Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Joffrey Ballet Celebrates British Choreographers With a Program of Premieres April 24-May 5 , Joffrey Ballet presents Across the Pond, a program celebrating British choreographers that includes two world premieres. First up is a new work by Andrew McNicol, a London-based […]
The Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals are starting up again this week, running April 12-19. This year, YAGP is celebrating its 20th anniversary. April 18-19 marks the competition’s annual Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow gala, featuring 13 pros who are also YAGP alumni. We’ve rounded up photos and videos from […]
Boston Ballet announced some happy news this morning: seven dancers have been promoted! The company named three to soloist and four to demi-soloist for the 2019-20 season. “I am excited to see how they continue to grow as dancers in the upcoming season with its versatile and challenging repertoire,” says artistic director Mikko Nissinen in […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Washington Ballet Presents Three World Premieres April 3-7 , The Washington Ballet presents three never before seen works. The first is Ethan Stiefel‘s Wood Work. This abstract take on life in a small Nordic community will be performed to music played […]
This is Pointe‘s April/May 2019 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. The third movement of Balanchine’s Symphony in C is designed to wow, but it’s not often a dancer manages to bring unadulterated joy to its brutally difficult steps. Yet when The Royal Ballet’s Marcelino […]
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company, you’re in luck. The latest episode of “No Days Off,” a documentary web series profiling young and inspiring athletes, spotlights 17-year-old Joseph Markey, a first-year Studio Company member. The doc not only underscores the physical aspects of Markey’s […]
Congratulations are in order for American Ballet Theatre star Gillian Murphy and her husband, former ABT dancer Ethan Stiefel, who are expecting their first child next June! Murphy announced her pregnancy today on Instagram: Gillian Murphy on Instagram: “This might look like a pas de deux, but it’s actually a pas de trois 💗🤰👨🏼 It’s […]
I have a confession. Until today, I had never seen the seminal classic Center Stage. Now that you’ve picked your jaw up off the floor, allow me to explain. It’s not that I don’t love a good dance movie—I did my time with all but the most recent flicks in the Step Up franchise, my […]