by Laura Cappelle | Jan 27, 2013 | Company Life
Paul Lightfoot has rekindled NDT’s core mission: creating groundbreaking contemporary ballet. N ederlands Dans Theater’s sleek performances don’t show it, but just two years ago, the company was in serious trouble. A review of government arts funding...
by Laura Cappelle | Nov 28, 2012 | Company Life
At Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier built not only a world-class troupe, but a whole new generation of ballet lovers. J ohn Neumeier personifies ballet in Hamburg. Before he arrived 39 years ago, the German city-state had little in the way of a ballet tradition. Today,...
by Lea Marshall | Sep 25, 2012 | Company Life
The Washington Ballet was always a hometown favorite. Under Septime Webre, now it’s also a top national troupe. A n all-Tharp program. World premieres by Edwaard Liang and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. A new ALICE (in wonderland). The Washington Ballet’s last...
by Rachel Elson | Jul 29, 2012 | Company Life
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s Benoit-Swan Pouffer has created an edgy, eclectic troupe. I t’s a late-spring day in New York’s stylish Chelsea neighborhood, and Benoit-Swan Pouffer is auditioning a new dancer. Over the last half hour, he has put...
by Nancy Wozny | May 23, 2012 | Company Life
Stanton Welch has transformed Houston Ballet into a leading force in the dance world. A rtistic director Stanton Welch looks at home in Houston Ballet’s airy new Center for Dance. The windows of his office frame views of Houston’s tangled highways, the...
by Lisa Kraus | Mar 15, 2012 | Company Life
Pennsylvania Ballet’s Roy Kaiser inspires his dancers to develop their gifts. A t eye level by Roy Kaiser’s desk is a photo of Philadelphia’s PECO skyscraper with the message “Save the Ballet” in lights. The picture is from 1991, when...
by Mikko Nissinen | Jan 18, 2012 | Company Life
Boston Ballet artistic director Mikko Nissinen, now in his 10th year with the company, shares his audition tips. W hen I envision a ballet company of the future, I see a troupe that can perform many genres of dance at a high level. Today’s dancers...
by Rachel Elson | Nov 15, 2011 | Company Life
Karole Armitage’s company oozes downtown cool. T his may come as a bit of a surprise: The woman who choreographed Madonna’s music video for “Vogue” says she doesn’t care about poses. For choreographer Karole Armitage, single...