by Emma Love Suddarth | Aug 7, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+
When Margaret Mullin, a former Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist, took the reins as artistic director of Ballet Tucson in the spring of 2022, she was coming back home. A Tucson native, Mullin had trained at the School of Ballet Tucson and returned at various points to...
by Pointe Magazine | Jun 14, 2020 | Career, Profiles
In addition to cancelled shows, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted final performances for many retiring dancers. To give them a chance to reflect on their careers and offer advice to the next generation, we compiled a collection of interviews with seven company...
by Amy Brandt | Jun 9, 2020 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
In addition to cancelled shows, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted final performances for many retiring dancers. Pointe is giving several retiring principals and soloists a chance to reflect on their careers and offer advice to the next generation. Let’s get...
by Rachel Hellwig | Mar 16, 2020 | Profiles, Training
Classes, cross training, summer intensives, performing—we put our all into our ballet training. Yet, sometimes things just don’t go as planned. Injuries, prolonged emotional stress and audition struggles are just a few things that can make us feel like our...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 31, 2016 | Training, Wellness
This story originally appeared in the April/May 2016 issue of Pointe. Suddenly, all I could see in the mirror was a fuzzy, dancer-shaped outline. I had accidentally rubbed out my contacts right before pliés and, frustrated, resigned myself to an unproductive two...