by Sophie Bress | Oct 16, 2023 | Career, Company Life, Features, News, Pointe+
Three and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the performing arts to a halt, the sector is still on somewhat unstable footing. Regional theater is in crisis across the country, and ticket sales and subscription numbers in the industry at large are...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments At Stuttgart Ballet, Henrik Erikson and Gabriel Figueredo have...
by Sarah McKenna Barry | Sep 21, 2023 | News, The Latest
Ten years after the curtain fell on Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s “Bunheads,” we learned that the “Gilmore Girls” creator had a second ballet show up her sleeve. Daniel Palladino and Amy Sherman Palladino. Photo courtesy Prime Video. As...
by Nancy Wozny | Sep 14, 2023 | News, The Latest
After 20 years as associate artistic director at Texas Ballet Theater, Tim O’Keefe now sits in the director’s chair. On July 1, 2023, O’Keefe succeeded artistic director Ben Stevenson, who ran the company from 2003–22. Tim O’Keefe. Photo by Steven Visneau,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 7, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest dancer farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Miami City Ballet’s Dawn Atkins has been promoted to principal,...
by Nancy Wozny | Apr 14, 2023 | News, The Latest
Vitacca Ballet’s Walsh Studio buzzes with energy as company dancers pound out the driving rhythms of Garrett Smith’s riveting Hypnotic Forces. The new ballet will premiere when Texas’ newest company makes its Houston debut April 20 to 21 at the Midtown Arts and...
by Catja Christensen | Jul 6, 2022 | The Latest
As the 2021–22 season comes to a close, companies around the globe have announced a slew of artist promotions, new arrivals, departures and more. Keep current with the latest updates in this round-up. Stéphane Bullion takes his final bow at the Paris Opéra Ballet....
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 27, 2022 | Onstage, The Latest
When choreographer Christopher Williams was 20, he saw Matthew Bourne’s reimagining of Swan Lake with its corps of all-male swans. The performance, he says, made him burst into tears and think, “I must do something like this someday.” Williams’ dream will be realized...