by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Despite the devastation and pain that Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have left in their wake this fall, it’s been encouraging to see dancers step up in aid of their communities: When the future of Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker seemed uncertain, venues around the...
by Amy Brandt | May 2, 2017 | News
When New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht and Manhattan Youth Ballet programming director Erin Fogarty first produced Dance Against Cancer: An Evening to Benefit the American Cancer Society back in 2010, they likely had no idea how big it would become. Now a...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jun 9, 2016 | Company Life
The summer Olympics may be just around the corner, but we know that ballet dancers perform superhuman feats all year long. Next week offers an especially good chance to see this in action, as talented dancers from around the globe come together for the World Ballet...
by Pointe Magazine | Apr 19, 2016 | Company Life
Six years ago, New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht and Erin Fogarty, director of programming at Manhattan Youth Ballet, teamed up to create Dance Against Cancer. The annual benefit for the American Cancer Society brings together ballet, modern and Broadway...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Nov 8, 2015 | Company Life
James Sofranko in Jerome Robbins’ The Concert (or, the Perils of Everybody). Photo by Erik Tomasson, courtesy of San Francisco Ballet. Who says ballet can’t cure cancer? DanceFAR or “Dance For a Reason”—the brainchild of San Francisco...
by Harris Green | Jun 9, 2015 | Career, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. Admirers of New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht probably consider “puckish” an ideal adjective for his personality and his dancing, thanks to his definitive performance as...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 21, 2015 | Company Life
Whoever thinks dancing is a selfish profession hasn’t met New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht. Once again, he’s joining forces with the American Cancer Society for his annual Dance Against Cancer benefit on April 27 in New York City. Ulbricht,...
by Harris Green | Mar 18, 2013 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
At 5′ 4″, New York City Ballet corps member Lauren Lovette could be easily overlooked at the end of a long line of corps women. Once she begins to dance, however, she captures your attention. Her head is held high atop an eloquent neck. Her body is a...