by Hanna Rubin | Feb 23, 2017 | Company Life
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky will have world premieres on two coasts this winter. On February 10, Miami City Ballet will debut his new one-act version of The Fairy’s Kiss to Stravinsky’s celebrated score, a homage to Tchaikovsky. The following month, on...
by Steve Sucato | Feb 23, 2017 | Company Life
Dorothy returns to the Emerald City in Tulsa Ballet’s new full-length adventure, tentatively titled Dorothy and the Prince of Oz, running February 10–12, at Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The million-dollar co-production with BalletMet is the centerpiece of...
by Joseph Carman | May 31, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. New York City Ballet principal dancer Lauren Lovette, a prolific user of Instagram, discovered she had an eager following of aspiring ballerinas while guest teaching at Manhattan Youth Ballet and...
by Pointe Magazine | May 3, 2016 | Company Life
Sona Kharatian. Photo by Theo Kossenas, Courtesy The Washington Ballet Two beloved icons, David Bowie and Queen, are the inspiration behind The Washington Ballet’s latest program. As expected, the double bill features a rocking soundtrack, and it will be a...
by Steve Sucato | Nov 23, 2014 | Career, Company Life
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. Newly appointed BalletMet Columbus artistic director Edwaard Liang says he didn’t know he wanted the position until it fell into his lap. The 39-year-old internationally known...
by Jennifer Stahl | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Edwaard Liang is one of the ballet world’s choreographers du jour. His work appears in the repertoires of The Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, among other top companies. But until now, the former New York City...