by Julia Guiheen | Aug 11, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Joyce Theater Ballet Festival Gets the Royal Treatment The Joyce Theater’s Ballet Festival, curated by a team of colleagues from The Royal Ballet, continues this week....
by Amy Brandt | Aug 11, 2019 | News, Profiles, Trending
New York City’s dance scene is having its own “British invasion” right now. The 2019 edition of The Joyce Theater’s annual Ballet Festival, taking place now through August 18, is curated by a team from The Royal Ballet, and a small group of...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 12, 2016 | Company Life
William Shakespeare’s plays have provided inspiration to dozens of choreographers, but have you ever wondered how dance-makers translate his complex writing into beautiful dancing? This video from The Royal Ballet (a company full of natural dance-actors)...
by Madeline Schrock | Sep 30, 2015 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Pointe. Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson is known the world over for his incredible range, whether he’s dancing dramatic works like MacMillan’s Manon or creating roles with...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 18, 2015 | News
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. In June, The Royal Ballet will tour the U.S. for the first time since 2009. The company will present Carlos Acosta’s classical Don Quixote in Washington, DC, and Chicago, while New York City...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 9, 2015 | Company Life
Photo by Sean Malyon, Courtesy Royal Opera House I’m still getting over goose bumps from watching Wendy Whelan in Restless Creature at the Joyce Theater two weeks ago. But now that her tour is over, this former New York City Ballet star isn’t taking any sort of...
by Laura Cappelle | May 31, 2014 | Company Life
Watson in Kim Brandstrup and Wayne McGregor’s Machina You have incredible flexibility—how has that changed over the years? I’ve learnt how to use it to say what it can, rather than just flashing it around and being a freak. It’s easier to control now; I’m...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
There have been rumblings about Wendy Whelan’s New York City Ballet retirement for a while now. As of this morning, it’s official: The revered principal dancer will take her final bow with the company on October 18. There’s no word yet on what...