by Marina Harss | Oct 18, 2022 | Profiles, The Latest
This spring, during American Ballet Theatre’s season at the Metropolitan Opera House, it was hard not to notice a new face at the company. Daniel Camargo, a Brazilian-born dancer formerly of Stuttgart Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, came to ABT to fill in for...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
Get ready for a flux of career news as companies kick off their 2022–23 seasons. From promotions and new positions to farewells and award winners, here are the ballet world’s latest updates. Virginia Johnson to Retire, Robert Garland to Succeed as DTH Artistic...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 13, 2022 | Career, News
In 2015, Betsy McBride made an unconventional career move. Then a young principal dancer at Texas Ballet Theater, she left to join American Ballet Theatre’s corps de ballet. Now 29, McBride has charmed audiences for the past seven years with her lyrical movement style...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 10, 2022 | Career, Profiles
Paulina Waski knows stamina. A few days into her first week off since New Year’s 2022, she is already antsy—an understandable feeling knowing she’s just completed nearly 30 consecutive weeks of work with Boston Ballet and ABT, with a single day off in between. After...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 15, 2022 | Digital Cover Star
When Chloe Misseldine is dancing, it’s hard to look away. In Don Quixote’s Act III “Flower Girl” variation, the fledgling American Ballet Theatre star lets the music lead her, luxuriating in each crisp balance and sailing through complex turns, then...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 12, 2022 | The Latest
American Ballet Theatre, now into the fifth and final week of its Metropolitan Opera House season, announced company promotions this afternoon. Notably, soloist Catherine Hurlin, who has been starring in ballet after ballet this summer, has been named a principal...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 7, 2022 | Pointe Shoe Tips, Summer Study
When American Ballet Theatre’s April Giangeruso was 14, her mom, a professional seamstress, taught her how to sew the ribbons and elastics on her pointe shoes herself. “I remember in the beginning hating it, but then I started taking pride in the fact that I could do...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 10, 2022 | News, Onstage, The Latest
After a two-year hiatus, American Ballet Theatre returns to the Metropolitan Opera House June 13–July 16 for its 2022 summer season. This year’s program includes an exciting lineup of New York City premieres, full-length principal-role debuts and guest artists Daniel...