by Steve Sucato | Dec 7, 2017 | Profiles
Romeo wasn’t the only one falling in love during Edwaard Liang’s production of Romeo and Juliet at BalletMet last April; those in the audience witnessing retiring company star Adrienne Benz’s final performance as Juliet were equally captivated. Benz...
by Julie Diana Hench | Sep 18, 2017 | Dream Role, Profiles, Technique
As told to Julie Diana Juliet is one of my favorite roles—you go through every emotion in just three acts. I had done different versions of the ballet before, but it was an amazing opportunity when my director Stanton Welch created the role for me. I watched a...
by Hannah Foster | Oct 12, 2016 | Career
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2016 issue of Pointe. What does it take to bring a major production on tour? In July, Houston Ballet mounted a 12-show run of artistic director Stanton Welch’s Romeo and Juliet in Melbourne, Australia. The...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Oct 11, 2016 | Company Life
Dancing Romeo and Juliet is surely a life-changing experience for any performer. But dancing it with your offstage partner? That’s next-level romance (and intensity). Along with several pairs of their colleagues, leading Joffrey Ballet dancers Jeraldine Mendoza...
by Jacquelyn Long | Jul 7, 2016 | Company Life
From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her experiences. July 8, 2016 With my sisters Tyler...
by Jacquelyn Long | Jul 1, 2016 | Company Life
From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her experiences. June 30, 2016 Getting notes backstage...
by Jacquelyn Long | Jun 30, 2016 | Company Life
From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her experiences. June 29, 2016 The State Theatre at Arts...
by Caroline Seymour | Jun 22, 2016 | Company Life
June 23 is finally here, and we couldn’t be more excited! Tonight, internationally acclaimed ballerina Alessandra Ferri, 53, returns to American Ballet Theatre to reprise the role of Juliet alongside Herman Cornejo in Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and...