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3 Dancers Who Debuted Major Principal Roles Outside Their Home Company

3 Dancers Who Debuted Major Principal Roles Outside Their Home Company

by Avichai Scher | Sep 8, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles

Gigs and guest appearances are usually opportunities to show off your strengths or a signature role. But why not take a risk? Debuting a role outside of one’s home company can be a huge career benefit: It allows you to work with a director who may see you differently,...
Roster Round-Up: Keep Up to Date on Summer Career News

Roster Round-Up: Keep Up to Date on Summer Career News

by Catja Christensen | Aug 4, 2022 | News, The Latest

Summer is coming to a close, and before companies launch into their new seasons, many are finalizing their rosters with new arrivals, departures and guest artists. Find out the latest news in this month’s roster round-up. Promotions, Joiners and Leavers at The Royal...
Julian MacKay to Join San Francisco Ballet as a Principal

Julian MacKay to Join San Francisco Ballet as a Principal

by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 23, 2020 | News, Profiles

Earlier this week, San Francisco Ballet released a statement that Mikhailovsky Ballet first soloist Julian MacKay will be joining the company as a principal dancer for its 2021 season. This news follows SFB’s announcement from April noting several company...
ABT Soloist Skylar Brandt’s Whirlwind Experience on Russia’s Best-Loved Ballet Television Show

ABT Soloist Skylar Brandt’s Whirlwind Experience on Russia’s Best-Loved Ballet Television Show

by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 5, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Profiles

When American Ballet Theatre soloist Skylar Brandt’s phone lit up with a message from Julian MacKay last summer, she never could have imagined the journey it would set her on. Brandt barely knew the Mikhailovsky Ballet first soloist—they’d met briefly in...
Mikhail Messerer's Formula for Making the Mikhailovsky Ballet Stand Out

Mikhail Messerer's Formula for Making the Mikhailovsky Ballet Stand Out

by Laura Cappelle | Feb 19, 2018 | Career, Company Life

Ella Persson remembers the rehearsals for her debut as Giselle. “I was in my first year with the company, and I started preparing with Mikhail Messerer during late evenings,” the Mikhailovsky Ballet’s Swedish-born coryphée says. “I was...
The 8 Ballet Dogs You Need to be Following on Instagram

The 8 Ballet Dogs You Need to be Following on Instagram

by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 14, 2017 | Profiles, Trending

You’re probably already following your favorite dancers on Instagram, but did you know that you can follow many of their dogs, too? We rounded up some of our favorite dog-centered accounts and hashtags to keep you pawsitively entertained (sorry, we can’t...
Julian MacKay: From Montana to the Mikhailovsky—and Beyond

Julian MacKay: From Montana to the Mikhailovsky—and Beyond

by Claudia Bauer | Jun 28, 2017 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles

Julian MacKay was born to be a pioneer. Growing up amid bison and hot springs in Montana, he developed a sense of adventure that came in handy when, at age 11, he entered the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. “It was this guinea-pig experiment,” the...
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