by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 6, 2025 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your June 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments In May, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrated the promotions of...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 12, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Valentine’s Day makes February the perfect month for ballet companies to perform Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare’s famous tale of star-crossed lovers. A few companies presented their versions earlier this month and many are on their way in the next few...
by Marcie Sillman | Dec 15, 2017 | Profiles
Lucien Postlewaite’s Prince was anything but charming last February in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of Cendrillon, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s contemporary take on the Cinderella story. He strutted and preened, egged on by his friends. But...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 13, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
If you haven’t checked your local movie listings yet for this weekend, hop to it. The Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema series and Fathom Events is broadcasting a performance of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s The Taming of the Shrew to theaters nationwide on Sunday,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 26, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
In a dream world we’d all be able to pop over to the Bolshoi to see the best of Russian ballet whenever we want. But because (unfortunately) that’s not a possibility for most of us, the Bolshoi makes it easier by bringing their masterpieces to the silver...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Oct 17, 2016 | Company Life
Admit it: You’ve considered the various ways you could sneak your favorite costume home with you. We don’t blame you. Whether it’s a jaw-dropping tutu or the world’s most comfortable slip, costumes are made to make dancers look and feel...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Click here to watch video footage from the 2011 Tremplin Jeunes Ballets. Look for more on the event in an upcoming issue of Pointe. The dreaded audition tour: It’s a time-consuming, expensive, nerve-wracking part of a young dancer’s career. And yet, until...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Nothing seems to intimidate Diana Vishneva. The Mariinsky prima toured her own solo show. She signed up for a guest spot with the Martha Graham Dance Company. She is forever chasing after new challenges. Her latest project? A new creation by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo...
