by Margaret Fuhrer | Oct 1, 2009 | Company Life
Add a bit of sass to your rehearsal day in this simple—yet dramatic—unitard by Jo + Jax. Its flattering racer stripes and eye- popping open back will get you noticed, but its clean silhouette won’t distort your lines. ...
by Kristin Lewis | Oct 1, 2009 | Call Board, Company Life
Imagine a world where talent is seen as a threat to society. The beautiful wear masks, the intelligent have earpieces that muddle their thoughts—and ballerinas are grounded by heavy weights. This is the premise of 2081, a 28-minute film based on a short story by Kurt...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Oct 1, 2009 | Company Life
“It set me on a roll,” says National Ballet of Canada principal Heather Ogden, recalling the thrill of being featured in Pointe’s February/March 2002 issue. It was such an honor to be recognized among other dancers I admired.” Then an NBC corps member,...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Oct 1, 2009 | Company Life
The ballet world was just beginning to buzz about New York City Ballet’s Daniel Ulbricht when Pointe profiled him in our October/November 2002 issue (“Jump Start,” p. 54). Then just an 18-year-old corps member, Ulbricht was earning raves for his vivacious, dazzling...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Aug 1, 2009 | Company Life
During the nine years Jim Vincent spent as artistic director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, he transformed the company from a capable jazz troupe into a collection of sophisticated, ballet-trained dancers with a cutting-edge contemporary repertoire. This September,...
by Laura Di Orio | Aug 1, 2009 | Call Board, Company Life
Uncertain times have pushed Nevada Ballet Theatre’s new artistic director, James Canfield, to make some significant changes. Canfield, appointed in January, has laid off 10 of the company’s dancers and several administrative staffers. “It’s...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Aug 1, 2009 | Company Life
“Our next generation is coming in very strong,” says Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen, who recently promoted five company dancers to the rank of principal—Kathleen Breen Combes, Pavel Gurevich, Melissa Hough, Misa Kuranaga and James...
by Gwenedd Vetter-Drusch | Aug 1, 2009 | Company Life
The Joffrey Ballet recently announced the launch of the Gerald Arpino Foundation, which will lease the rights to ballets by Gerald Arpino and Robert Joffrey. Harriet Ross, director of the foundation, notes that for Arpino and Joffrey, “the company was the focus, not...
