by Hugo Marchand As Told To Laura Cappelle | Jan 20, 2019 | Profiles, Technique
Onegin isn’t a regular ballet character: He’s neither good nor bad, but gray, in between. I started by reading Alexander Pushkin’s verse poem, and I found it difficult. It portrays an emotional state that is very Russian: This existential melancholy...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jun 22, 2017 | Profiles
Last fall, Diana Vishneva shocked her NYC following when she announced that she would give her final performance with American Ballet Theatre on June 23, 2017. The Russian-born dancer has been part of ABT since performing in Romeo and Juliet as a guest artist in 2003,...
by Amy Brandt | May 31, 2016 | Career, Profiles, Technique
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. Anaïs Chalendard as told to Amy Brandt Tatiana is not simply a young, hopeful country girl. She’s dark and complex—she’s an introvert. I was also misunderstood when I was younger. Like...