by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2017 | Company Life
This morning, the Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported that Paloma Herrera has been appointed artistic director of Teatro Colón’s ballet company in Buenos Aires. The longtime American Ballet Theatre star replaces current artistic...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Dec 2, 2015 | Company Life
When it comes to gender roles, Le Corsaire is anything but modern. The female characters are passed from pasha to pirate and back again, and they do little else than dance for the men—whether those men are good or evil, lover or foe. (With the ballet’s...
by Amy Brandt | May 31, 2015 | Career
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2015 issue of Pointe. It’s two weeks before the March world premiere of American Ballet Theatre’s The Sleeping Beauty at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California, and principals Diana...
by Amy Brandt | May 26, 2015 | Company Life
Today, two of American Ballet Theatre’s longtime stars, Paloma Herrera and Xiomara Reyes, retire from the company in what is sure to be emotionally-charged back-to-back performances of Giselle. Herrera, who has danced with ABT for 24 years, will say good-bye during...
by Suzannah Friscia | Nov 20, 2014 | Profiles, Studio to Street
This story originally appeared in the December 2014/January 2015 issue of Pointe. Ask Paloma Herrera about her fashion sense, and you’ll get a decisive answer. “I hate shopping,” she says. “I’m very basic and I know my style well, so when...
by Joseph Carman | Apr 1, 2009 | Company Life, Features
In the ballet world, great partnerships are rare. The unique chemistry of a splendid ballerina and her attentive partner can hold audiences spellbound. Witnessing a pas de deux by extraordinarily simpatico dancers can fundamentally change the way one perceives ballet....
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Carla Körbes in “Diamonds” from George Balanchine’s Jewels (photo by Angela Sterling) For ballet fans around the world, there is a lot to be sad about in the 2014/2015 season. Wendy Whelan ended her career at New York City Ballet, while...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Don Quixote ‘s flirtatious and spunky Kitri is an exciting character for ballerinas to portray—any role is fun if it includes a prop fan! But it’s also an important stepping-stone in a dancer’s professional career, alongside Juliet, Odette/Odile and...
