by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 18, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Jacob’s Pillow’s 2019 Fest Closes With Boston Ballet We know that summer’s coming to an end when the annual Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival wraps up. August...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 4, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Dives Into the Roaring ’20s With the World Premiere of “The Great Gatsby” February 8–17 , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 14, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT’s Fall Season Opens With Two World Premieres After American Ballet Theatre’s leisurely eight-week long summer run, their fall stint at Lincoln...
by Anna Maples | Jul 8, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Three World Premieres at BalletX Philadelphia Summer Series Fresh off the heels of its Joyce Ballet Festival performances in New York, BalletX is launching its Summer Series...
by Steve Sucato | Jun 25, 2018 | News, Profiles
James Sofranko, longtime San Francisco Ballet soloist, will succeed Patricia Barker as Grand Rapids Ballet’s new artistic director, effective July 1. Sofranko topped a list of 40 applicants from around the world to become only the fifth artistic director in...
by Steve Sucato | Jan 4, 2018 | News, Profiles
Today Grand Rapids Ballet announced that longtime San Francisco Ballet soloist James Sofranko will succeed Patricia Barker as its new artistic director, effective July 1, 2018. The 38-year-old, now in his 18th season with SFB, topped a list of 40 applicants from...
by Julia Guiheen | Dec 6, 2017 | Everything Nutcracker, Profiles, TBT
December is here and the holiday season—better known to ballet dancers as Nutcracker season—is in full swing. To celebrate, we’re throwing it back to Patricia Barker and Wade Walthall as Clara and the prince in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s 1986 Nutcracker:...
by Rachel Hellwig | Nov 12, 2017 | Everything Nutcracker
Nutcracker-ed out? Or just can’t get enough holiday ballets? These unique Nutcracker interpretations and non-Nutcracker productions will make your season bright. The Hip Hop Nutcracker Through December 30 Tchaikovsky’s masterful Nutcracker score...