by Caitlin Sims | Feb 1, 2007 | Company Life
“We’re starting from scratch,” says Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Artistic Director Benoit-Swan Pouffer, “so we have no legacies. It’s just the future.” For New York City–based Cedar Lake, founded in 2003 with abundant...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Cedar Lake rocked the dance community on Friday, announcing that the company would close in June at the end of its 2015 season. Were you planning to attend the Cedar Lake 180 summer intensive? It’s canceled. Hopefully you bought travel insurance for your plane...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
From February 10–14, former American Ballet Theatre principal—and current BalletNext artistic director and founder—Michele Wiles will share the stage with Jay Donn, a street dance star specializing in the style of Flex and its sub-style, Punchlines. Their...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For many ballet companies, December means Nutcracker time. But this Dec. 10-18, the Denver-based troupe Wonderbound presents the world premiere of Garrett Ammon’s Winter, a multi-sensory ballet bringing audiences the sights, sounds, smells and tastes of the...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The first time I saw William Forsythe’s choreography I hated it. Passionately. I’d just started at NYU and our choreography class was required to see Ballett Frankfurt out in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, my parents happened to be in town that weekend. But I...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
In previous generations, ballet dancers trained with the expectations that they would be dancing Sleeping Beauty for the rest of their lives. Thanks to the changing choreographic landscape of the 21st century, however, today’s dancers must often adjust to new...