by Zoe Phillips | Jun 13, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Melissa Barak’s Memoryhouse is a ballet that begins and ends with its music. Set to the album of the same name from German composer Max Richter, Barak’s evening-length ballet first started with a listening session. “I remember visualizing a lone woman on the floor in...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 20, 2022 | Company Life, News
On August 24, the board of Los Angeles Ballet announced Melissa Barak as its new artistic director. The California native, who has led her own Los Angeles–based company, Barak Ballet, since 2013, has been praised for her choreographic talent and artistic voice and is...
by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 29, 2022 | News, The Latest
Last week, the ballet world received a wave of news announcing three significant changes in ballet leadership. Read on for the latest developments in artistic directorships. Aaron Watkin to Take the Helm at English National Ballet On August 24, English National Ballet...
by Anna Maples | Jul 1, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT Wraps Up Its Met Season with Whipped Cream American Ballet Theatre’s eight-week summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House, will wrap up this Saturday. From...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Choreographer Melissa Barak, who launched her dance career with New York City Ballet and then Los Angeles Ballet, fittingly draws much of her inspiration from her dancers. While still performing, she became the youngest choreographer to create a work for NYCB. But in...