by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 10, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
The Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals are starting up again this week, running April 12-19. This year, YAGP is celebrating its 20th anniversary. April 18-19 marks the competition’s annual Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow gala, featuring 13 pros...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 25, 2019 | Career
On a crisp day in late October, the studio air is thick and hot as dozens of sweaty dancers finish up grand allégro at New York City Center. Despite the fact that many of them are jet-lagged, there is a palpable, positive energy throughout the studio. Teaching class...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 11, 2018 | News, Profiles
Kimin Kim may be a huge star in Russia, but he hasn’t forgotten his roots. The prodigious South Korean dancer, who became the Mariinsky Ballet’s first foreign principal in 2015, trained at the Korea National University of the Arts, also known as...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 28, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Ballet Nacional de Cuba Continues U.S. Tour at the Kennedy Center A few weeks ago we shared that the historic Ballet Nacional de Cuba is back in the U.S. after 40 years. The...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 14, 2017 | Call Board, Dancer Spotlight, Inside PT, News
With most of American Ballet Theatre’s classical repertoire under her belt, principal Isabella Boylston is ready for a new challenge, specifically, launching Ballet Sun Valley, a dance festival with educational outreach in her hometown of Sun Valley, Idaho....
by Hannah Chang Foster | May 18, 2016 | Company Life
Photo via the Bolshoi Theatre. With its glitz, glamour and funny statues, the Benois de la Danse has a lot in common with the awards show it’s often compared to: the Oscars. While we’re all for gowns and red carpets, we prefer tutus and opera...
by Laura Cappelle | Nov 24, 2015 | Career, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Pointe. Russia is often perceived as a closed book from abroad, and ballet is no exception. Though David Hallberg joined the Bolshoi Ballet in 2011, the country’s top companies have been...