by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 3, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Since its controversial premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has inspired countless ballets over the decades. For Atlanta Ballet resident choreographer Claudia Schreier, The Rite of Spring remains as poignant and relevant as ever, and the layers of...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Introducing your 2024 Readers’ Choice Standout Performances! Each year, we ask our readers to tell us about their favorite performances. From exciting premieres to immersive literary adaptations, fan favorites, and sobering pieces in conversation with current events,...
by Sponsored by Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education | Dec 12, 2024 | From Our Sponsors, Training
By the time Rachel Zinman finished her first year with Atlanta Ballet 2 (AB2), the highest level of the company’s Centre for Dance Education, she already had multiple professional performances to her name. “I very much love it here,” says Zinman, who...
by Cynthia Bond Perry | May 1, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
To get to know Mikaela Santos, our May/June digital cover star a little bit better, we asked her a series of quickfire questions. Read on for the Atlanta Ballet artist’s least favorite step, favorite composer, pre-show routine, and more. What is your favorite...
by Cynthia Bond Perry | May 1, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
There’s a deep inner strength within Mikaela Lauryn Santos, a rising dancer at Atlanta Ballet, and at the same time, a vulnerability that touches the heart. These qualities came to the fore this past February in the North American premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s...
by Candice Thompson | Feb 7, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa finds fertile ground for storytelling in the lives of great women. “It’s interesting as a choreographer to expose the context a woman comes from, how she had to behave and survive,” says Ochoa. “I find it more interesting than...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 29, 2023 | News, The Latest
It’s that time of year again…Introducing your 2023 Readers’ Choice Standout Performances! From Nutcracker to romantic classics, exciting world premieres, and more, a variety of performances by dancers and companies made this year’s list. We love learning what has made...
by Sponsored by Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education | Dec 12, 2023 | Training
Second company experiences can be tricky limbo periods for young dancers to navigate. You’re no longer a student but not yet a corps dancer. Atlanta Ballet dancer Spencer Wetherington, who spent two years in Atlanta Ballet 2 before being promoted to the main company,...