by Christie Seaver | Mar 13, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
Unlike the sprawling steel-and-glass buildings that often house American ballet companies, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s studios fill a red-brick warehouse down a narrow street next to the company’s home theater, the Hippodrome. There artists create world-class ballet for...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 13, 2023 | News, The Latest
Oregon Ballet Theatre has announced that Dani Rowe will become its next artistic director, effective February 27, after an 18-month search. The company has been led by interim artistic director Peter Franc since June 2021, following the departure of previous director...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 18, 2023 | News, The Latest
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced today that it has named Adam W. McKinney as its new artistic director, effective March 2023. McKinney becomes the company’s seventh artistic director and first director of color in PBT’s 54-year history. He will succeed Susan Jaffe,...
by Christie Seaver | Nov 7, 2022 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
While dancers flit down hallways to coaching sessions and costume fittings, men practice tours en l’air in one room and women pirouette in another. They could be ballet studios anywhere, but given its proximity to Scandinavia, Russia and continental Europe—and dancers...
by Catja Christensen | Jul 6, 2022 | The Latest
As the 2021–22 season comes to a close, companies around the globe have announced a slew of artist promotions, new arrivals, departures and more. Keep current with the latest updates in this round-up. Stéphane Bullion takes his final bow at the Paris Opéra Ballet....
by Steve Sucato | May 10, 2022 | Company Life, News, The Latest
Each step along Alejandro Cerrudo’s 24-year career, he’s planted the seeds for his next area of growth in the dance field. Born in Madrid, he first became a dancer, then a choreographer and, most recently, the producer of his own dance projects. Now, the 41-year-old...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 18, 2022 | The Latest
Cincinnati Ballet announced today that it has named Jodie Gates as its new artistic director, effective August 1, 2022. Gates will take over from Victoria Morgan, who is retiring after 25 years at the helm. Gates, most recently the founding director of the USC Glorya...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 2, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, News, Profiles, The Latest
Yesterday evening, international ballet star David Hallberg took fans by surprise with an exciting announcement: In 2021, he will become the artistic director of The Australian Ballet. Hallberg will follow in the footsteps of current director David McAllister,...