Former American Ballet Theatre star Ethan Stiefel will choreograph a new work to complete The Washington Ballet’s triple bill in late May. When we first heard about artistic director Julie Kent’s 2017 programming, we wondered which choreographer would join the bill alongside Frederick Ashton’s The Dream and Antony Tudor’s Jardin aux Lilas. The Washington Post […]
Earlier this year, former American Ballet Theatre principal Cynthia Harvey became the new artistic director of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Now, she’s made her first faculty appointments. The faculty for the 2016-17 school year (Harvey’s first season in her new role) was announced yesterday, and the lineup is pretty stellar. Here are a few […]
Chances are you’ve heard a lot about Starz’s “Flesh and Bone” over the past year, from its casting choices (22 professional dancers make up the show’s fictional ballet company) to Sarah Hay‘s Golden Globe-nominated performance as a talented yet troubled young dancer who runs away from an abusive home to join a New York City […]
New Years is quickly retreating into the rearview as 2016 revs into gear and, for many people, the first couple months of the year mean one thing: awards season. Though our October/November 2015 cover girl Sarah Hay didn’t win a Golden Globe for “Flesh and Bone” last night, we doubt her foray into acting is […]
Buy this issue! Reverence: Fire and Elegance Miami City Ballet’s Simone Messmer seeks constant growth. After dancing with American Ballet Theatre and then one season with … More » Director’s Notes: Kicking Their Heels in Cow Town Some might call it bravado. Others would say fightin’ spirit. When Robert Mills grabbed the reins of a struggling […]
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Pointe. “Cut!” Ethan Stiefel’s voice booms from behind a monitor. The cast of “Flesh and Bone,” the Starz network’s new television series set in a New York City ballet company, is filming the final episode’s climactic performance scene. Onstage, the dancers regroup while Stiefel, the […]
On August 20, the dance world will welcome a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and this one is sure to sparkle. The Royal New Zealand Ballet, previously directed by Ethan Stiefel and now lead by former La Scala dancer Francesco Ventriglia, has commissioned Liam Scarlett to choreograph a brand-new version of the […]
If you are eagerly awaiting the November 8 premiere of Starz’s gritty ballet drama “Flesh and Bone,” you’re in luck. The network released its first trailer of the eight-hour limited series yesterday—and it looks pretty tantalizing. The show includes an impressive cast of professional dancers, including Dresden Semperoper Ballet soloist Sarah Hay, former American Ballet […]