by Amy Brandt | Nov 10, 2015 | Company Life
Theo Pilette performs at the 2015 YAGP Finals. Photo by Taylor Brandt, Courtesy Ellison Ballet Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition, is about to get even bigger. The organization is holding its first semi-final in Beijing,...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jun 2, 2015 | Audition Advice
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. On an early morning in March, approximately 160 hopefuls crowded the halls of New York City’s School of American Ballet to audition for Ballet West. The company typically holds two auditions...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 1, 2015 | Career, Profiles, Technique
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2015 issue of Pointe. She’s Giselle’s anti-heroine: Myrtha, the cold-hearted spirit queen who leads the Wilis in nightly crusades against mortal men. With three back-to-back variations that involve a mix of...
by Laura Molzahn | Sep 24, 2014 | Higher Ed, Training
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. Informal connections between BFA programs and professional troupes have been around for decades. But in the last dozen years, some companies and universities began formalizing their...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Jul 24, 2014 | Profiles, Show and Tell
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of Pointe. When it comes to dance supplies, Beckanne Sisk isn’t one to pack light—even when she’s on the road. “I carry so much stuff it’s ridiculous,” says the Ballet West...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Oct 1, 2009 | Company Life
When Pointe featured Romi Beppu in its Spring 2003 issue, the young dancer had just performed her first principal role with Boston Ballet: the lead in Stanton Welch’s Madame Butterfly. “That was an exhilarating time for me, and the article was such a...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Emily Adams is having a spectacular year: The Ballet West soloist’s fourth work for the company is being presented this week in its Innovations program. And, she’s being promoted to principal this fall. Pointe spoke with Adams about developing her...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Sometimes I wish I were best friends with all the world’s ballet costume designers and wardrobe supervisors. They have such fascinating perspectives on ballet history and the dancing body, and they’re gifted artists in their own right. Plus—at least...