by Amy Brandt | Nov 15, 2011 | Career, Everything Nutcracker, Training
Timeless as it may be, The Nutcracker has undergone a number of face-lifts. Yet for all the changes in setting, story and characterizations, the Sugar Plum Fairy variation always looks the same—well, sort of. A loose blueprint of Lev Ivanov’s original...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
What does it take for a dancer to become a dancewear designer? An eye for fashion—and a lot of sewing. Colorado Ballet’s Tracy Jones, one of the dancers highlighted in Pointe’s “Stars of the Corps” this issue, also owns her own skirt...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
What would Giselle be like if she were plopped into the 21st century? Kind of hilarious. To promote their upcoming production of the ballet, a few dancers from Colorado Ballet filmed a short Giselle spinoff set in a diner—complete with milkshakes, fries and selfies....