by Pointe Magazine | Feb 23, 2023 | Black History Month, Pointe+, Videos
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with two groundbreaking artists and colleagues: Lauren Anderson, Houston Ballet’s first Black principal ballerina (and current Houston Ballet Academy associate director of Education and Community Engagement), and Harper...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 16, 2023 | Career, News, Pointe+
James Whiteside is a consummate multi-hyphenate. The American Ballet Theatre principal is also a choreographer, author, singer and drag queen. And now, Whiteside is back on the air waves with a new podcast, “Front Row.” The show, out every Wednesday and available on...
by Linnea Swarting | Jan 4, 2023 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
If you have seen Skylar Brandt perform, or taken a glance at her social media, you know that she is a force of nature—her technical power is only surpassed by her unyielding love of ballet. But many Brandt fans might be surprised to learn that the American Ballet...
by Emma Love Suddarth | Nov 21, 2022 | Pointe+, Profiles
Trinidadian Canadian ballerina Tina Pereira joined the National Ballet of Canada in 2001, steadily climbing the ranks before reaching principal dancer in 2021. Here she talks about how she manages fast tempos, why she started her own leotard line and her secret to...
by Maggie Small | Nov 21, 2022 | Career, Pointe+, Profiles
Tricia Albertson shares how 25 years at Miami City Ballet has gifted her two different careers. Over your 25 years at Miami City Ballet, you’ve worked for two artistic directors: Edward Villella and Lourdes Lopez. What kind of changes have you experienced working for...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 12, 2022 | Profiles
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal Jonathan Batista is masterful at time management. The Rio de Janeiro native, who recently made history as the company’s first Black principal, follows a regimented schedule that allows him to not only stay on track with his career...
by Kyra Laubacher | May 25, 2022 | Career, The Latest
May has been an exciting month for career news, from newly minted principals to international moves. Check out the latest in promotions and new hires. Paris Opéra Ballet On April 23, Paris Opéra Ballet premier danseur François Alu was promoted to étoile, the company’s...
by Marina Harss | May 11, 2022 | The Latest
In 2016, a few years after David Hallberg’s famous move to the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Italian dancer Jacopo Tissi took a similar step. A product of the Ballet School of the Teatro alla Scala, he had been quickly singled out for principal roles at La Scala,...