by Pointe Magazine | Feb 27, 2011 | Company Life
Interviews by Christopher Blank, Rosie Gaynor and Nancy Wozny A firestorm of controversy over recent reviews that singled out dancers’ bodies for criticism has raised the question of whether body type still matters in today’s ballet world. Does...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
MYTH: The guys in ballet are all gay. “Let’s just say guys in ballet are guys. And some are gay, and they’re great; some aren’t, and they’re great. They’re all just humans, like the rest of us.” —Peter Boal, artistic...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
As if Wendy Whelan’s imminent retirement wasn’t a hard enough pill to swallow, news that Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Carla Körbes will retire in June 2015 makes this an even sadder year for ballet. Körbes started her career at New York City...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
What is it that makes certain performers magnetic? This past weekend I saw Pacific Northwest Ballet perform at the Joyce here in New York City. I was taken aback by the bevy of beautiful bodies onstage. Almost every female dancer had exquisitely long limbs, ideal...