by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
If Step Up can do it, why not Giselle? On July 12, you’ll be able to watch ballet dancers sauté off the screen in 3D for the first time in history! Movie theaters nationwide will present the Kirov Ballet’s Giselle at 12 pm and 7:30 pm (local time). Bolshoi...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Ethan Stiefel’s only been in charge of the Royal New Zealand Ballet for a year, but he’s already brought his signature pizazz to the company. The former ABT star is currently co-choreographing and producing a new Giselle with The Royal Ballet’s Johan...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
What would Giselle be like if she were plopped into the 21st century? Kind of hilarious. To promote their upcoming production of the ballet, a few dancers from Colorado Ballet filmed a short Giselle spinoff set in a diner—complete with milkshakes, fries and selfies....
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Profiles, TBT
Gelsey Kirkland caused quite a stir when she left New York City Ballet in 1974. Then a rising star in Balanchine’s company, she joined American Ballet Theatre at Mikhail Baryshnikov’s behest, and became one of the Russian star’s most frequent...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Almost every professional dancer has paid her dues in the corps de ballet. It can be the most rigorous years of a dancer’s life, requiring strength and endurance to function as the backbone of the company. In this video of American Ballet...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Peter Boal isn’t the type of director who shies away from a challenge. This spring, Pacific Northwest Ballet won’t present just any Giselle: They will attempt to stage the Romantic ballet as it was originally intended. To accomplish this, Boal has enlisted...
