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 Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | 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...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Richmond Ballet dancer Valerie Tellmann will appear on an upcoming episode of “Say Yes to the Dress.” Tellman, who’s known for having a big, bright personality both onstage and off, will appear on the show with a few friends—including fellow Richmond...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Successful ballet dancers all share one trait: a relentless determination to improve. To close out 2012, Pointe reached out to dancers we covered this past year to find out their resolutions for the next one. Name: Maggie Small Company: Richmond Ballet Resolution:...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Richmond Ballet is currently making its international debut in a tour to London. Dancer Maggie Small is giving Pointe the inside scoop. Read her earlier posts here and here. We’ve completed our weekend of performances at the Linbury Theater! The audiences were...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Richmond Ballet is currently making its international debut in a tour to London. Dancer Maggie Small is giving Pointe the inside scoop. Read her earlier post here. The past two days we have been rehearsing in the Royal Ballet School studios and at the Linbury...