by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Oct 24, 2016 | Company Life
Former American Ballet Theatre star Ethan Stiefel will choreograph a new work to complete The Washington Ballet’s triple bill in late May. When we first heard about artistic director Julie Kent’s 2017 programming, we wondered which choreographer would join...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 15, 2016 | Company Life
Photo by Fabrizio Ferri, Courtesy TWB. Just a year ago, Julie Kent and Xiomara Reyes took their final bows at American Ballet Theatre. Now, the two ABT stars will be working together even more closely. Kent, who was named artistic director of The Washington Ballet in...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | May 23, 2016 | Company Life
(Brittany Stone, shot for our June/July 2013 cover, photo by Nathan Sayers) Things are changing at The Washington Ballet! Former American Ballet Theatre star Julie Kent was appointed as the new artistic director in March, and she released a statement during the...
by Julie Diana | Jun 1, 2015 | Career, Profiles, Reverence
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. Who was your biggest inspiration while growing up as a dancer? My first experience in a professional environment was when I was a supernumerary in New York City Ballet’s Coppélia....
by Amy Brandt | May 12, 2015 | Company Life
American Ballet Theatre, in the midst of their 75th Anniversary celebration, opened their spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House this week. But fans unable to make it to New York City need not worry—on May 15, “American Ballet Theatre: A History,” a documentary...
by Shannon Woods | Mar 4, 2015 | Company Life
If you call yourself a “bunhead”, you’ve seen the movie Center Stage. It’s ballet’s pop culture classic–and for some dancers outside of New York, it may be their first time seeing American Ballet Theatre principal Julie Kent. Since...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Julie Kent appears at the costume fitting for the dress she wears on the cover after a rehearsal for Jorma Elo’s new work for American Ballet Theatre. Her feet are killing her, so she slouches while she gets measured, but she’s pretty easygoing about the...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Carla Körbes in “Diamonds” from George Balanchine’s Jewels (photo by Angela Sterling) For ballet fans around the world, there is a lot to be sad about in the 2014/2015 season. Wendy Whelan ended her career at New York City Ballet, while...