by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 12, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
With love in the air, February is packed with exciting premieres in the ballet world. The upcoming weeks provide no shortage of new works, expansions, and debuts across the U.S. and abroad. Here are some fresh narrative ballets hitting the stage: Ballet Arizona: U.S....
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 Hannah Chang Foster | Aug 20, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
When Christin Hanna founded the outdoor Lake Tahoe Dance Festival in 2013, she learned the hard way how a vinyl dance floor reacts when not protected from the hot, midday sun. “If you do a pirouette, [the floor] will attach to your foot and swirl underneath you, like...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 6, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments San Francisco Ballet corps members Kamryn Baldwin,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 8, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Balletomanes are familiar with seeing their beloved art form on the big screen. But what about the other way around? This month, Ballet Arizona takes the idea of cinema—from its tropes to its stars and behind-the-scenes magic—and brings it to life with Moving Movies....
by Sponsored by Ballet Arizona | Jul 13, 2023 | From Our Sponsors, Training
Across the country and globe, ballet schools help dancers refine their technique, building students’ strength to expand their mastery of the skills necessary for a successful dance career. School of Ballet Arizona, with its long list of renowned...
by Kyra Laubacher for Dance Teacher | May 31, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In 2019, two leaders from Phoenix’s youth arts scene bumped into each other at a Phoenix Symphony rehearsal. Maria Simonetti, who directs the School of Ballet Arizona, recalls being impressed with conductor Matthew Kasper’s work and introduced herself. Delighted...
by Amy Brandt | May 12, 2023 | Profiles, The Latest
For many years, while most Ballet Arizona dancers were grabbing a meal or taking a preshow power nap during theater weeks, company member Sasha Vincett would be sitting in rush-hour traffic. As a single mother, Vincett had a short window of time to pick up her...