by Emma Love Suddarth | Dec 15, 2020 | Career, Everything Nutcracker, Instagram
“What is that?” the TSA agent asked last year when I placed the giant circular bag onto the conveyer belt. “It’s a tutu—for ballet. You know…like The Nutcracker?” I was quick to explain. “Oh, I see. How do you plan on...
by Natalia Boesch | Jun 18, 2019 | Profiles
Your teacher at Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Marcia Dale Weary, recently passed away. What impact did she have on you? I feel deeply indebted to her. She shaped my life’s course, and I know that were it not for her, I would not be living out my dream...
by Rachel Hellwig | Dec 5, 2018 | Everything Nutcracker, Profiles
Oh, Nutcracker… It’s the ballet experience that unites us all, from young student to seasoned pro. Whether you made your entrance in a mouse costume or under Mother Ginger’s skirt, do you remember the choreography and costume of your very first role?...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 22, 2017 | Profiles, Technique
As told to Amy Brandt by Leta Biasucci I first saw a video of The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude as a student at the San Francisco Ballet School summer program. Then we learned a little bit of it in variations class, and it made such an impression on me. It was...
by Anna Waller | Sep 24, 2014 | Features, Inside PT, Profiles
This is Pointe’s October/November 2014 Cover Story. In a company known for its tall women, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Leta Biasucci doesn’t fit the mold. At 5′ 3″, she seems petite next to several of the company’s willowy...