by Amy Brandt | Feb 8, 2023 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
I’ve just learned that I’ve been accepted to two summer intensives, and the deadlines to give them an answer and to put down a deposit is coming up. However, I still have a few more schools I want to audition for, including one at my dream company, that fall after...
by Sponsored by Charlotte Ballet | Jan 9, 2023 | Summer Study, Training
Both Karsen Gresham and Gabriel Roush had attended a diverse selection of intensives across the country before attending Charlotte Ballet’s summer program. What made Charlotte Ballet stand out, they noticed, was the individual attention and sense of care that...
by Steve Sucato | May 10, 2022 | Company Life, News, The Latest
Each step along Alejandro Cerrudo’s 24-year career, he’s planted the seeds for his next area of growth in the dance field. Born in Madrid, he first became a dancer, then a choreographer and, most recently, the producer of his own dance projects. Now, the 41-year-old...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 1, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
Story ballets take center stage this month, including five premieres that offer fresh spins on familiar classics or bring new narratives to light. Read on to learn more about these innovative productions and the creative minds behind them. Louisville Ballet’s...
by Steve Sucato | Jul 27, 2021 | News, The Latest
On July 7, the National Ballet of Canada announced Hope Muir as its new artistic director, following a two-year international search. Muir, who was born in Toronto and is the current artistic director of Charlotte Ballet, succeeds Karen Kain, who stepped...
by Cadence Neenan | Jun 24, 2021 | Profiles
Throughout her career with Charlotte Ballet (and through her years of training), Sarah Lapointe has picked up some tricks. Take, for instance, the plain black socks she prefers to traditional ballet slippers: “When I first started my professional career, I wore...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 16, 2020 | Company Life, Higher Ed, Instagram
This is one of a series of stories on recent graduates’ on-campus experiences—and the connections they made that jump-started their dance careers. Raven Barkley graduated from SUNY Purchase with a BFA in dance with a concentration in ballet in 2015. On a busy...
by Courtney Escoyne | Oct 25, 2018 | Just for fun
When American Ballet Theatre announced yesterday that it would be adding Jane Eyre to its stable of narrative full-lengths, the English nerds in the DM offices (read: most of us) got pretty excited. Cathy Marston’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic...