by Chava Lansky For Dance Magazine | Sep 20, 2024 | Career, Higher Ed
When Genevieve Waldorf was a senior in high school, she felt conflicted about what to do next. “You’re on this cusp of deciding your future,” remembers the Pacific Northwest Ballet corps dancer. “I knew I wanted to go to college—it was really important for me to...
by Catie Robinson | Sep 16, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
With a wish list of companies and performers in mind, Stanford Makishi, the vice president and artistic director of dance at New York City Center, works with his team to solve the puzzle that is creating its annual Fall for Dance Festival. How they do so is simpler...
by Laura Jaye Cramer | Jul 11, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Few cities blend natural beauty with cultural offerings quite as seamlessly as Aspen, Colorado, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. With the latter being home to art giants, like Georgia O’Keeffe, and the former showcasing rotating multimedia exhibitions, both cities make it...
by Catie Robinson | Jun 7, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This June, the Los Angeles–based touring organization World Ballet Company is presenting World Ballet Festival, four mixed-bill programs that will bring fan favorites of the classical canon to four cities across the U.S. But the excerpts themselves are not the only...
by Jennifer Heimlich | May 13, 2024 | News, The Latest
As principal John Lam prepares to take his final bow with Boston Ballet on May 19, he isn’t looking back so much as he’s looking forward. “I thought things would slow down when I announced that I’m retiring from a 20-year tenure with Boston Ballet,” he told Pointe...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 6, 2024 | 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 San Francisco Ballet corps members Kamryn Baldwin,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 5, 2024 | 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 Bleuenn Battistoni has been promoted to étoile of the...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Feb 19, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
In a studio rehearsal for Boston Ballet’s new Raymonda, principals Ji Young Chae and Jeffrey Cirio run through the dream scene pas de deux with a liquid elegance that camouflages their heavy breathing. It’s only when the music stops and Cirio puts his hands on his...