Extra photos of Ashley Bouder at home in her New York apartment. Videos of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet in performance. An exclusive look behind the scenes with cover ballerina Misa Kuranaga. Pointe‘s August/September iPad edition is loaded with goodies! And we’ve got a special deal: When you subscribe to our new $9.99 digital edition, […]
Boston Ballet principal Misa Kuranaga is one of the most inspiring dancers I’ve ever met. After losing her apprenticeship with San Francisco Ballet, instead of giving up, she begged the School of American Ballet to train her. She went back to school, back to the basics, completely reworking her technique. Now she’s one of ballet’s […]
Choreographer Avichai Scher has made a name for himself in a most curious way. Generally, audiences don’t come to Scher’s self-produced shows to see his work. They come for the top dancers he hires: New York City Ballet’s Ashley Bouder, American Ballet Theatre’s Marcelo Gomes, San Francisco Ballet’s Sofiane Sylve, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Carla Korbes. […]
Like countless other companies, Festival Ballet Providence has hit a rough patch during this recession. But after 33 years as Rhode Island’s only professional ballet company, they’re not going to go down without a fight. Artistic director Mihailo Djuric gathered dancers from all over to perform in a benefit gala for FBP tonight. New […]
The Stars Descend on Vail This year, International Evenings of Dance will include new works. International Evenings of Dance, which features an array of celebrated dancers each year, has become a signature event at the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado. But this August, the smorgasbord of stars will have an exciting new […]
Go behind the scenes with Boston Ballet principal Misa Kuranaga as she blogs from the company’s Spain tour —plus photos! I’m writing from Barcelona, Spain where I’m on tour with Boston Ballet for five weeks and in six cities throughout the country. We just flew into Barcelona last Saturday, all 45 dancers and some staff, […]
The Rose Adagio in The Sleeping Beauty is a jewel in a ballerina’s crown: Aurora performs a series of attitude balances and one-handed S promenades with four different partners—without ever coming down from pointe. The sequence showcases the princess becoming acquainted with her suitors as they partner her. Similar one-handed promenades in arabesque or […]
Summer means promotions announcements, and dancers transitioning from one company to another. And while we’ve already shared some updates with you (see San Francisco Ballet here and here, American Ballet Theatre here), more news is being released each day. Below, we’ve rounded up recent updates from seven companies. Read on to find out whose names […]