by Haley Hilton | Oct 30, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
After a brutal winter storm forced Louisville Ballet to cancel multiple sold-out Nutcracker performances in 2022, company leadership appealed to the community for financial support. Unexpectedly, famed rapper and Louisville hometown hero Jack Harlow caught wind and...
by Catie Robinson | Sep 17, 2024 | Dancer Spotlight, Pointe+, Profiles
By the time she was a senior in high school, Louisville Ballet company artist Ellie Prince found herself with two offers: a trainee contract with the Louisville Ballet and acceptance into Stanford University. “I had an existential realization that I wholeheartedly,...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 6, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments San Francisco Ballet corps members Kamryn Baldwin,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 12, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Ballet’s Giacomo Rovero has been promoted to...
by Sophie Bress | Oct 16, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Features, News, Pointe+
Three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the performing arts to a halt, the sector is still on somewhat unstable footing. Regional theater is in crisis across the country, and ticket sales and subscription numbers in the industry at large are...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments At Stuttgart Ballet, Henrik Erikson and Gabriel Figueredo have...
by April Deocariza | Jul 28, 2023 | Cross-Training, Health & Body, Pointe+
Some ballet dancers spend their off-season traveling or learning new skills. In Louisville Ballet member Leigh Anne Albrechta’s case, she was able to combine both. During the summer of 2017, Albrechta spent her time off exploring Greece with a friend, visiting places...
by Steve Sucato | Jul 20, 2023 | News, The Latest
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, which consists of Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, and Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, announced today that former Louisville Ballet dancer Brandon Ragland has been appointed DPAA’s artistic director for Dayton Ballet and Dayton Ballet...