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With Busy Nutcracker Schedules, Dancers Create Their Own Thanksgiving Traditions

With Busy Nutcracker Schedules, Dancers Create Their Own Thanksgiving Traditions

by Kirsten Evans | Nov 21, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Everything Nutcracker, Pointe+

Each November, when most of the country is slowing down in preparation for Thanksgiving, ballet dancers are ramping up for their busiest time of the year: Nutcracker season. But with notoriously intense rehearsal schedules eating up precious time and energy, it can be...
Louisville Ballet’s Road to Post-Pandemic Recovery

Louisville Ballet’s Road to Post-Pandemic Recovery

by Sophie Bress | Oct 16, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Features, News, Pointe+

Three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the performing arts to a halt, the sector is still on somewhat unstable footing. Regional theater is in crisis across the country, and ticket sales and subscription numbers in the industry at large are...
At Ballet Hispánico, Dancers Are Considered Artists and Cultural Ambassadors

At Ballet Hispánico, Dancers Are Considered Artists and Cultural Ambassadors

by Claudia Bauer | Oct 2, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

Dance may be a wordless art form, but Ballet Hispánico makes itself heard—with a unique artistic voice and an ever-expanding concept of Latinx/Latine culture. “We are a contemporary ballet company, and we celebrate the intersectionality of this culture,” says Eduardo...
Ballet Memphis Artistic Director Steven McMahon Looks for Dancers With Individuality and a Collaborative Spirit

Ballet Memphis Artistic Director Steven McMahon Looks for Dancers With Individuality and a Collaborative Spirit

by Steve Sucato | Aug 8, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

When Dorothy Gunther Pugh founded Ballet Memphis in 1986 (then known as Memphis Concert Ballet), it was with two dancers and a budget of $75,000. A lot has changed since then. The company now employs 18 dancers with an annual operating budget of $4.2 million. And in...
Eating on Tour: How to Make Sure You’re Properly Nourished on the Road

Eating on Tour: How to Make Sure You’re Properly Nourished on the Road

by Alexandra Martin | Jul 14, 2023 | Company Life, Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+

Touring is both exciting and stressful. It’s an opportunity to travel to new places, and to perform in new theaters and for new audiences. But it can also be challenging when it comes to nutrition. Depending on where you travel and the intensity of your schedule, you...
Smuin Contemporary Ballet Offers a Thriving Home for Creative, Collaborative Dancers

Smuin Contemporary Ballet Offers a Thriving Home for Creative, Collaborative Dancers

by Claudia Bauer | Jun 16, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

Known for its expressive dancers, diverse repertoire, and festive annual Christmas Ballet, Smuin Contemporary Ballet has been a fixture in the San Francisco arts scene since the late Michael Smuin founded it in 1994. “We are about joy and athleticism,” says artistic...
With Steady Growth, Ballet Arkansas Is Making Its Presence Known in Little Rock and Beyond

With Steady Growth, Ballet Arkansas Is Making Its Presence Known in Little Rock and Beyond

by Steve Sucato | Apr 7, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

With roots that can be traced back to 1966, Ballet Arkansas has had an off-and-on history as a professional dance company. During a period in the 1980s, the company had some paid dancers and an academy, and it presented tours by Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev,...
Transitioning Up: 3 Dancers Who Risked Major Career Moves, and Thrived

Transitioning Up: 3 Dancers Who Risked Major Career Moves, and Thrived

by As Told To Barry Kerollis | Nov 21, 2022 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+

Achieving an elevated rank in a ballet company doesn’t always equal career fulfillment. Now and again, successful dancers upend their lives and transition to new companies in hopes of finding that thing which is missing. While promotion is often a clear motivator for...
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