by Emily May | Jul 28, 2026 | News, Onstage, The Latest
“Age is a big deal in dance,” Nora Kimball tells Pointe on a call from her home in Frankfurt, Germany. The US-born dancer, now 69, has enjoyed an illustrious and varied career with companies ranging from American Ballet Theatre to Nederlands Dans Theater and William...
by Julia Rosica | Sep 18, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
What do Diana Vishneva, Olga Smirnova, Kristina Shapran and Maria Khoreva all have in common? These women, among the most impressive talents to graduate from the Vaganova Ballet Academy in recent years, all studied under legendary professor Lyudmila Kovaleva....
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Sep 5, 2019 | Profiles
When you hear names like Maria Kochetkova, Sutton Foster and Robbie Fairchild, you immediately picture flashes of them as the fully-formed, phenomenal performers they are today. But even when they were kids, they had a glimmer of their future star power, giving a...
by Jordan Levin | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Profiles
This winter, the renowned Russian dancer Diana Vishneva will appear in her most high-profile project since she retired from American Ballet Theatre in 2017. The 42-year-old prima ballerina, who gave birth to her first child, Rudolf Victor, last May, is set to star in...
by Marina Harss For Dance Magazine | Aug 28, 2018 | Career, Profiles
Diana Vishneva has had a very big year. In 2017, she retired from American Ballet Theatre, performing Onegin with the company one last time, accompanied by her longtime partner Marcelo Gomes. Then, in September, she opened a ballet studio in her home city of St....
by Caroline Hamilton | Aug 17, 2017 | Profiles
Marcelo Gomes’ clean technique, skilled partnering and magnetic stage presence make him one of the world’s most versatile and in-demand male dancers of his generation. This year saw the principal dancer celebrate his 20th anniversary with American Ballet...
by Julia Rosica | Jul 5, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Diana Vishneva gave her final performance with American Ballet Theatre last month after 12 years as a principal. The Russian ballerina made her first appearance with ABT even earlier as a guest artist in 2003. In this video of Aurora’s Act III variation from the...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jun 22, 2017 | Profiles
Last fall, Diana Vishneva shocked her NYC following when she announced that she would give her final performance with American Ballet Theatre on June 23, 2017. The Russian-born dancer has been part of ABT since performing in Romeo and Juliet as a guest artist in 2003,...