by Hannah Chang Foster | May 24, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Training
Shattering glass is not a welcome sound before an onstage entrance, but it’s exactly what Colorado Ballet soloist Sarah Tryon heard moments before taking the stage as the first fairy in Sleeping Beauty’s prologue. A light bulb had burst from above. “We heard it and we...
by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 5, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
This February boasts dozens of exciting onstage performances. Here are some of the world premieres, collaborations and celebrations hitting the stage this month. New Justin Peck and Jamar Roberts Ballets at NYCB New York City Ballet’s winter season, which runs...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 1, 2021 | Onstage, The Latest
We may be in full Nutcracker mode, but there are a handful of other exciting ballet films, premieres and more happening this holiday season. Here’s a short list of what else is going on this month. Scottish Ballet Celebrates Work of Gene Kelly in Starstruck...
by Kyra Laubacher and Amy Brandt | Nov 3, 2021 | Onstage, The Latest
Nutcracker season is almost upon us, but there’s still a chance to catch some exciting world premieres, streaming events and more before the holiday season begins. Here’s a roundup of what’s new this November. Alonzo King Company Premiere at Pacific Northwest Ballet...
by Marisa C. Hayes | Oct 25, 2021 | Onstage
It’s been over 10 years since the Paris Opéra Ballet presented a new full-length story ballet. That changed this month. Pierre Lacotte’s Le Rouge et le Noir (“The Red and the Black”) is a labor of love that, against all odds, finally had its world...
by Marina Harss | Oct 15, 2021 | Onstage, Profiles
“Wafting,” “demure” and “ethereal” are not the first adjectives that come to mind when attempting to describe Cassandra Trenary’s dancing. Trenary, one of six American Ballet Theatre dancers promoted to principal in the middle of the pandemic, is something of a...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 8, 2021 | News, Onstage
Autumn is officially here, and with it comes a slew of fall season openers. Check out some of the exciting world premieres, dancer debuts and streaming events happening in October. Live-Performance Premieres at Joffrey Ballet Joffrey Ballet’s Home: a Celebration runs...