by Stav Ziv for Dance Magazine | Jun 26, 2026 | Career, Company Life
Being a performing artist is, in so many ways, a full-time endeavor, especially in a field as physically demanding as dance. But the vast majority of American companies don’t offer 52-week contracts. Dancers often have substantial layoffs throughout the year,...
by Sponsored by Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education | Dec 15, 2025 | From Our Sponsors, Training
This year, Atlanta Ballet 2 student Kahlen Wright will take on five roles in the company’s Nutcracker. “Every year I love it more,” she says. Wright began at the company’s Centre for Dance Education (Centre) in the fourth grade and has now worked her way through...
by Linnea Swarting | Apr 9, 2025 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
At Atlanta Ballet’s 2024 premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon, I saw something for the first time in years: Not only was the performance virtually sold out, but the audience was buzzing with energy. Attendees dressed in black and...
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...
