by Amy Brandt | Nov 13, 2025 | Dance History, News, Onstage, The Latest
As Igor Stravinsky’s Firebird music spiraled to a high pitch, Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Alexandra Hutchinson rushed onstage from the wings, head lowered and arms pressed behind her. Framed by scrims of large tropical flowers, she launched into a powerful solo, with...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2025 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Amanda Smith is known for her go-for-broke performances. Formerly a leading dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem, she has since joined Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet to further stretch her limits. Below, Smith shares her approach to her roles, why she wanted to get a...
by Martha Anne Toll | Apr 17, 2024 | News, The Latest
Ballet-book lovers are in for a treat this spring with the release of Karen Valby’s The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History (Penguin Random House, $29). Valby’s book, out April 30,...
by Kirsten Evans | Dec 19, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+, Profiles
The life of an aspiring ballet dancer can be confusing and isolating. Hours spent training often leave little time for socializing, and while bonds may form with special teachers or coaches, the path toward a professional career isn’t always clear. This challenge is...
by Linnea Swarting | Feb 22, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Ingrid Silva has several titles—dancer, founder, activist and author among them. But the one that’s changed her life the most is “Mom.” “Since becoming a mother, something’s happened to me, my dancing and my work that’s blowing me away,”...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Mar 23, 2017 | Company Life
Nowadays, when a ballet company wants to promote a new work, or an upcoming season, they go all-out. Rather than cutting together a bunch of performance footage, companies are creating mini-films that bring the artistic director or choreographer’s vision to...