A Year Into the Pandemic, What Is the Future of the Corps de Ballet? Here's Why It Matters.

by Laura Cappelle | Mar 30, 2021 | Company Life

Occasionally, in my dreams, I relive the entrance of the Shades from La Bayadère. From the quiet, hypnotic buildup of arabesques snaking down the stage to the prayerlike moment when the entire corps de ballet freezes in a front tendu, arms crossed and eyes...

2015 Stars of the Corps: 10 Dancers Set to Ascend the Ranks

by Pointe Magazine | Aug 2, 2015 | Profiles

This story originally appeared in the August/September 2015 issue of Pointe. Here are 10 corps de ballet dancers to keep an eye on. Elizabeth Wallace, Pennsylvania Ballet Wallace in Nutcracker. Photo by Alexander Iziliaev, Courtesy Pennsylvania Ballet At 5′...