by Catie Robinson | Jun 7, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This June, the Los Angeles–based touring organization World Ballet Company is presenting World Ballet Festival, four mixed-bill programs that will bring fan favorites of the classical canon to four cities across the U.S. But the excerpts themselves are not the only...
by Zoe G. Phillips | Jun 13, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Melissa Barak’s Memoryhouse is a ballet that begins and ends with its music. Set to the album of the same name from German composer Max Richter, Barak’s evening-length ballet first started with a listening session. “I remember visualizing a lone woman on the floor in...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 2, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet artistic director Lourdes Lopez has promoted Chase...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 20, 2022 | Company Life, News
On August 24, the board of Los Angeles Ballet announced Melissa Barak as its new artistic director. The California native, who has led her own Los Angeles–based company, Barak Ballet, since 2013, has been praised for her choreographic talent and artistic voice and is...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 29, 2022 | News, The Latest
Last week, the ballet world received a wave of news announcing three significant changes in ballet leadership. Read on for the latest developments in artistic directorships. Aaron Watkin to Take the Helm at English National Ballet On August 24, English National Ballet...
by Helen Hope | Aug 3, 2022 | Cross-Training, Health & Body
Three or four times a week since the age of 17, Los Angeles Ballet principal dancer Tigran Sargsyan has been hitting the gym to build upper-body strength. But when the pandemic descended, Sargsyan felt he should find a new way to maintain strength and stamina while...
by Zoe G. Phillips | Nov 1, 2021 | Higher Ed, News
Dancing professionally and going to college have always been notoriously hard to mix, but Los Angeles Ballet dancer Shelby Whallon is trying to change that. Her new scholarship, The Encore Fund, will offer financial support for dancers struggling to pay for higher...
by Josephine Lee | Aug 17, 2021 | Profiles, Videos
Los Angles Ballet soloist Jasmine Perry is on a journey to perfect her custom-order pointe shoes. Her biggest issue? Adjusting her 3/4″ shanks, which never hit her arches at quite the right spot. Below, watch expert pointe shoe fitter Josephine Lee interview...