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...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Sep 20, 2015 | Company Life
On September 22 in select cinemas nationwide, The Royal Ballet will live-stream its production of Sir Kenneth MacMillian’s Romeo and Juliet. The screening celebrates the ballet’s 50th anniversary, which debuted at The Royal Ballet with Margot Fonteyn and...
by Nancy Wozny | Jan 31, 2015 | News
This story originally appeared in the February/March 2015 issue of Pointe. In celebration of Shakespeare’s 450th anniversary, Houston Ballet is premiering Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Stanton Welch. The company’s 2014–15 season is devoted to the...
by Joseph Carman | Oct 1, 2009 | Company Life, Cover Story, Features
In July, an exceptional American Ballet Theatre dancer made her New York debut as Juliet—a sparklingly innocent and yet impressively mature rendition of Kenneth MacMillan’s heroine that was both touching and daring. She danced with abandon, sailing into...
by Caitlin Sims | Apr 1, 2007 | Company Life, Features
“Never underestimate youth,” says Peter Martins, who in his 37 years with New York City Ballet has seen more than a few young dancers achieve early stardom. Martins’s innovative new production of Romeo and Juliet, which premieres on May 1 at the New...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
It takes the work of a ballet dancer to embody the words of Shakespeare. With the help of Sergei Prokofiev’s masterful score, the Royal Ballet’s Alessandra Ferri and Wayne Eagling approach this task with heartbreaking beauty. They perform the iconic balcony...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Edwaard Liang is one of the ballet world’s choreographers du jour. His work appears in the repertoires of The Joffrey Ballet, Kirov Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, among other top companies. But until now, the former New York City...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Julie Kent appears at the costume fitting for the dress she wears on the cover after a rehearsal for Jorma Elo’s new work for American Ballet Theatre. Her feet are killing her, so she slouches while she gets measured, but she’s pretty easygoing about the...
