by Kyra Laubacher | May 26, 2026 | News, The Latest
Nearly every four years since 1984, Finland’s capital city has welcomed talented young dancers from across the globe for the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. For some, it’s an opportunity to gain experience performing abroad. For others, it’s a chance at...
by Steve Sucato | May 11, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème (1896), one of the “big five” operas, tells a tragic tale of bohemian life in 19th-century Paris. For all its renown, however, the opera has rarely been turned into a dance production. But BalletMet artistic director (and multifaceted...
by Pointe Magazine | Jan 8, 2025 | Dance Magazine, News, The Latest
2025 is a special year for our friends at Dance Magazine: It’s the 25th anniversary of their annual “25 to Watch” list, which features rising talent across a variety of genres. Naturally, we’re excited about the ballet dancers and choreographers who made this year’s...
by Steve Sucato | Jul 30, 2024 | News, The Latest
This past June, Columbus, Ohio’s BalletMet named Remi Wörtmeyer as its new artistic director. The choreographer, visual artist, fashion designer, and former dancer became BalletMet’s sixth director since its founding in 1978. He succeeds Edwaard Liang, who is now the...
by April Deocariza | Mar 15, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
As one of the first Asian American artistic directors for a major U.S. company, Edwaard Liang has been a groundbreaker in ballet. BalletMet, in Columbus, Ohio, has been Liang’s home since 2013, but he was recently appointed as the new artistic director for The...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 6, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Prima ballerina assoluta Alessandra Ferri will direct the...
by Rachael Parini as told to Linnea Swarting | Oct 11, 2023 | Career, Profiles
In the summer of 2022, BalletMet dancer Rachael Parini began to experience symptoms of bipolar disorder, a mental health condition characterized by episodes of mania or hypomania and depression. Parini was diagnosed with bipolar 1, which is determined following a...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Hannah Fischer has been promoted to principal at Miami City...