by Edwaard Liang and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. A new ALICE (in wonderland). The Washington Ballet’s last season was full of creativity and virtuoso performances. It’s a long way from the 1970s […]
BROOKLYN MACK Company: The Washington Ballet Age: 26 Top prizes : Boston International Ballet Competition, Helsinki International Ballet Competition, USA International Ballet Competition, Seoul International Dance Competition, Varna International Ballet Competition Pre-competition rituals: “Working my butt off! And before any performance, I try to get to a mental place that I call ‘home.’ Nobody’s there […]
When a dancer fell flat on the floor during her Esmeralda solo at Youth America Grand Prix finals one year, it cost her a few points, recalls judge Phillip Broomhead. But she compounded it by how she handled the mishap. Tears welled up. She fell again in the next section of pirouettes and began visibly […]
The sixth Helsinki International Ballet Competition, held this June in Finland, was something of a guy’s show. The most notable of the 70 competitors, who performed over the course of seven evenings in the beautiful Finnish National Opera House, were all men: authoritative, silky Brooklyn Mack, 23, of the United States, who was the Senior […]
Just when we thought Misty Copeland’s stardom couldn’t grow more, she’s surprised us once again. Now, she’s not only your favorite dancing trailblazer, she’s one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. She’s even landed one of five cover spots, along with Kanye West, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Bradley Cooper and Jorge Ramos. Gymnast and […]
Onuki with Brooklyn Mack in British Invasion . Photo by Paul Wegner, Courtesy TWB. Washington Irving’s spooky tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman has long enchanted readers. And today through Feb. 22 , The Washington Ballet presents the world premiere of Septime Webre’s full-length Sleepy Hollow at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The […]
Getting a company contract is a dream come true. But the first few years in a company are a major transition: In a short time, you’re expected to go from a student who’s nurtured and pushed by teachers to a professional who can cultivate her own artistic development. We asked five dancers to describe the […]