by Amy Brandt | May 21, 2026 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
In 2023, Nicoletta Manni became La Scala Ballet’s first company woman to be promoted to étoile in 37 years. The Italian ballerina, who recently sat down for an interview with Pointe during a trip to New York City, talks about performing alongside her husband, the role...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 30, 2025 | News, The Latest
As 2025 draws to a close, the team at Pointe is reflecting on some of the stories we enjoyed working on this year and pulling back the curtain on how they came to life. From our interviews with top stars to rising talent and coverage of major moments in ballet, here...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 2, 2025 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Sae Eun Park made Paris Opéra Ballet history in 2021 when she became the company’s first Asian-born dancer to be promoted to étoile. But her path to the company wasn’t a direct route—she encountered disappointments and self-discoveries along the way. Below, Park...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 26, 2025 | News, The Latest
We are one month away from the premiere of Amazon Prime’s new series “Étoile,” and if you’re like us, you are counting down the days. The series, created by “Bunheads” and “Gilmore Girls” duo Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, follows two ballet companies—one...
by April Deocariza | Jul 7, 2021 | News, Profiles, The Latest
June 10, 2021, will not only go down as a monumental date in Sae Eun Park’s career, but in the Paris Opéra Ballet’s 352-year history. Following her debut as Juliet in Rudolf Nureyev’s Romeo and Juliet, Alexander Neef, general director of the Paris Opéra, and Aurélie...