by Gavin Larsen | Sep 9, 2021 | Company Life
The route to a company’s roster often means working your way through several preliminary stages—professional training program, traineeship, apprenticeship or second company—in order to be considered for a full company contract. But while some dancers move fairly...
by Helen Hope | Oct 14, 2020 | Company Life, Instagram, News, Onstage
It’s a rare ballet company that can present three months of in-person performances despite (and amidst) the chaos of 2020. Against the odds, Richmond Ballet is doing just that, pulling off a COVID-era adaptation of its perennial Studio Series. Arriving at...
by Cadence Neenan | Oct 22, 2019 | Career, Higher Ed, Profiles
This is one of a series of stories on recent graduates’ on-campus experiences—and the connections they made that jump-started their dance careers. Eri Nishihara graduated from University of Utah with a BFA in ballet performance in 2016. As her time in high...
by Lauren Fagone | Jul 31, 2019 | Career, Instagram
At age 15, Ben Malone made his Nutcracker debut in the party scene. But unlike many of his peers, dancing had not been his childhood dream. While other tiny tots aspired to tutus or tunics and can remember the days of being chin high to the barre, Malone dreamt not of...
by Marissa DeSantis | May 14, 2019 | Profiles
Whether she’s working in the studio with Richmond Ballet or on her fashion blog, Felix & Flora, Lauren Archer’s sartorial motto is “Fearless, feminine fashion.” Archer’s interest in fashion began when she was a little girl, and it...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 25, 2018 | Career, Profiles, Trending
A dancer’s dressing room is often her “home away from home.” We went backstage with Boston Ballet principal Lia Cirio, San Francisco Ballet principal Frances Chung and Richmond Ballet dancer Cody Beaton to see how they personalize their space and get...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 9, 2018 | Everything "Nutcracker", News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Richmond Ballet dancer Lauren Archer never thought she’d be able to blend ballet with her knowledge of American Sign Language. But at a recent “Signing Santa” event at the MacArthur Center in Norfolk, Virginia, Archer—dressed as the Snow Queen...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 7, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. New Peter Pans at Ballet Austin and Kansas City Ballet Never Never Land becomes a reality this week with two exciting new productions. Kansas City Ballet presents world...