by Amy Brandt | Dec 6, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Washington Ballet audiences are enjoying a familiar face this Nutcracker season: Brooklyn Mack. The star dancer, who spent nine years at the company before embarking on a full-time guest-artist career in 2018, has returned for select performances as the Cavalier...
by Catja Christensen | Jun 18, 2022 | Profiles
This Father’s Day, we want to highlight the dancing father–child duos in the ballet world. When family legacies include generations of dancers, it is exciting to see how the dancing dads support their young ones as they embark on their own ballet journeys. Take a look...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Jun 10, 2019 | News, Profiles
After almost a decade at The Washington Ballet, Brooklyn Mack has struck out on his own. Last summer, after unsuccessful contract negotiations with the company—now under the direction of Julie Kent—the 32-year-old star decided to go it alone. So far, his...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 9, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Brooklyn Mack Makes His ABT Debut in “Le Corsaire” Brooklyn Mack on Instagram: “Some more work (and fails) with my parent teacher @radenkopavlovich The struggle...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 6, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre announced today that Brooklyn Mack, a former Washington Ballet star, will join the company as a guest for its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Currently an in-demand international guest artist, Mack will dance in three...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 3, 2019 | News, Viral Videos
Raise your hand if you’re excited for competition season! Youth America Grand Prix Regional Semi-Finals are well underway, leading up to the much-awaited New York Finals April 12-19. Even better, they’re live-streamed, meaning you now have the perfect...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 4, 2018 | News
From June 10–23, 119 competitors from 19 countries will gather in Jackson, Mississippi, for the 11th USA International Ballet Competition. Held every four years, the USA IBC has helped launch the careers of dozens of stars, including Daniil Simkin, Misa Kuranaga...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 12, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Valentine’s Day makes February the perfect month for ballet companies to perform Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s famous tale of star-crossed lovers. A few companies presented their versions earlier this month and many are on their way in the next few...