by Eric Figueredo As Told To Kyra Laubacher | Oct 31, 2024 | Career, Company Life, Pointe+, Profiles
Ballet and horror have been having a moment. Between recent films featuring dangerous ballerinas and a spike in Halloween-themed works, hair-raising ballet is all the rage. But as a dancer, what does it feel like to embody the undead? When Eric Figueredo auditioned...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 29, 2023 | News, The Latest
It’s that time of year again…Introducing your 2023 Readers’ Choice Standout Performances! From Nutcracker to romantic classics, exciting world premieres, and more, a variety of performances by dancers and companies made this year’s list. We love learning what has made...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2022 | News, The Latest
We asked for your favorite performances this year, and you delivered! 2022 was filled with outstanding onstage moments that left an impression on our readers. While classics like Dracula and Swan Lake were especially popular this year, a variety of performances by...
by Courtney Escoyne | Oct 25, 2018 | Just for fun
When American Ballet Theatre announced yesterday that it would be adding Jane Eyre to its stable of narrative full-lengths, the English nerds in the DM offices (read: most of us) got pretty excited. Cathy Marston’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic...
by Pointe Magazine | Feb 16, 2016 | Company Life
O’Donnell as Dorian Gray. Photo by Nathaniel Davauer, Courtesy Milwaukee Ballet. Milwaukee Ballet artistic director Michael Pink’s imaginative versions of narratives-turned-ballets have garnered him a second title: master storyteller. His latest...