Moments in Time

Moments in Time

Virginia Johnson as Giselle at The Royal, with Zoltán Solymosi Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn in a later performance of The Nutcracker February 1954 Maria Tallchief dances the Sugar Plum Fairy in the premiere of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Though...
Moments in Time

Tutu Transformations

Few relationships are as intimate as the one between a ballerina and her tutu. “There’s such a mystical quality to a tutu,” says Marjory Fielding, wardrobe supervisor at National Ballet of Canada. “I’ve had dancers choose specific tutus because they want the one a...
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Words Into Movement

Audiences’ fascination with ballets based on Shakespeare’s plays shows no sign of diminishing. The beauty of his language and the complexity of his characters, whether comic or tragic, historic or fantastic, continue to challenge choreographers to match their artistry...
Moments in Time

What Ballet Needs Next

Much has changed since Pointe launched 15 years ago—the emergence of social and digital media, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube; continuing economic uncertainty, which has forced some ballet companies to downsize; the proliferation of competitions,...
Moments in Time

Backstage with Polina Semionova

All photos by Matthew Murphy   One look at Polina Semionova, the Moscow-born American Ballet Theatre principal, tells you destiny chose her to be a ballerina. Her supermodel looks—with that beautifully elongated torso and even longer legs—have made her a natural...
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Brother & Sister Act

Photography by Liza Voll   Attend any Boston Ballet performance and you’re almost guaranteed to see one of the Cirios onstage. Although the sibling principals, Lia, 27, and Jeffrey, 22, are rarely paired, they’re two of the company’s most...