by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 3, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Since its controversial premiere in 1913, Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has inspired countless ballets over the decades. For Atlanta Ballet resident choreographer Claudia Schreier, The Rite of Spring remains as poignant and relevant as ever, and the layers of...
by Cynthia Bond Perry | May 1, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
There’s a deep inner strength within Mikaela Lauryn Santos, a rising dancer at Atlanta Ballet, and at the same time, a vulnerability that touches the heart. These qualities came to the fore this past February in the North American premiere of Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 3, 2018 | Everything "Nutcracker", News
When Gennadi Nedvigin took over as artistic director of Atlanta Ballet in 2016, one of his first goals was to produce a new Nutcracker; it’s been over 20 years since the company’s last revamp by former director John McFall. Nedvigin immediately turned to...
by Candice Thompson | Sep 30, 2016 | News, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the August/September 2016 issue of Pointe. Atlanta Ballet has hired former San Francisco Ballet principal Gennadi Nedvigin to become the company’s fourth leader. He stepped into the role in July, after longtime artistic...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 18, 2016 | Company Life
Three of San Francisco’s most stunning leading men have just retired from the company. After multi-decade careers, Joan Boada, Pascal Molat and Gennadi Nedvigin took their final bows during an emotional farewell performance on April 17. Nedvigin will join...