by Lucy Van Cleef | Dec 7, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
At the July world premiere of his Anna Karenina at the Hamburg Ballet, John Neumeier showed that his craft for storytelling is among the best. Highlighting the stunning technique and dramatic strengths of his dancers, Neumeier thrust the audience into an emotional...
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 Rachel Hellwig | Sep 12, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Song and dance are an enduring artistic pairing. In the early days of ballet, the art form usually appeared in the realm of professional theater via dance scenes in operas. But ballet and opera certainly still mingle today. The Joffrey Ballet is currently in...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 31, 2017 | Company Life
How does it feel to be a competitor at the Prix de Lausanne? It’s day three of the annual week-long competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the more than 70 dancers are managing long yet exhilarating days full of classes and coaching sessions, while being...
by Joseph Carman | Dec 14, 2015 | News, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Alessandra Ferri, the iconic dance actress, has emerged, at age 52, from a six-year retirement into an astonishing post-career. After successes with projects like Martha Clarke’s...
by Joseph Carman | Dec 10, 2015 | Company Life
Alessandra Ferri, the iconic dance actress, has emerged, at age 52, from a six-year retirement into an astonishing post-career. After successes with projects like Martha Clarke’s Chéri and the critically praised Woolf Works at The Royal Ballet, Ferri has...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 15, 2015 | Company Life
Joffrey Ballet dancers in Sylvia, photo by Cheryl Mann, Courtesy Joffrey This week, the Joffrey Ballet presented the U.S. premiere of John Neumeier’s Sylvia, a contemporary take on the mythological tale created for the Paris Opéra Ballet in...
by Laura Cappelle | Jan 21, 2014 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s February/March 2014 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here. It’s 10 am on a cool fall morning in a Royal Danish Ballet studio, and only one dancer is wearing pointe shoes at the barre as company class starts: Ida Praetorius....