New York City Ballet’s fall season launches next Tuesday, September 23, with not one but three world premieres by Liam Scarlett, NYCB resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck and NYCB corps member Troy Schumacher. For Pointe’s bi-weekly newsletter, we spoke with soloist Georgina Pazcoguin about dancing in Schumacher’s first work for the company’s main stage, […]
Körbes and Jerome Tisserand rehearsing Debonair with choreographer Justin Peck. Photo by Lindsay Thomas, Courtesy PNB. When Pacific Northwest Ballet toured to NYC in October, Big Apple audiences got a first look at Justin Peck’s new ballet for the company. Now, they’re bringing Debonair home for its Seattle premiere (Nov. 7-16 on the Director’s Choice mixed […]
If you’re a ballet fan, you’ve probably already noticed the dance films created by fomer Miami City Ballet dancer Ezra Hurwitz. His thoughtful mini-documentary on New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns and his beautiful dance-on-camera short—featuring New York City Ballet principal Gonzalo Garcia and Pennsylvania Ballet soloist Evelyn Kocak—have turned heads. Since we first […]
You’ve probably heard about the documentary Ballet 422, which is in theaters February 6. The film is directed by Jody Lee Lipes, and chronicles the making of New York City Ballet’s 422nd world premiere: Justin Peck’s Paz de la Jolla. Peck has been remarkably busy since press for the documentary started picking up steam early […]
Benjamin Millepied announced his first full season of Paris Opéra Ballet programming on Wednesday with a monumental coup: William Forsythe will join the company as associate choreographer. Lately, Forsythe has been largely absent from the classical world—he has directed the Forsythe Company since its foundation in 2005, and has dedicated his choreography to more experiemental […]
Albert Evans, a NYCB principal who was only the second African American principal dancer in the company’s history, died on Monday night following a short illness. He was 46 years old. Evans retired from performing in 2010. During his career, he was noted for his portrayal of Balanchine roles, and originated many roles in Peter […]
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. American Ballet Theatre Makes Its Vail Debut The Vail Dance Festival is best known for bringing together diverse performers to create outside-of-the-box collaborations. This summer, the festival’s 30th anniversary, American Ballet Theatre gets added to that mix. July 28–29, 15 company members […]