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"Nutcracker" 2020: The Creative Ways Schools and Companies Are Keeping the Holiday Tradition Alive

"Nutcracker" 2020: The Creative Ways Schools and Companies Are Keeping the Holiday Tradition Alive

by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 10, 2020 | Everything Nutcracker, Instagram, News, Onstage

As COVID-19 lockdowns, restrictions and mandates have forced ballet companies to alter their seasons, many have transformed the ways they bring performances to their audiences. The time-honored Nutcracker is no exception. While some companies, like Orlando Ballet,...
UNCSA Students Create a Collaborative "Nutcracker" Movie for the Pandemic Era

UNCSA Students Create a Collaborative "Nutcracker" Movie for the Pandemic Era

by Gavin Larsen | Dec 9, 2020 | Everything Nutcracker, Higher Ed, News, Onstage

Earlier this year, anticipating the ongoing repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, University of North Carolina School of the Arts’ interim dean of dance, Jared Redick, started looking ahead to their annual Nutcracker performances. In May, he and the deans of...
My First In-Theater Performance as a Pro Dancer Included Masks and Social Distancing—and It Was Exhilarating

My First In-Theater Performance as a Pro Dancer Included Masks and Social Distancing—and It Was Exhilarating

by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 8, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram

This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Two months into my professional career—and eight months after the coronavirus shutdown forced theaters to close and dancers to train...
My First Month as a Professional Dancer in the Age of COVID-19

My First Month as a Professional Dancer in the Age of COVID-19

by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 28, 2020 | Career, Company Life

This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I moved to Eugene, Oregon, in August, brimming with nerves and excitement to launch my career as an aspirant with Eugene Ballet. After...
What It's Like to Start My Ballet Career After Months of Training at Home

What It's Like to Start My Ballet Career After Months of Training at Home

by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 1, 2020 | Career, Company Life

This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. When I pictured my professional performance debut, I hadn’t anticipated dancing on my family’s washing machine for a...
How Coming Back to Ballet After Years Away Has Saved Me During the Pandemic Shutdown

How Coming Back to Ballet After Years Away Has Saved Me During the Pandemic Shutdown

by Frances Solá-Santiago | Aug 6, 2020 | Training, Wellness

I was 4 years old when I took my first ballet lesson. My mom had dressed me in a pink leotard with matching tights, skirt and slippers. She drove me on a Saturday morning to a ballet academy in downtown Caguas, the town in Puerto Rico where I grew up. I don’t...
As Summer Intensives Adjust to Social Distancing Restrictions, Here's How to Make the Most of It

As Summer Intensives Adjust to Social Distancing Restrictions, Here's How to Make the Most of It

by Claudia Bauer | Jun 11, 2020 | Dance Magazine, News, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Summer Study, Training

No question, the novel coronavirus has turned ballet training upside down. But if you think you can’t have a great summer intensive this year, think again. Over the past few months, ballet schools have learned how to deliver classes and workshops online, and...
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