by Lucy Spencer Mason | Jul 7, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This July and August, Verdensballetten will grace outdoor stages at castles, manors, and cultural-heritage sites across Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. Starting July 7, the annual summer touring gala, co-directed by Royal Ballet principal Steven McRae and Danish...
by Sarah McKenna Barry | Nov 25, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker", Pointe+
Even to those on the periphery of the ballet world, The Nutcracker’s Sugar Plum Fairy is a familiar character. She appears on Christmas ornaments, wrapping paper, and on the pages of children’s storybooks. The celesta music that accompanies her variation is used in...
by Marissa DeSantis | Dec 23, 2022 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles, Studio to Street
It doesn’t get more magical than Christmastime in London, and Royal Ballet principal dancer Anna Rose O’Sullivan is all about the holiday season—from Nutcracker performances to decorations (both setting them up in her own flat and enjoying them around the city). She...
by Laura Cappelle | Mar 27, 2019 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s April/May 2019 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. The third movement of Balanchine’s Symphony in C is designed to wow, but it’s not often a dancer manages to bring unadulterated...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 25, 2019 | Career
On a crisp day in late October, the studio air is thick and hot as dozens of sweaty dancers finish up grand allégro at New York City Center. Despite the fact that many of them are jet-lagged, there is a palpable, positive energy throughout the studio. Teaching class...
by Sponsored by Trafalgar Releasing | Nov 15, 2018 | News
Do you ever wish you could teleport to London and casually stroll into The Royal Opera House to see some of the world’s best-loved ballets? Well, we have a solution for you: The Royal Ballet’s 2018-19 cinema season. Whether live or recorded, the seven...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 25, 2018 | News
In 1948, George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein founded New York City Ballet at New York City Center. This year, in honor of its 75th anniversary, City Center is bringing together eight companies—American Ballet Theatre, The Joffrey Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet,...