by Claudia Bauer | Jun 2, 2021 | Profiles
Last spring Ben Youngstone was in the midst of his first season with Sacramento Ballet, spending his days taking 9:30 am company class, rehearsing and performing. Now his days start with the sunrise and entail everything from building tomato trellises to setting up...
by Claudia Bauer | Aug 4, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Instagram, News, The Latest
The COVID-19 pandemic claimed another ballet casualty on July 24, when Sacramento Ballet announced it was cancelling its 2020-21 season and laying off artistic director Amy Seiwert after just two years. In a statement, the company cited “public health concerns...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 17, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. Justin Peck Creates a World Premiere for Houston Ballet Houston Ballet on Instagram: “Get an inside look at @Justin_Peck creating ‘Reflections’ on our dancers...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 26, 2018 | Giveaways
Enter now to win a pair of tickets to see Sacramento Ballet’s brand new Nutcracker on December 22 at 7 pm at the Community Center Theater in Sacramento, CA. Loading…
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 23, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. The Washington Ballet Brings in Guest Stars Including Marcelo Gomes and Stella Abrera The Washington Ballet on Instagram: “Guest artist @katherine_barkman will make...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 10, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. National Ballet of Canada’s Justin Peck Company Premiere June 16-22 , NBoC presents their first work by Justin Peck (who as of last night can now add Tony Award winner...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 17, 2017 | Career, Profiles
When Sacramento Ballet’s board announced that it would not be renewing the contract of longtime co-directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda after the 2017–18 season, the news upset many in both the Sacramento community and the dance world. The husband...
by Suzannah Friscia | Jan 12, 2017 | Company Life
These days, when we hear news of a change in leadership at a ballet company, it feels less and less surprising. Over the past year, a surge of companies across the U.S. and abroad have changed directors, and started new chapters—from Benjamin Millepied’s...