by Julia Rosica | Jul 8, 2020 | TBT
It’s not often that you get to see eight principal dancers sharing a stage, but Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s centennial is a special circumstance. In a 1993 gala honoring the composer, former Royal Ballet principals Darcey Bussell and Zoltan Solymosi, Leanne...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 2, 2019 | Dance Spirit, News, Profiles, Trending
Have we mentioned that we love ballet movies? Thankfully, Dutch National Ballet just gave us something new to look forward to. The company announced today that filming is now underway for Coppelia, a new star-studded fusion of animation and ballet set to be released...
by Julia Rosica | Aug 8, 2018 | Profiles, TBT
Sir Kenneth MacMilllan’s ballet Manon tells the story of ill-fated lovers Manon and des Grieux, who are torn between worlds of wealth and opulence and the stark misery of poverty. While the characters’ circumstances are bleak, their love is the powerful...
by Laura Cappelle | Aug 29, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Reverence
To whom would you attribute your success? My mom, because I trained privately with her. She pushed me to become what I am now, and she’s one of the best teachers out there. She doesn’t just go by her Bolshoi schooling: She’s really good at finding...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 22, 2016 | Profiles
Miami City Ballet’s National Tour Artists of Miami City Ballet in Justin Peck’s Heatscape. Photo by Gene Schiavone, Courtesy Miami City Ballet. In late April at the Harris Theater, Chicagoans found Miami City Ballet firing on all cylinders, following the...