by Pointe Magazine | Dec 30, 2025 | Just for fun, News, The Latest
Every year, we ask our readers to tell us about their favorite professional ballet performances. From narrative full-lengths to more intimate small groups, a variety of productions made this year’s list. Thank you to everyone who nominated, whether via email or...
by Martha Ullman West | May 15, 2025 | News, The Latest
After 46 years of leading Eugene Ballet, artistic director Toni Pimble is stepping down from the daily routine of running the company she and then-husband Riley Grannan co-founded in 1978. Associate artistic director Jennifer Martin and resident choreographer Suzanne...
by Sierra Hitchcock | Oct 28, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
One of the most challenging, but fascinating, jobs artistic directors undertake is planning their company’s repertoire each year. Programming is a task that requires insight, forethought, and creativity. Here, four artistic directors share how they approach designing...
by Lauren Warnecke for Dance Magazine | Aug 29, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The dancer, director, and prolific choreographer Gerald Arpino spent his career bringing youthful energy and colorful creativity to ballet stages and, as those who knew him remember, rehearsal studios. “He was wild and passionate,” says Suzanne Lopez, who danced with...
by Helen Hope | Nov 29, 2022 | Career, Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Danielle Tolmie and Mark Tucker are no strangers to the great outdoors. When the Eugene Ballet principal dancers and husband-and-wife duo aren’t in the studio, they can often be found stand-up paddleboarding the rivers and lakes of Oregon. These days, you might even...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 10, 2021 | Career, News, Onstage
When I signed my first professional contract with Eugene Ballet, one of the last things I anticipated was the opportunity to dance beside a member of American Ballet Theatre. Flash forward to the start of our spring season this year, and suddenly I’m chatting in...
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 8, 2020 | Career, Company Life, Instagram
This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Two months into my professional career—and eight months after the coronavirus shutdown forced theaters to close and dancers to train...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 28, 2020 | Career, Company Life
This is one of a series of articles following one young dancer as she starts her career in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. I moved to Eugene, Oregon, in August, brimming with nerves and excitement to launch my career as an aspirant with Eugene Ballet. After...