by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Don Quixote ‘s flirtatious and spunky Kitri is an exciting character for ballerinas to portray—any role is fun if it includes a prop fan! But it’s also an important stepping-stone in a dancer’s professional career, alongside Juliet, Odette/Odile and...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Don Quixote overflows with humor, flirtation and romance. And what better character to gather romance and energy than Cupid—performed in this video by the Bolshoi Ballet’s Evgenia Obraztsova. Obraztsova is one of the elite few holding the dream title of prima...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Throughout her 18 years dancing with Boston Ballet, Larissa Ponomarenko performed classical and contemporary roles with ease and elegance. But offstage, she was just as entrancing. During my years as a student at Boston Ballet School, I remember my classmates and...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
It seems like only a few days ago that Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev swept onto the international dance scene, bewitching audiences with their feats of daredeviltry. Yet it was back in 2006 that the pair made their breakout debuts as Kitri and Basilio in Don...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Finally, Covent Garden is expanding its popular big screen broadcasts to the U.S., and Royal Ballet fans will be able to get their fill of their favorite stars. The series launches with a bang on October 16, when Carlos Acosta’s much-anticipated new Don Quixote is...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Walking may seem like the simplest moment you have on stage. But the way in which you take a step can reveal volumes about your character. In Pointe’s April/May issue, four dancers spoke with writer Joseph Carman about how they approach the walking and running...