by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 29, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
As we enter March, six companies across North America prepare to honor Women’s History Month with unique mixed bills that elevate the female voice in ballet. The lineup includes a collaborative program fusing dance and visual art, celebrations of established and...
by Catja Christensen | Oct 12, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The autumn chill finally creeps in this October, along with three chilling new works from American companies. Last year, we saw an increase in Halloween-themed ballets, and the trend continues in 2023 with plenty of scary stories onstage. Several companies are...
by Steve Sucato | May 2, 2021 | Company Life
Performing in front of live audiences again has been every ballet organization’s goal since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago. With vaccinations on the rise and light appearing at the end of the tunnel, companies are slowly starting to come back...
by Nancy Wozny | May 5, 2019 | Career, Company Life
Katie Cooper knows an opportunity when she sees one. When the Dallas-area Metropolitan Classical Ballet—where she’d danced for six years—shuttered its doors, she saw an opening for a new company: her own. “There were ballet dancers who needed...