by Candice Thompson | Feb 1, 2015 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s February/March 2015 Cover Story. On a rainy October morning, Boston Ballet’s Dusty Button sails through a pas de cinq rehearsal for Swan Lake. The variation is long and thankless, full of uncomfortable jump sequences and tricky...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
In her senior year of high school, Michelle Thompson, a student at the San Francisco Ballet School, went on “tons of auditions,” but soon found she needed to widen her search; after only one girl was chosen from her class of 25 to join SFB, Thompson...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Some clothes just look better when they’re in motion. And what motion is more beautiful than that of a ballet dancer? Fashion designer Christian Siriano (of “Project Runway” fame) recently tapped three ABT Studio Company dancers to show off his...