by Kathleen Smith | May 23, 2025 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Guillaume Côté has been a guest artist all over the world, from La Scala to Lincoln Center to Covent Garden. In recent years he’s also developed a robust choreographic practice, creating explosive solos, one-act ballets, and complex full-length productions like Frame...
by Kathleen Smith | Nov 13, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Helen Pickett is a happy camper. When we speak over Zoom, she is in the final weeks of creating a new work for the National Ballet of Canada, Emma Bovary—her first commission for the company. The 60-minute contemporary ballet focuses on the flawed and tragic heroine...
by Steve Sucato | Jul 27, 2021 | News, The Latest
On July 7, the National Ballet of Canada announced Hope Muir as its new artistic director, following a two-year international search. Muir, who was born in Toronto and is the current artistic director of Charlotte Ballet, succeeds Karen Kain, who stepped...
by Anna Maples | Jun 24, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. The Joyce Ballet Festival Is Back New York City’s Joyce Theater kicks off its five-company Ballet Festival June 26-July 7. Showcasing a variety of styles including...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 18, 2017 | Career, News
When Hope Muir was asked to apply to be Charlotte Ballet’s new artistic director, the Scottish Ballet assistant artistic director flew stateside to North Carolina for some sneaky reconnaissance. After scouting out the city and the company, Muir gathered it would...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 4, 2016 | Company Life
Fresh off the heels of Aurélie Dupont’s appointment as artistic director at the Paris Opéra Ballet, and Julie Kent’s appointment to the same position at The Washington Ballet, further changes are hitting the ballet world. This morning Johan Kobborg,...