by Alex Marshall Hatch | Nov 9, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Ballet is in the very DNA of the Roxander brothers and so, it appears, is the role of Puck. Ashton, 25, and Jake, 21, are sons of ballet dancers David and Elyse Roxander. Trained by their parents at their ballet school, Studio Roxander, in Medford, Oregon, both are...
by April Deocariza | Oct 23, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
If you follow American Ballet Theatre’s Cameron McCune on social media, you’ve probably noticed that his workout videos are somewhat of a phenomenon. The corps member’s weight-training routine is not only impressive, it’s translated to better physical and mental...
by Lydia Murray | Aug 1, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre principal Christine Shevchenko’s dance bag keeps her prepared on the go. “I’m obsessed with Tumi foldout bags,” she says. They’ve been a favorite of hers for years. “They zip up into a little pocket. We travel so much, so I use one of...
by Marina Harss | May 1, 2023 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
In a rehearsal studio at American Ballet Theatre not long ago, SunMi Park, a newly minted soloist, and principal dancer Calvin Royal III rehearsed a pas de deux from Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet, Like Water for Chocolate. The passage depicted a tender moment...
by April Deocariza | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Christopher Wheeldon is no stranger to translating complex and imaginative narratives into full-length ballets, with classics like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale. He returns this month to American Ballet Theatre with the U.S. premiere of Like...
by Helen Hope | Mar 14, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Ballet dancers sometimes “enjoy” a reputation (undeserved) for being overly self-serious. Not Claire Davison, who, since 2013, has been a standout of American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet—and also happens to be a trained clown. When she’s not rehearsing at 890...
by Linnea Swarting | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
If you have seen Skylar Brandt perform, or taken a glance at her social media, you know that she is a force of nature—her technical power is only surpassed by her unyielding love of ballet. But many Brandt fans might be surprised to learn that the American Ballet...
by Claudia Bauer | Dec 12, 2022 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
American Ballet Theatre is starting the New Year with a new leader: Susan Jaffe, who last May was named as the successor to Kevin McKenzie after his 30-year tenure as artistic director. Jaffe isn’t new to ABT—she joined the corps at 18 and was a beloved principal...