by Karen Campbell | Jun 14, 2021 | The Latest
Before reading her excellent memoir, Being a Ballerina: The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life (University Press of Florida, $26.95), I’d never heard of Gavin Larsen. She isn’t a famous superstar ballerina with a first-tier company promising...
by Gavin Larsen | Mar 1, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career
Artistic directors sift through hundreds of audition packets a season, and your resumé is often your first chance to catch their attention. Naturally, you want a document that makes a positive impression. But some surprising (and seemingly minor) details can...
by Gavin Larsen | May 31, 2016 | Training
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. Harper Ortlieb knew something needed to change. Her three-hour commute to daily classes at the School of Oregon Ballet Theatre was unsustainable, and her obsession with ballet was intensifying. The...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Oregon Ballet Theatre is back from the brink, thanks in no small part to its many friends in the ballet community. On June 12, the company—facing severe financial difficulties that left it scrambling to raise $750,000 by the end of that month—held a...