by Caroline Tonks | Jul 1, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This summer, July 3–7, The Royal Ballet will make its debut at Jacob’s Pillow. The Pillow, located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, hosts the longest-running international dance festival in the U.S. For its first-ever run there, The Royal will be showcasing...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 11, 2019 | News, Profiles, Trending
New York City’s dance scene is having its own “British invasion” right now. The 2019 edition of The Joyce Theater’s annual Ballet Festival, taking place now through August 18, is curated by a team from The Royal Ballet, and a small group of...
by Laura Cappelle | Mar 27, 2019 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s April/May 2019 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. The third movement of Balanchine’s Symphony in C is designed to wow, but it’s not often a dancer manages to bring unadulterated...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 20, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career, Trending
Have you ever attended an audition and wished that you knew what the director was looking for? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite quotes from our Director’s Notes column over the past few years to give you a deeper glimpse into the minds of 10 artistic...
by Claudia Bauer | Aug 27, 2017 | Career, Profiles
Wearing leggings and a puffy vest as she works in one of The Royal Ballet’s light-filled studios, Charlotte Edmonds could pass for a corps de ballet member. Instead, she is choreographing on them, creating dynamic, ballet-based contemporary dance in her role as...
by Laura Cappelle | Jan 28, 2016 | Profiles
This is Pointe’s February/March 2016 Cover Story. You can subscribe to the magazine here, or click here to purchase this issue. Last September, as one of The Royal Ballet’s coaches walked her through the potion scene from Romeo and Juliet, Francesca...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Jan 23, 2013 | Company Life
New Work at The Royal Though long a story ballet stronghold, The Royal Ballet has become a home for new choreography as well. During his first year at the company’s helm, artistic director Kevin O’Hare has made it clear that he’ll follow in the...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
South Africa seems like an unlikely place for ballet. But Cape Town actually attracts its fair share of top talent, especially since the inception of the Cape Town Internationl Ballet Competition in 2008. Royal Ballet director designate Kevin O’Hare, Washington...