by Karen Campbell | Oct 9, 2018 | Profiles
In Boston Ballet’s production of La Sylphide last spring, María Álvarez just about stole the show as Madge. With a conniving gleam in her eye and a grim, angular hitch in her step, she exuded a dramatic, malevolent energy and taut physicality that...
by Claudia Bauer | Oct 8, 2018 | Profiles
The Royal Danish Ballet’s Ballet Festival in Copenhagen this June could have doubled as a showcase for corps dancer Liam Redhead, 23. On opening night, Redhead demonstrated his Bournonville mettle with a floating ballon and effortless charisma in Napoli’s...
by Olivia Manno | Oct 4, 2018 | Profiles
When you watch Sydney Dolan dance, it’s no surprise she’s having one of those storied ballet-world ascents. She eats up the stage with the sort of intention rarely seen in 17-year-olds; every move is lush, technically sound and refreshingly honest. By the...
by Steve Sucato | Oct 3, 2018 | Profiles
With the magical allure of a firefly against the night sky, Nashville Ballet’s Imani Sailers displayed flashes of brilliance in Heather Britt’s bendy, breezy contemporary pas de deux Claudette. It’s fitting that this breakout moment for Sailers came...
by Nancy Wozny | Oct 2, 2018 | Profiles
It’s hard not to notice Houston Ballet’s Andrew Vecseri. With his strapping good looks, athletic build and confidence, Vecseri has a way of standing out in ensemble work without stealing the show. Whether he’s dancing in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s...
by Marina Harss | Oct 1, 2018 | Profiles
Lydia Wellington practically grew up at New York City Ballet. Her mom, a children’s book author and illustrator and ballet enthusiast, used to take her to shows up in the fifth ring when she was a toddler—”it was cheaper than babysitting,” says...
by Lauren Warnecke | Sep 30, 2018 | Profiles
Lilliana Hagerman stepped into the spotlight in 2016, dancing the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in Kansas City Ballet’s Nutcracker during her first season as a full company member. But it’s her chameleon-like ability to shift between classical and...
by Lauren Wingenroth | Sep 27, 2018 | Profiles
Anyone who watched American Ballet Theatre corps member Breanne Granlund during her years in the ABT Studio Company could have guessed that one day she’d be a standout in the main company. What they may not have predicted? That her breakout role would be in...