by Madeline Schrock | Jun 6, 2017 | Career, Profiles
In the latest round of “artistic director musical chairs,” Royal New Zealand Ballet has announced major news: Patricia Barker has been named the company’s new artistic director. Later this month, she’ll replace Francesco Ventriglia. The...
by Steve Sucato | Apr 2, 2015 | Career, Company Life
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2015 issue of Pointe. Underneath Grand Rapids Ballet artistic director Patricia Barker’s million-watt smile lies an unyielding determination to realize her artistic visions. So when friend Maurice Sendak, author of...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 27, 2014 | News
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. Grand Rapids Ballet, under artistic director and former Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Patricia Barker, debuts a new Nutcracker on December 12. Drawing inspiration from PNB’s...