by Kyra Laubacher | Feb 12, 2024 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments The Royal Ballet’s Giacomo Rovero has been promoted to...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2024 | News, The Latest
New York City’s annual Dance on Camera Festival at Lincoln Center is always a feast of dance-centric films, from documentaries to choreographic works to shorts. This year’s fest, which runs February 9 through 12, features 11 programs and 36 films, including 8 world...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 26, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
The year’s end is a fantastic time to celebrate the hard work that dancers and ballet companies have been doing onstage. Here are 12 standout performances our writers have seen and loved in 2023, listed in chronological order. They range from exuberant solos to major...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 7, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On November 8, Teatro alla Scala’s Nicoletta Manni was...
by Kathleen Smith | Nov 13, 2023 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Helen Pickett is a happy camper. When we speak over Zoom, she is in the final weeks of creating a new work for the National Ballet of Canada, Emma Bovary—her first commission for the company. The 60-minute contemporary ballet focuses on the flawed and tragic heroine...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 20, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
National Ballet of Canada principal Siphesihle November draws people in with his natural charisma. His sense of artistry in dance, choreography, and fashion have been recognized around the world and rewarded with opportunities, like choreographing a fashion show at...
by Avichai Scher | Sep 8, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Gigs and guest appearances are usually opportunities to show off your strengths or a signature role. But why not take a risk? Debuting a role outside of one’s home company can be a huge career benefit: It allows you to work with a director who may see you differently,...
by Guillaume Côté As Told To Gavin Larsen | Aug 3, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Dream Role, Pointe+
Over the course of a dancer’s career, ballets come and go as fleetingly as the effervescent nature of dance itself. So it’s a precious thing when an artist gets to perform a particular role time and again, season after season, developing a relationship with it and...