by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Sep 10, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram, The Latest
What does it take to come back to the stage mid-pandemic? While many American dance companies have already called off all live performances through the end of the year (or longer), some, like Salt Lake City’s Ballet West, are cautiously starting to return to...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 14, 2020 | Career, News
At Ballet West, news seems to come in threes. Artistic director Adam Sklute just announced the roster for the 2020-21 season, and it includes three prominent company promotions, three retirements and three new hires. This news comes fast on the heels of Boston...
by Haley Hilton | Apr 8, 2020 | Career, Profiles
Check out Fry’s famous Beehive Cake recipe here. Ballet West corps dancer Jordan Richardson Fry has always had an affinity for baking. But it wasn’t until joining Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in 2009 that she turned to the kitchen as a way to alleviate the...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jan 21, 2020 | Instagram, Profiles, Trending
Ballet West principal dancer Beckanne Sisk may not subscribe to a specific style, but there are a few key elements to her off-duty look no matter what the season. “Comfort is number one for me,” she says. “I also like to buy things that are a little...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 20, 2019 | News
Ballet West opens its season October 25–November 2 with a triptych of works from George Balanchine’s early choreographic career with Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes. Highlighting the program is Balanchine’s 1925 The Song of the Nightingale (Le...
by Josephine Lee | Sep 13, 2019 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Master pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee of the California-based ThePointeShop chats with Ballet West soloist Chelsea Keefer to hear about how she prepares her pointe shoes. Keefer offers lots of darning tips, and shares all of the unusual ways that she uses...
by Haley Hilton | May 29, 2019 | Profiles, Trending
This is Pointe’s Summer 2019 cover story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. In Ballet West’s company class at Salt Lake City’s historic Capitol Theatre, demi-soloist Emily Neale stands poised in first...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dives Into the Roaring ’20s With the World Premiere of “The Great Gatsby” February 8–17 , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre...