by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 6, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Prima ballerina assoluta Alessandra Ferri will direct the...
by Leila Lois | Oct 20, 2023 | News, The Latest
Ty King-Wall, a former Australian Ballet principal, is returning to his home country to take up his newly appointed role as artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Over the past year, RNZB has been under the temporary directorship of David McAllister, AC,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments At Stuttgart Ballet, Henrik Erikson and Gabriel Figueredo have...
by Kyra Laubacher | Sep 11, 2023 | News, The Latest
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments Hannah Fischer has been promoted to principal at Miami City...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jan 10, 2023 | News, The Latest
This month has brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On December 12, the National Ukrainian Ballet (Kyiv Ballet) appointed Nobuhiro...
by Catja Christensen | Aug 8, 2022 | News, Onstage, The Latest
This month, ballet companies debut classical reinterpretations, attend annual festivals around the world and take performances to new venues. Read on to learn about the premieres and international stars performing near you. Vail Dance Festival Highlights The annual...
by Steve Sucato | Oct 22, 2019 | News, Profiles
It’s been several years since former Pacific Northwest Ballet star Patricia Barker took over leadership of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. In that time Barker and her husband, former PNB dancer Michael Auer, have had to acclimate themselves to a new country, a new...
by Laura Cappelle | Aug 4, 2019 | Career, Instagram, Profiles
Though the Royal New Zealand Ballet has seen a lot of upheaval in recent years, it’s now attracting dancers from the U.S. again. Six American women are currently working for the Wellington-based company: Two of them, soloist Katherine Minor and dancer Leonora...