by Amy Brandt | Nov 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
As I watched Helen Pickett rehearse her new work Tilt for Pennsylvania Ballet last week, there was no doubt in my mind that she’s a natural leader. Hovering closely around young corps dancer Jack Thomas during a run through, she pushed him to carve more space...
by Marina Harss | Oct 16, 2017 | Career, Profiles
When the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky joined American Ballet Theatre as artist in residence eight years ago, the company hadn’t had a house choreographer since the days of Antony Tudor. The gamble seems to have paid off handsomely. In that time Ratmansky has...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Despite the devastation and pain that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left in their wake this fall, it’s been encouraging to see dancers step up in aid of their communities: When the future of Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker seemed uncertain, venues around the...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Aug 26, 2017 | Dancer Spotlight, Inside PT, Profiles
Petite and fine-boned, American Ballet Theatre’s Rachel Richardson can look younger than her 21 years, vulnerable in a way that makes you want to give her a hug. That is, until she begins to move. Elegant and precise, with beautifully articulated legs and feet,...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 14, 2017 | Call Board, Dancer Spotlight, Inside PT, News
With most of American Ballet Theatre’s classical repertoire under her belt, principal Isabella Boylston is ready for a new challenge, specifically, launching Ballet Sun Valley, a dance festival with educational outreach in her hometown of Sun Valley, Idaho....
by Marina Harss | Aug 8, 2017 | Career
Photographed by Rachel Papo. Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky has said that had he not come across the work of Mark Ryden, he might never have made his new ballet, Whipped Cream. Ratmansky, artist in residence at American Ballet Theatre, had been mulling the project for...
by Pointe Magazine | Jun 22, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Viral Videos
American Ballet Theatre’s Cassandra Trenary seems to have it all—not only is our June/July 2016 cover star a dazzling soloist at ABT, she has a sunny, down-to-earth personality and a life-saving hero for a husband. But her first year in the company had its...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jun 1, 2017 | Company Life
Company class is a little more exciting these days at Pacific Northwest Ballet. Look over in the corner of the studio and it’s obvious why—Wendy Whelan is here. Dressed in a vest, with her pants tucked into her socks, one might almost forget that her name...