by Nadine Matthews | Jan 6, 2025 | Career, Digital Cover Star, Profiles
To get to know April Watson a little bit better, we asked her a series of quickfire questions. Read on to hear more about the Complexions Contemporary Ballet dancer’s pre-performance routine, favorite part of class, go-to snacks, and much more. What emotions do you...
by Nadine Matthews | Jan 6, 2025 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
When Dwight Rhoden, co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, first saw April Watson at a company audition, “gravity” was the word that came to his mind. “She has a power and depth that she brings to her dancing,” says Rhoden, who also serves as...
by Jennifer Heimlich for Dance Magazine | Nov 23, 2024 | News
A dancer’s long leg reaches skyward as she tilts daringly far off pointe, before launching into a rapid-fire string of intricate steps. Her slinky upper body contrasts with the highly technical classicism of her legs. Her movement has a sense of expansive freedom...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 14, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Dance and poetry have long enjoyed a fruitful partnership. Across genres, hundreds of choreographed works have integrated elements of spoken word. Now, Complexions Contemporary Ballet has benefited from the two art forms’ compatibility with a new artistic position. On...
by Kathryn Holmes | Oct 25, 2023 | Higher Ed, Pointe+, Training
The summer before her freshman year at the University of Southern California’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, Jasmine Robinson was offered a traineeship with Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She approached USC, and they made it work: “My first semester, I was able to...
by Haley Hilton | Nov 23, 2022 | News, Onstage
On a fall evening inside New York City Center’s studios, Complexions Contemporary Ballet is deep in rehearsals for its upcoming season at The Joyce Theater in New York City. With just days until opening night, the focus of this hour is Endgame, the latest work created...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
Get ready for a flux of career news as companies kick off their 2022–23 seasons. From promotions and new positions to farewells and award winners, here are the ballet world’s latest updates. Virginia Johnson to Retire, Robert Garland to Succeed as DTH Artistic...
by Julia Guiheen | Feb 17, 2021 | TBT
It’s not every day that you get to see two living legends share the same stage. In 2007, Carmen de Lavallade and Desmond Richardson, trailblazers generations apart, premiered Dwight Rhoden’s Precious Blood at The Joyce Theater in New York. In this clip,...