by Claudia Bauer | Jun 16, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
Known for its expressive dancers, diverse repertoire, and festive annual Christmas Ballet, Smuin Contemporary Ballet has been a fixture in the San Francisco arts scene since the late Michael Smuin founded it in 1994. “We are about joy and athleticism,” says artistic...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 2, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet artistic director Lourdes Lopez has promoted Chase...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. BalletX’s Spring Series Showcases Three Premieres Philadelphia-based troupe BalletX brings three premieres to the stage March 6-17. The company’s Spring Series...
by Rainesford Stauffer | Jul 1, 2018 | Career
In January, when news broke that Peter Martins had retired from New York City Ballet amid allegations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, I was sitting with my mother, a former dancer and teacher. We stared at the headline in shock, wondering what this...
by Courtney Escoyne | Dec 19, 2017 | Profiles
Jackie Nash left an indelible impression as a member of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery during this summer’s performances at New York City’s Joyce Theater. In Seiwert’s Wandering, Nash, an Atlanta Ballet dancer during the regular season, demonstrated a...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 17, 2017 | Career, Profiles
When Sacramento Ballet’s board announced that it would not be renewing the contract of longtime co-directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda after the 2017–18 season, the news upset many in both the Sacramento community and the dance world. The husband...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 18, 2015 | News
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. Emery LeCrone, a prolific New York City–based freelance choreographer, and Amy Seiwert’s Imagery, directed by San Francisco–based Amy Seiwert, will both have their Joyce...
by Allan Ulrich | Nov 20, 2014 | Career, News
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. How long has the “ballet is dead” movement been plaguing us? How long have we swatted away such a preposterous conceit, much as we might swat a pesky mosquito? This obituary...