by Nancy Wozny | Apr 16, 2018 | Career, News
Founded in 2012, Dallas-based Avant Chamber Ballet (ACB) has made a name for itself by presenting works by Christopher Wheeldon, George Balanchine and other major choreographers. Yet its Women’s Choreography Project, now in its fourth year, makes ACB a company...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 15, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Youth America Grand Prix After months of semi-finals, the final round of YAGP 2018 is finally here! This week, 1,800 finalists from 30 countries (chosen from the over 10,000...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Feb 6, 2017 | Company Life
Jo Strømgren may not be a household name for stateside balletomanes (yet), but his work has been performed by dozens of dance, theater and opera companies throughout Europe. He’s currently the associate choreographer at Norwegian National Ballet and...
by Hedy Weiss | Nov 30, 2016 | Company Life
It’s a truth universally acknowledged that any ballet company worth its sugar plums must have a production of Nutcracker as part of its holiday season repertoire. And for nearly three decades, through its final performance at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 6, 2016 | Company Life
ABT Celebrates Ratmansky Alexei Ratmansky works through Firebird with ABT dancers (photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy ABT) American Ballet Theatre’s Ratmansky Festival is the centerpiece of the company’s spring season at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Dec 3, 2015 | Company Life
This season, Kansas City Ballet will unveil its all-new Nutcracker, choreographed by artistic director Devon Carney. Carney has assembled an impressive team, including set designer Alain Vaës, costume designer Holly Hynes (who was the director of costumes at New York...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Sep 12, 2013 | Company Life
Got Nutcracker auditions coming up? You might want to avoid texting right before you take your place at the barre. Fascinating new research from Harvard Business School found that people who spent a few minutes typing on a small, handheld gadget were only half...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Aug 28, 2013 | Company Life
It’s a question every dancer asks herself: If I want to perform my best, should I eat before or after rehearsal? The answer: Both. According to an article in The New York Times, it turns out that eating easily digestible carbohydrates (think white bread...
