by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 19, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Seven years ago, world-renowned choreographers Vasily Medvedev and Stanislav Fečo founded the Petipa Heritage Foundation. Their goal: to preserve, restore, and enhance the works of Marius Petipa, the father of classical ballet. Together, Medvedev and Fečo have...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 22, 2017 | Profiles
Spanish ballerina Lucia Lacarra left Bavarian State Ballet, her company of 14 years, in 2016 for life as an international guest artist, accompanied by her husband and fellow dancer, Marlon Dino. As an artist on the move, she packs her roomy dance bag with only the...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Sep 21, 2016 | Company Life
Lucia Lacarra , formerly a principal with Bavarian State Ballet (Bayerisches Staatsballett), has such extreme flexibility that she almost looks like a rhythmic gymnast. It takes a true artist to tame such a facility and deliver an emotionally memorable performance....
by Hannah Chang Foster | Sep 7, 2016 | Company Life
Big changes are afoot in Germany’s ballet scene, including director and dancer turnovers at two of the country’s high profile companies. Staatsballett Berlin At Staatsballett Berlin, artistic director Nacho Duato will leave at the end of his contract,...
