by Marissa DeSantis | Jul 6, 2017 | Profiles
Following principal dancer Diana Vishneva’s final bow with American Ballet Theatre and the news that principal Veronika Part’s contract would not be renewed for another season, we were anxiously awaiting ABT’s promotions for the 2017-2018 season....
by Nancy Wozny | Feb 23, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Imagine having your first show with Misty Copeland inches away from you onstage. Copeland and her prince, American Ballet Theatre corps member Calvin Royal III, swooped into Houston, Texas, in November to dance in Open World Dance Foundation’s new, full-length...
by Suzannah Friscia | Oct 6, 2016 | Company Life
Lately, it seems like mentorship is having something of a moment: Many pro dancers are coming up with creative ways to give back to the dance community and act as a resource for young students striving to reach the top. Take Kathryn Morgan, who started her own blog...
by Suzannah Friscia | Aug 25, 2016 | Company Life
Earlier this year, former American Ballet Theatre principal Cynthia Harvey became the new artistic director of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School. Now, she’s made her first faculty appointments. The faculty for the 2016-17 school year (Harvey’s first...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jun 2, 2016 | Company Life
Stella Abrera as Giselle (photo by MIRA, courtesy ABT) At Pointe, we’re always ready to watch a good ballet video, especially one that takes us behind the scenes with some of today’s most talented performers. An episode of the series NYC-ARTS, which aired...