by Pointe Magazine | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The year’s end is a fantastic time to celebrate the hard work that dancers and ballet companies have been doing onstage. Here are 12 standout performances our writers have seen and loved in 2023, listed in chronological order. They range from exuberant solos to major...
by Claudia Bauer | Dec 16, 2017 | Profiles
Max Cauthorn was an on-the-rise corps member when he stepped into the title role of Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein last February; when the curtain came down, he was San Francisco Ballet’s newest leading man. In his first full-length starring role, he carried...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 14, 2017 | Company Life
A promotion and a premiere at San Francisco Ballet, school director changes at Pennsylvania Ballet, José Mateo receives major award and more. San Francisco Ballet presents the North American premiere of Liam Scarlett’s Frankenstein, a co-production with The Royal...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 4, 2016 | News
Have a question? Send it to Pointe editor in chief and former dancer Amy Brandt at askamy@dancemedia.com. Royal Ballet artist in residence Liam Scarlett is noted for the psychological themes of his one-act ballets, like 2014’s The Age of Anxiety. On May 4, he...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 6, 2016 | Company Life
ABT Celebrates Ratmansky Alexei Ratmansky works through Firebird with ABT dancers (photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy ABT) American Ballet Theatre’s Ratmansky Festival is the centerpiece of the company’s spring season at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan...