by Catie Robinson | Mar 17, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
When Texas Ballet Theater dancer Sophie Williams founded the nonprofit ballet company Pointeworks, her goal was to bring dancers from various companies together during their layoffs. “I wanted to make a company that was really dancer-first and where we could...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 21, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This summer, Vail Dance Festival celebrates its 35th year of performances and residencies. Running July 28 through August 7, the 2023 festival features an exciting lineup of performing artists and includes no fewer than 15 principal dancers from American Ballet...
by Ilena Peng | May 16, 2022 | Career, Profiles, The Latest
Even if choreographer Caili Quan’s work isn’t about identity, her Chamorro and Filipino heritage will find its way into her movement. Quan grew up in Guam, where she says some of her earliest love for art came from her relatives’ tendency to break into song and dance...
by Candice Thompson | Mar 31, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. After two years as a trainee and then one as a second company member at Orlando Ballet, 22-year-old Aurélio Guimarães wasn’t able to audition much due to an injury. When The...