by Marissa DeSantis | Apr 22, 2021 | Profiles
Even during a pandemic, Lawrence Rines finds ways to don his carefully collected designer wardrobe. “I was going months without actually getting dressed,” says the Boston Ballet soloist. “So I started this ‘COVID Closet Chronicles’ on...
by April Deocariza | Mar 11, 2021 | Career, Instagram, News, Profiles
Ashley Ellis has enjoyed a storied career that has taken her from American Ballet Theatre to Corella Ballet in Spain, and, during the last decade, to Boston Ballet, where she’s been a principal since 2013. She’s danced leading roles in works by George...
by Lauren Warnecke | Sep 8, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram, The Latest
In her teens, Lauren Flower realized she was different. Originally from Fresno, California, Flower moved to Arizona and trained with Tucson Regional Ballet and the school at Ballet Arts Tucson before accepting a scholarship with Houston Ballet II. It was in Houston...
by Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy | Jun 4, 2020 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Instagram, News, Profiles, The Latest
I remember the first year that I competed at the Youth America Grand Prix. I was 17 years old and particularly excited to be participating in a competition that focused on ballet. First up for my age group was classical, where I danced Kitri’s Act I variation...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 15, 2020 | Profiles, Viral Videos
After many weeks stuck at home, it can be easy give into feelings of frustration. But when Boston Ballet principals Lia Cirio and Paul Craig realized that their jobs would be put on hold, they were determined to use this time creatively, and decided to see only each...
by Natalia Boesch | Mar 29, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Who was a role model for you growing up? Mikko Nissinen. When I was around 14, he retired from San Francisco Ballet and took over my school, Marin Ballet. He was my first male ballet teacher and role model in the dance world. Then he left to direct Alberta Ballet, and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 25, 2020 | Career, News
It’s been a rough few weeks for the dance world, but here’s some happy news: Boston Ballet announced seven dancer promotions this morning. Tigran Mkrtchyan will be made a principal, Chisako Oga is being promoted to soloist, Soo-bin Lee, Sun Woo Lee and...
by Karen Campbell | Dec 25, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Imagine stepping into an iconic role made famous by one of ballet’s greatest living legends. That was the challenge for Boston Ballet’s Derek Dunn in the company’s premiere of Vestris, a solo that Soviet-era choreographer Leonid Yakobson created...