by Steve Sucato | Aug 7, 2017 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
When Gen Horiuchi became the executive and artistic director of Saint Louis Ballet, his mentor Peter Martins offered the same wisdom that George Balanchine had given him: Running a company isn’t just about ballet—you have to do and oversee everything. That...
by Marina Harss | Dec 1, 2016 | News
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. George Balanchine’s Gounod Symphony isn’t often performed. This 25-minute ballet, set to the French composer’s lively first symphony, has largely faded from popular...
by Madeline Schrock | Nov 1, 2016 | Company Life
For American audiences, Balanchine’s “Rubies” is instantly recognizable. Cuban audiences, though, have never seen the iconic work, due to over five decades of severed diplomatic relations with the U.S. That will change this Sunday, when Beckanne Sisk...
by Joseph Carman | Oct 12, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Director's Notes
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. City Ballet of San Diego is admired in Southern California for its diversity of dancers, a sizeable Balanchine repertoire, lively story ballets and regular accompaniment by full...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 31, 2016 | News
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. New York City Ballet’s home away from home, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, will reach the half-century landmark on July 8. In 1966, NYCB opened SPAC with a performance of Balanchine’s...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 17, 2016 | Ask Amy, Technique
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Do you have tips for prepping a pirouette with a straight back leg? I’m dancing a Balanchine ballet and I’m having trouble changing my technique. —Liza I was in a similar situation when...
by Madeline Schrock | May 31, 2014 | Company Life
Pipit-Suksun in company class at Ballet San Jose (photo by Alejandro Gomez) Ballet San Jose principal Ommi Pipit-Suksun’s workout is carefully crafted—two parts mental preparation and one part each cardio and Pilates. She’s found the best times of day to sneak in...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
On December 1, 1957, ballet turned a corner at New York’s City Center. That night, George Balanchine’s Agon made its official debut. “It was a major point in the [New York City Ballet’s] history,” says Arthur Mitchell, who was in the...