by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 7, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. New Peter Pans at Ballet Austin and Kansas City Ballet Never Never Land becomes a reality this week with two exciting new productions. Kansas City Ballet presents world...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 11, 2018 | News, Viral Videos
From celebrations of Jerome Robbins’ centennial to exciting premieres to old classics, this week is jam packed with ballet. We rounded up highlights from eight companies to give you a sense of what’s happening onstage this week. The Washington Ballet On...
by Candice Thompson | Feb 26, 2018 | Career, Company Life
Ballet companies cannot survive without the financial support of their patrons and donors. In addition to underwriting new buildings and world premieres, and contributing to endowments, individual patrons and corporate donors often sit on the company’s board....
by Courtney Escoyne | Dec 19, 2017 | Profiles
Jackie Nash left an indelible impression as a member of Amy Seiwert’s Imagery during this summer’s performances at New York City’s Joyce Theater. In Seiwert’s Wandering, Nash, an Atlanta Ballet dancer during the regular season, demonstrated a...
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 Candice Thompson | Oct 2, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Viral Videos
After a shakeup at Atlanta Ballet this past April, several leading dancers chose not to renew their contracts. Led by John McFall for more than 20 years, the company’s direction and repertoire had favored contemporary ballet. When McFall retired in 2016, former...
by Lynda Van Kuren | Aug 24, 2017 | Training
When Sara Havener was asked to learn a variation from Giselle without following an instructor or DVD, she was taken aback. Nina Danilova, Havener’s teacher at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, wanted her to learn it from written text and...
by Candice Thompson | Sep 30, 2016 | News, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2016 issue of Pointe. Atlanta Ballet has hired former San Francisco Ballet principal Gennadi Nedvigin to become the company’s fourth leader. He stepped into the role in July, after longtime artistic...