by Kyra Laubacher | Mar 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
The esteemed Erik Bruhn Prize competition took place this past Saturday, March 25, and this year’s winners are Stuttgart Ballet soloist Mackenzie Brown and Royal Ballet artist Daichi Ikarashi; Stuttgart Ballet artist in residence Roman Novitzky won the Choreographic...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 24, 2019 | News, Profiles
Over the weekend, eight of the world’s most promising young dancers competed in Toronto for The Erik Bruhn Prize. Since 1988 the prize, named for celebrated danseur noble Erik Bruhn, has brought together one male and one female dancer from each of the companies...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 17, 2016 | Company Life
San Francisco Ballet dancers Natasha Sheehan and Angelo Greco were announced the winners of the 12th International Erik Bruhn Prize on Wednesday. Hamburg Ballet soloist Marc Jubete won the Choreographic Prize for his new work, Remember. The competition, which honors...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 7, 2016 | Company Life
The 12th International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize will take place in Toronto on November 15. The event, which honors Bruhn’s danseur noble legacy, is a pretty accurate predictor of up-and-coming talent. Last year’s winners included NBoC second...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 24, 2015 | Company Life
National Ballet of Canada corps member Hannah Fischer, 20, and San Francisco Ballet soloist Carlo Di Lanno, 22, were announced the winners of the prestigious Erik Bruhn Prize on Tuesday night. Recently retired Boston Ballet principal Yuri Yanowsky won the...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Erik Bruhn Prize may be a quirky competition (participating dancers must come from one of the companies that Bruhn was associated with during his lifetime), but it has showcased many top dancers when they were just starting their careers. ABT principals Julie Kent...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The Royal Danish Ballet’s Ida Praetorius may only be 19, but she’s quickly making her mark on the ballet world. Last year, Pointe highlighted her as one of the standouts of 2011—when she was only an apprentice! Artistic director Nikolai Hubbe had...