by Amy Brandt | Jun 29, 2015 | Company Life
Today, American Ballet Theatre announced that longtime company soloists Misty Copeland and Stella Abrera have been promoted to principal dancer. San Francisco Ballet star Maria Kochetkova and Royal Danish Ballet principal Alban Lendorf will also join ABT next season...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 19, 2013 | Company Life
You’ll never catch this San Francisco Ballet star looking ordinary. Kochetkova fills her wardrobe with bold one-of-a-kind finds and pieces that make her laugh. But what’s most impressive is how she puts everything together into fantastical outfits that are...
by Pointe Magazine | Feb 27, 2011 | Company Life
Interviews by Christopher Blank, Rosie Gaynor and Nancy Wozny A firestorm of controversy over recent reviews that singled out dancers’ bodies for criticism has raised the question of whether body type still matters in today’s ballet world. Does...
by Mary Ellen Hunt | Mar 31, 2010 | Company Life
Things are not going perfectly in a rehearsal of the Grand Pas de Deux from Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker, and San Francisco Ballet principal Maria Kochetkova is not happy. A running leap onto the shoulder of partner Gennadi Nedvigin lands acceptably, but merely...
by Allan Ulrich | Jun 28, 2009 | Company Life
You recently danced your first complete Swan Lake. What would you change in your next performance? Every time I do a role, I start again from the beginning; you see things differently three months later. Here, the challenge was to create two completely different...
by Allan Ulrich | Jun 1, 2009 | Company Life
You recently danced your first complete Swan Lake. What would you change in your next performance? Every time I do a role, I start again from the beginning; you see things differently three months later. Here, the challenge was to create two completely different...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
A quintessential Bournonville piece, Flower Festival in Genzano was originally a one-act ballet choreographed in 1858 for the Royal Danish Ballet. Although the full ballet was inspired by an Alexandre Dumas tale, today only the pas de deux survives. Nevertheless, the...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Here at Pointe, we just can’t get enough of San Francisco Ballet’s Maria Kochetkova. Yes, she’s an incredible powerhouse dancer, but she’s got personality, too. Last night, she posted a delightfully silly Instagram video of her messing around...