by Hannah Chang Foster | Aug 14, 2024 | News, The Latest
New company leaders sometimes stake their claims with wide-sweeping changes to programming and rosters. But an “out with the old, in with the new” mentality is hard to execute at a ballet company where the outgoing party is a beloved founding artistic director—one who...
by Hannah Chang Foster | May 31, 2024 | News, The Latest
At the opening of Richmond Ballet’s Studio Three series this month, Stoner Winslett gave one of her very last curtain speeches. “I am still the artistic director of Richmond Ballet,” she quipped in the introduction. The audience burst into laughter. Winslett had just...
by April Deocariza | Mar 15, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
As one of the first Asian American artistic directors for a major U.S. company, Edwaard Liang has been a groundbreaker in ballet. BalletMet, in Columbus, Ohio, has been Liang’s home since 2013, but he was recently appointed as the new artistic director for The...
by Sponsored by Richmond Ballet | Jan 9, 2024 | Pre-Professional Profiles
For many ballet students, the reality of company life can often seem mysterious. But not at Richmond Ballet, where artistic staff and faculty immerse dancers in its full-time Trainee Program and Studio Company in a professional environment and provide...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 21, 2019 | News, Profiles
Without him we wouldn’t have The Nutcracker, Swan Lake or Sleeping Beauty. But how much do you know about Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the man behind classical ballet’s most recognizable music? Did you know that the Russian composer hid his homosexuality for...
by Pointe Magazine | Sep 1, 2015 | Company Life
Rehearsing a world premiere can be daunting for any dancer. This month, Tulsa Ballet principal Youhee Son is faced with triple the challenge. She’ll be dancing in brand-new creations by Jorma Elo, Dwight Rhoden and Ma Cong in Tulsa Ballet’s Creations in...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Bootleg videos of Atlanta Ballet’s new hit big are circulating on YouTube as if the work was a sold-out rock concert. Actually, it kind of was. Lauri Stallings choreographed the hip-hop ballet, set to live music by Antwan “Big Boi” Patton of OutKast,...