by Linnea Swarting | Jul 12, 2024 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
“It is chaotic, but I love my life,” says New York City Ballet principal dancer Megan Fairchild. She and her husband are raising three children (including a set of twins) while they both work full-time. “When I was pregnant, I was nervous about how my life would...
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 Julia Guiheen | Jul 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Former New York City Ballet principal Suzanne Farrell is famous as George Balanchine’s muse, yet Balanchine wasn’t the only choreographer whom she inspired. In 1984 her then-husband, Paul Mejia, also a former NYCB dancer, created a piece for her called...