by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 18, 2018 | News
What’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. The Bolshoi Premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina Last July Hamburg Ballet presented the world premiere of John Neumeier’s Anna Karenina, a modern adaptation on Leo...
by Marissa DeSantis | Nov 30, 2017 | Everything "Nutcracker"
How do you attract new audiences while keeping a dedicated following excited about classics they’ve seen countless times? Regional companies like Richmond Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet and Tulsa Ballet all seem to be on the same page—bringing some...
by Natalia Boesch | Nov 7, 2017 | Career, Profiles, Reverence
You’ve gone from Clara to Sugar Plum in one place. What made that possible? I was lucky to grow up here, in a school that fed directly into a company, so as a child I could visualize exactly what I wanted. I think my career is due in part to being aware of how...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 31, 2017 | Company Life, Profiles
A dancer’s dressing room is often her “home away from home.” In our August/September issue, we went backstage with three ballerinas, including Richmond Ballet dancer Cody Beaton. Below, she shows us how she personalizes her space and walks us through...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 5, 2016 | News
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. The Kansas City Dance Festival, which mixes Kansas City Ballet members with performers from other companies, has significantly increased its programming since its 2013 debut. Now the festival is...
by Lea Marshall | Feb 1, 2015 | Career, Company Life
This story originally appeared in the February/March 2015 issue of Pointe. In 1980, just months after graduating from Smith College, Stoner Winslett attended a performance by Richmond Ballet. Though it was then just a student company, with a modest budget of $164,000,...
by Laura Molzahn | Sep 24, 2014 | Higher Ed, Training
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. Informal connections between BFA programs and professional troupes have been around for decades. But in the last dozen years, some companies and universities began formalizing their...
by Lea Marshall | Apr 1, 2009 | Company Life
For our Whole Dancer Issue, Pointe looked at how dancers nurture who they are both inside and outside the studio. We found that dancers in companies all over the country spend much of their time off supporting worthy causes in their communities. In addition to giving...
