by Kyra Laubacher for Dance Teacher | Jul 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
In the summer of 2020, Sarah Lane quietly departed American Ballet Theatre and leapt into the world of freelancing. The move shocked many; during her 18 years at ABT, Lane had acquired a devoted fanbase in New York City and beyond. She managed to stay busy—and even...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 21, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This summer, Vail Dance Festival celebrates its 35th year of performances and residencies. Running July 28 through August 7, the 2023 festival features an exciting lineup of performing artists and includes no fewer than 15 principal dancers from American Ballet...
by Lydia Murray | Jul 12, 2023 | News, The Latest
After a three-year hiatus from performing, Misty Copeland is back in the limelight with her new 28-minute film, Flower, which centers on themes of housing insecurity, gentrification, and the communal power of art. The film is the debut project of Copeland and longtime...
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 Kyra Laubacher | Mar 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
The esteemed Erik Bruhn Prize competition took place this past Saturday, March 25, and this year’s winners are Stuttgart Ballet soloist Mackenzie Brown and Royal Ballet artist Daichi Ikarashi; Stuttgart Ballet artist in residence Roman Novitzky won the Choreographic...
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 Nancy Wozny | Mar 6, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
It will be a steamy spring season at Houston Ballet when the company premieres Cathy Marston’s Summer and Smoke, a new ballet inspired by Tennessee Williams’ play, March 9–19. Set to a commissioned score by Michael Daugherty, this co-production with American Ballet...