by Laura Cappelle | Nov 2, 2023 | Digital Cover Star, Pointe+
On March 5, 2022, Victor Caixeta was supposed to dance Don Quixote on a stage that had come to feel like home: that of Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, in St. Petersburg. Instead, the 24-year-old from Brazil found himself in a minivan on the road to Tallinn, Estonia, with...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 20, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
National Ballet of Canada principal Siphesihle November draws people in with his natural charisma. His sense of artistry in dance, choreography, and fashion have been recognized around the world and rewarded with opportunities, like choreographing a fashion show at...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Sep 18, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Originally from Matanzas, Cuba, Philadelphia Ballet principal Arian Molina Soca has set himself apart in both classical and neoclassical works onstage—and his camera work offstage. You moved here from Cuba in 2015 with your then-girlfriend, now-wife, fellow...
by Kirsten Evans | Aug 30, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Over the course of her career, Miami City Ballet’s Dawn Atkins has come to value herself as a whole person, not just as a dancer. The recently promoted principal credits this shift to finding inspiration from within and developing skills outside of ballet. Atkins...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Aug 11, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
With her strong technique and hypermobile limbs, New York City Ballet principal Isabella LaFreniere seems to have it all—including an economics degree from Fordham University. But she hasn’t always had the easiest journey. Early in her career she overcame two major...
by Leila Lois | Jul 31, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Amber Scott has been a principal artist at The Australian Ballet since 2011. Her career highlights include dancing Odette/Odile with Adam Bull in Graeme Murphy’s Swan Lake and partnering with guest artists David Hallberg, Robert Tewsley, and Damian Smith. She’s also a...
by Nancy Wozny | Jul 11, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
In June, Houston Ballet’s newest principal, Beckanne Sisk, closed the 2022–23 season with an outstanding performance of Odette/Odile in Stanton Welch’s Swan Lake. With her old-world glamour, polished technique, and dynamic attack, Sisk has brought welcome dazzle to...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Jun 20, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
An engaging powerhouse, Boston Ballet principal Chyrstyn Mariah Fentroy is always looking for ways to dig deeper in her work. She brings the same passion for investigation to the role of Kitri as she does to William Forsythe ballets—demonstrating her point that with...