by Avichai Scher | Jul 2, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
In May of 2022, American Ballet Theatre director of repertoire Carlos Lopez was preparing Alexei Ratmansky’s Of Love and Rage. On the day Ratmansky joined rehearsal, Lopez was uneasy because he had to put in a new apprentice, Jake Roxander. “I said, ‘I’m sorry,...
by Cynthia Bond Perry | May 1, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
There’s a deep inner strength within Mikaela Lauryn Santos, a rising dancer at Atlanta Ballet, and at the same time, a vulnerability that touches the heart. These qualities came to the fore this past February in the North American premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s...