by Margaret Fuhrer for Dance Spirit | Jun 23, 2019 | News, Profiles
Say you’re perpetually impeccable designer Thom Browne. Say you’re planning your Spring 2020 Paris menswear show along a “Versailles country club” theme. Say you want a world-class danseur to open the show with some kind of appropriately...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Jun 20, 2019 | Profiles
Being coached by a treasure like former Kirov prima Irina Kolpakova is an experience most dancers only dream of. But company members at American Ballet Theatre have been the lucky beneficiaries of her wisdom since 1990. Thanks to Instagram, where pros like Gillian...
by Dance Magazine | Jun 13, 2019 | Company Life
Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 21, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Viral Videos
American Ballet Theatre principal James Whiteside is known for more than just his uber-charismatic presence on the ballet stage; He doubles as both the drag queen Ühu Betch and the pop star JbDubs. Whiteside’s newest musical release, titled WTF, came out last...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 6, 2019 | News, Profiles
Ever since 2017, Jennifer Garner has been proving herself as ballet’s biggest fangirl. From her incredible cameo backstage at American Ballet Theatre’s Nutcracker to her insistence that she is the third Cindy, we’ve been here for all of it. This...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 3, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
“Cindies” fans, this one’s for you. February 9-10, American Ballet Theatre’s James Whiteside and Isabella Boylston are collaborating with pop singer Rozzi to put on a full-length show titled When I Think Of You at The Argyros Performing Arts...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Dec 30, 2018 | Profiles
Alexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s Harlequinade, which debuted this spring at American Ballet Theatre, felt as fizzy and decadent as a glass of champagne. Though resplendently designed and lovingly assembled, the ballet relied on the...
by Marissa DeSantis | Dec 23, 2018 | Just for fun, Profiles
Winter weather is here, and since it’s not going away anytime soon, we’re embracing the cold and bundling up in style. If you’re looking for a new coat to throw on over your leotard and warm ups or some every day clothing inspiration for your...