by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 25, 2018 | News
This week is bursting at the seams with ballet. Earlier this month multiple companies performed the same ballet (think Romeo and Juliet), but this week brings a truly eclectic mix of new works, company premieres and old classics all around the U.S. and Canada....
by Amy Brandt | Sep 17, 2017 | Profiles
As the Red Girl in Mark Godden’s Dracula last November, Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Yoshiko Kamikusa proved a perfect blend of strength and seduction. She sailed effortlessly through Godden’s demanding choreography, melting through her upper body and...
by Amy Brandt | Mar 13, 2017 | Company Life
When ballerina Evelyn Hart retired in 2006 after a legendary 30-year career, it marked the end of an era. The longtime star of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet relocated to Toronto and has been busy teaching and coaching since. (She even started her own summer...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 22, 2017 | Cross-Training, Profiles
The Royal Winnepeg Ballet principal adapts her cross-training for the company’s frequent touring. Travel savvy: Touring seven to eight weeks a year means Sophia Lee hits hotel gyms a lot. “I usually pack my runners and workout clothes,” she says....
by Amy Brandt | Nov 10, 2016 | Company Life
Ever wonder what life is like on the road? Well, thanks to social media, you can see for yourself. Next week, while Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet makes an East Coast tour of the U.S., apprentice Philippe Larouche will be taking over the company’s...
by Julie Diana | May 31, 2016 | Career, Company Life
This story originally appeared in the June/July 2016 issue of Pointe. From the outside, one might assume that the stars onstage are leaders offstage, too. It might be so, but life in a company is usually more complex. Opportunities to volunteer, teach or represent...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Sep 30, 2014 | News
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of Pointe. In October, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet kicks off its 75th-anniversary season with a thought-provoking world premiere. Going Home Star: A Story of Truth and Reconciliation is inspired by The...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
If you live in the Winnipeg area, you’re in for a ballet treat to kick off the fall season. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is hosting a free performance on October 4 in honor of it’s late Artistic Director Emeritus Dr. Arnold Spohr, who passed away in April....