by Mary Ellen Hunt | Jun 1, 2010 | Company Life
For many professional ballet dancers, following the dream means a series of clear upward steps, from corps to soloist to principal. Until last year, you might have said that Nevada Ballet Theatre’s Alissa Dale was right on track. A trainee with NBT in 2004, Dale got...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Uncertain times have pushed Nevada Ballet Theatre’s new artistic director, James Canfield, to make some significant changes. Canfield, appointed in January, has laid off 10 of the company’s dancers and several administrative staffers. “It’s...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The recession is hitting the ballet world hard. Faced with significant shortfalls, New York City Ballet, Nevada Ballet Theatre, Ballet Florida and Miami City Ballet have been forced to cut dancers from their ranks. Eleven NYCB, nine NBT and nine BF members will not be...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
–American Ballet Theatre dancer Cory Stearns was promoted to soloist at the beginning of January, three years after becoming a member of ABT’s corps de ballet. –Manuel Legris will direct the Vienna State Opera’s ballet beginning in 2010, upon retiring as...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Have you gotten your April/May issue of Pointe yet? Click on the photo at right for an exclusive sneak peek. It’s an outtake from Jim Lafferty’s photo essay, which chronicles Ballet West, Nevada Ballet Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet’s historic...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Former New York City Ballet principal Nilas Martins and former NYCB principal and American Ballet Theatre soloist Monique Meunier recently began their tenure as co-directors of the Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre (ANBT). Pointe asked the husband-and-wife team about...