by Candice Thompson | Oct 15, 2019 | Career, Company Life
During one of Charlotte Nash’s first few weeks with Houston Ballet II, she was thrown into a run-through of Balanchine’s Theme and Variations. “I had never really understudied before and I didn’t know what I was doing,” she says. “I...
by Candice Thompson | Mar 18, 2019 | Dancer Spotlight, Profiles
No matter where her career has taken her, Ashley Mayeux has never strayed too far from her first love, ballet. Even while dancing for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mayeux would try to fit in ballet class as often as possible. After two seasons with the modern...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Despite the devastation and pain that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left in their wake this fall, it’s been encouraging to see dancers step up in aid of their communities: When the future of Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker seemed uncertain, venues around the...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Mayeux in the studio. Photo by Ani Collier, Courtesy Sin Gogolak. For the last two decades, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has shown an exciting and edgy side of ballet. This continues into their 20th-anniversary season (running now through Nov. 30 at The Joyce in...