by April Deocariza | Dec 13, 2022 | Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker", Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+
’Tis the season for the Nutcracker grind. Throughout the next month, companies will be staging the Tchaikovsky classic, some doing multiple runs over several weeks. That means packed days for dancers, many of whom will juggle two performances in one day. San Francisco...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 2, 2022 | Career, Onstage, Pointe+, The Latest
On Sunday, December 4, New York City Ballet principal Sterling Hyltin will take her final bow after nearly 20 years with the company, dancing as the Sugarplum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. Originally from Amarillo, Texas, Hyltin joined NYCB’s corps de...
by Rachel Fine, MS, RD, CSSD, CDN, CEDS-C | Nov 21, 2022 | Health & Body, Nutrition, Pointe+
For busy bunheads, hunger often goes unnoticed during Nutcracker season as the holiday hustle and busy schedules overwhelm our daily routines. These unreliable appetite cues can make it challenging for dancers to fuel adequately on intense performance days. And...
by Kathryn Holmes | Nov 11, 2022 | Higher Ed, Training
Last fall, Cassidy Jarvis was juggling dance classes, Nutcracker rehearsals, AP courses and college applications. “It was chaotic, tiring and a bit stressful,” she admits. But now, as a freshman dance and psychology double major at Belhaven University in Jackson,...
by Lydia Murray | Aug 16, 2022 | Black History Month, Dance History, Profiles
History’s rare gems often languish in the shadows of what might have been, and ballet is no exception. Those credited with shaping the artform—usually choreographers, principal dancers and impresarios—become legends, while corps de ballet members mostly go...
by Rachel Hellwig | Dec 20, 2021 | Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker"
Updated on 11/28/23 For ballet dancers, Nutcracker season is a time of new artistic and technical heights. And thanks to the sheer number of performances, it can also be a time when many dancers get their first soloist or principal role. But getting a big break during...
by Kyra Laubacher | Dec 15, 2021 | Onstage, The Latest
This holiday season, Festival Ballet Providence is rolling out a brand-new Nutcracker. Running December 17–26 at Providence’s Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), the production features fresh choreography by FBP artistic curator Yury Yanowsky, new costume and...
by Katherine Beard | Dec 13, 2021 | Company Life, Everything "Nutcracker"
For most ballet companies, The Nutcracker is an annual repertoire staple, sometimes requiring dancers to perform in as many as 30 to 40 shows during the holiday season. But last year, the pandemic forced dance organizations around the world to reimagine their...