by Kyra Laubacher and Michael Shavelle | Aug 8, 2025 | 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 your August 2025 roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments American Ballet Theatre has promoted Sierra Armstrong,...
by Emily May | Nov 4, 2024 | Digital Cover Star
To get to know Mackenzie Brown a little bit better, we asked the Stafford, Virginia–native a series of quickfire questions. Read on to hear more about the Stuttgart Ballet principal’s dream roles, favorite barre spot, reading habits, and much more. What is your...
by Emily May | Nov 1, 2024 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
In October 2023, Mackenzie Brown was preparing to make her debut as Juliet in John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet at Stuttgart Ballet. A soloist at the time, it was one of her first major principal roles. “It’s such an important ballet for this company,” says the...
by Lucy Van Cleef | Dec 29, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
The studio is abuzz with creative energy on a Friday afternoon at Stuttgart Ballet. Following the previous night’s triple-bill performance, which featured new works by up-and-coming choreographers Vittoria Girelli, Samantha Lynch, and Morgann Runacre-Temple, dancers...
by Kyra Laubacher | Apr 4, 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 ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Paris Opéra Ballet celebrates the promotions of its three...
by Kyra Laubacher | Mar 27, 2023 | News, The Latest
The esteemed Erik Bruhn Prize competition took place this past Saturday, March 25, and this year’s winners are Stuttgart Ballet soloist Mackenzie Brown and Royal Ballet artist Daichi Ikarashi; Stuttgart Ballet artist in residence Roman Novitzky won the Choreographic...
by Dance Magazine | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest student ballet competition, is coming up on the end of its 20th-anniversary season. As aspiring pre-professionals gear up for this year’s New York Finals, we’re taking a look at a handful of YAGP...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 26, 2019 | Career, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Trending
Earlier this month, 16-year-old Mackenzie Brown took home the first prize at the 2019 Prix de Lausanne. Not only was the Stafford, Virginia-native the only American to place in the finals; she also won the Contemporary Dance Prize and the Audience Favorite Prize. A...