by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
On tour or at home, a technical rehearsal is the one chance to see how the lights, music, scenery and costumes will come together before the audience arrives. Ordinarily, there is plenty of work to be done, but imagine having to tech a program at an elevation of 8,000...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Now that costume design runs the gamut from elaborately ornamented and bejeweled tutus and tunics to loincloths and skimpy combinations of see-through mesh and shreds of Lycra, being able to dance well in anything and everything takes some doing. But a costume is more...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
With so much information on nutrition out there, deciding on what constitutes a healthy diet can be a little confusing, especially for dancers who need to consume enough food to fuel a day of dancing. The effect of too little nourishment can become evident early in...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Harriet Clark auditioned for the U.S. production of The Phantom of the Opera on a Friday. She had one week of rehearsals and made her Broadway debut the following Tuesday. Twelve years and two children later, Clark is the dance captain of this 17-year-old musical....