Ethan Stiefel’s only been in charge of the Royal New Zealand Ballet for a year, but he’s already brought his signature pizazz to the company. The former ABT star is currently co-choreographing and producing a new Giselle with The Royal Ballet’s Johan Kobburg—and the rehearsals and performances are being recorded for an upcoming feature film. […]
Last week, Tom Gold Dance performed at the Cuban International Ballet Festival. The NYC-based pickup troupe includes a number of top New York City Ballet dancers, including Abi Stafford, who writes about the trip here. Sunday, October 28 This evening we flew to Havana to perform Apollo, Twyla Tharp’s Junk Duet, and Tom Gold’s […]
James Whiteside was a Nutcracker Cavalier many, many times during his 10 years at Boston Ballet. But now that he’s a soloist at American Ballet Theatre, he’s tackling the very different Prince role in Alexei Ratmansky’s Nutcracker. Pointe‘s e-news spoke with Whiteside about learning Ratmansky’s take on the part. How is Ratmansky’s Prince different from […]
Picture this: You have a personal invite to David Hallberg’s rehearsals and performances with American Ballet Theatre. He regularly gives you individual training and coaching advice. He takes a special interest in your career. Are you dreaming? Nope. You’re Julian Donahue, the 2012 David Hallberg Scholarship recipient. The award was founded by the Bolshoi […]
Last night I got to see American Ballet Theatre in Alexei Ratmansky’s Nutcracker. I absolutely love this production. The choreography is thrilling, with psychological twists and an epic grand pas de deux. I’ll admit it: I even cried at the end. One of the ballet’s biggest highlights is a breakout star who consistently steals […]
This past year saw a bounty of ballet beauty. There were jaw-dropping premieres, some exciting new collaborations and a number of promising dancers who began to make their mark. As senior editor of Pointe, I got to witness much of it, and I have to say I had a blast. Here are my personal top […]
American Ballet Theatre just announced an intriguing transatlantic dancer swap. Royal Ballet principal Steven McRae will come to New York to perform in ABT’s Le Corsaire this June and Royal Danish Ballet principal Alban Lendorf will dance with the company in Sleeping Beauty this July. In exchange, ABT will lend principal Cory Stearns to The […]
How do choreographers create a ballet? Youth America Grand Prix invites audiences to take a peek inside the process this Monday, February 4, with a special benefit program called “Creating the Dance with Marcelo Gomes.” Although the American Ballet Theatre principal has only recently begun choreographing, a number of his works have been seen at […]