It seems like ballet dancers have been popping up in all kinds of fashion spreads these days! First we noticed a few of ABT’s most beautiful men in the February issue of Elle magazine, lounging at the ABT studios with model Nataša Vojnović (and some JKO School students). Then New York City Ballet soloist Ellen […]
The first time I saw William Forsythe’s choreography I hated it. Passionately. I’d just started at NYU and our choreography class was required to see Ballett Frankfurt out in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, my parents happened to be in town that weekend. But I brought them along, assuming anything called “ballet” would be safe. You know what […]
On Monday and Tuesday, I was lucky enough to film two rehearsals for Avi Scher & Dancers, a company headed by Avi Scher, an emerging young choreographer in New York City. I was especially excited because I would be filming Sara Mearns (a principal at NYCB) and Marcelo Gomes (a principal at ABT) rehearsing together […]
Spring Renewal Martins on NYCB’s “Architectural” Season New York City Ballet’s spring season, which begins April 29, is chock-full of “new”: seven premieres, four commissioned scores, five sets by architect Santiago Calatrava. And yet, says Artistic Director Peter Martins, it’s all […]
ABT soloist Simone Messmer is more than your typical bunhead. The girl has pizzazz—an effortless vivacity that’s simply magnetic both onstage and off. So I’m super excited to share that she has been chosen to receive the 2010 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship. The two-year fellowship gives talented young dancers additional resources to hone their […]
The New York City Ballet spent its winter season tackling Big Story Ballets: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. So when I entered the David H. Koch theater last night (right before Sarah Jessica Parker, no less!) for the company’s spring gala, I was anticipating–OK, eagerly anticipating–a return to balletic abstraction, to sleek […]
New USA IBC Prizes This year, dancers will vie for six one-year company contracts. The stakes will be higher than ever at the USA International Ballet Competition this June. While entrants in the prestigious contest, held every four years in Jackson, MS, have traditionally competed for medals, cash awards and scholarships, this year […]
When I saw Paloma Herrera of American Ballet Theatre step onto the stage of So You Think You Can Dance last fall, I was speechless. One of my favorite ballerinas posed confidently to begin Kitri’s variation, on what seemed to be an awful floor for pointe work. Nevertheless, Herrera delivered under bright spotlights, in front […]