by Joseph Carman | Jan 7, 2018 | Career
Ballet excels at defying gravity. Lightness, ethereality, wispiness, symmetry, lineal order, chivalry and blissful endings to well-worn tales bestow on ballet a reputation as an art form that embraces divine beauty and design. But themes of grief, trauma, death, war,...
by Madeline Schrock | Jun 14, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
Morning whirlwind: As a mother of two boys, the a.m. hustle is hectic for Ballet Austin’s Aara Krumpe. But she always makes time for a 15-minute home workout on her Pilates reformer before company class. She uses the apparatus to warm up her feet and calves and...
by Candice Thompson | Jul 5, 2016 | Career, Company Life, Cross-Training, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. Need some inspiration for staying in shape this summer? These four dancers know how to balance rest, cross-training and fun to start off their next season right. Photo by Charlie McCullers, Courtesy...
by Nancy Wozny | Aug 2, 2015 | Profiles, Reverence
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. Jaime Lynn Witts’ persistent, can-do attitude is the secret to her success at Ballet Austin. How do you divide your career between talent and pure determination? You need equal parts talent,...
by Steve Wilson | Jul 29, 2010 | Company Life
Ballet Austin’s Stephen Mills stretches his dancers and his audiences. On the brink of insanity, Hamlet struggles with three alter-egos in a sequence that blends balletic precision with modern dance elasticity. By fusing the timeless with the contemporary, ...
by Jennifer Stahl | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Think you’ve got what it takes to be the next Christopher Wheeldon? Ballet Austin hopes so! The Texas company’s biennial choreographic competition, New American Talent/Dance, is currently seeking entrants for the 2012 edition. The contest brings the top...