by Laura Cappelle | Nov 2, 2023 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
On March 5, 2022, Victor Caixeta was supposed to dance Don Quixote on a stage that had come to feel like home: that of Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, in St. Petersburg. Instead, the 24-year-old from Brazil found himself in a minivan on the road to Tallinn, Estonia, with...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 19, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Seven years ago, world-renowned choreographers Vasily Medvedev and Stanislav Fečo founded the Petipa Heritage Foundation. Their goal: to preserve, restore, and enhance the works of Marius Petipa, the father of classical ballet. Together, Medvedev and Fečo have...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Hannah Fischer has been promoted to principal at Miami City...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 4, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On July 6, The Royal Ballet artistic director Kevin O’Hare...
by Emma Love Suddarth | May 17, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Dutch National Ballet principal Constantine Allen is a storyteller at heart. The American dancer, who grew up in Hawaii and began his career at Stuttgart Ballet, finds his own voice in roles like Armand, Siegfried, or Albrecht, but also stands out in neoclassical...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 2, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet artistic director Lourdes Lopez has promoted Chase...
by Steve Sucato | Mar 30, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
On April 3, Dutch National Ballet presents the crown jewel in its 60th-anniversary season: a new, full-length production of Raymonda, the company’s first. “Raymonda is one of the greatest classical ballets,” says DNB artistic director Ted Brandsen. “It is...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 16, 2022 | The Latest
The Dutch National Ballet announced today that Olga Smirnova, a star dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, will be joining the Amsterdam-based company as a principal, effective immediately. Victor Caixeta, a Brazilian-born soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet, will also be...