by Gavin Larsen | May 31, 2021 | Audition Advice, Training
Summer intensives have long served as extended audition periods for trainee and second company positions, allowing pre-professional dancers a chance to prove themselves and to get to know artistic staff. But compared to pre-COVID years, limited enrollment at summer...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | May 23, 2021 | Site Network
When asked to describe the energy at this month’s Youth America Grand Prix Finals, judge Sascha Radetsky had one word: “Stratospheric.” More than 800 dancers from around the United States—selected from 10,000 who’d taken part in regional...
by Amy Brandt | May 11, 2021 | Onstage
Planning a major gala during a global pandemic is no easy feat—but don’t say that to Dame Darcey Bussell. In an amazingly short time, the former Royal Ballet principal and “Strictly Come Dancing” judge has curated a historic evening to support...
by Kate Mattingly | May 6, 2021 | The Latest
If the story of a ballet company presenting performances amidst a global pandemic, a divisive presidential election, and uprisings for justice sounds like it was made for TV, Ballet West has a series for you. In The Balance: Ballet for a Lost Year is a nine-episode...
by Steve Sucato | May 2, 2021 | Company Life
Performing in front of live audiences again has been every ballet organization’s goal since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago. With vaccinations on the rise and light appearing at the end of the tunnel, companies are slowly starting to come back...
by Avichai Scher | Apr 14, 2021 | News
As the coronavirus pandemic grinds into its second year, the toll on ballet companies—and dancers—has been steep. How long before dancers can rehearse and perform as they once did? Like most things, the return to normal for ballet seems to hinge on...
by Maggie Small | Apr 11, 2021 | Company Life
Creating dances specifically for film has become one of the most effective ways that ballet companies have connected with audiences and kept dancers employed during the pandemic. Around the world, dance organizations are finding opportunities through digital seasons,...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Apr 7, 2021 | Instagram, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Training
When it comes to navigating summer intensives, 2021 may be more complicated for ballet students than last year. On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic’s spring spike in 2020, summer programs went all-virtual or had very limited capacity. This year is more of a...