by Toba Singer | Apr 27, 2018 | News, Profiles
In honor of its 85th anniversary, San Francisco Ballet has commissioned works from 12 internationally-recognized choreographers to contribute to the company’s Unbound: A Festival of New Works, now in progress. Pointe spoke with Belgian-Colombian choreographer...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 10, 2017 | Career, Viral Videos
Last Thursday was World Ballet Day LIVE, the official 22-hour live-stream relay showcasing companies across the globe. If you were busy (we know that you don’t always have the luxury to spend an entire day watching ballet), don’t fret. Many of the...
by Amy Brandt | Aug 7, 2017 | Company Life
If everyone in your ballet class has called out sick on October 5, there’s a perfectly good explanation: that’s when World Ballet Day LIVE is scheduled to return. In other words, 24 hours of binge-worthy behind-the-scenes footage featuring five of the...
by Claudia Bauer | Nov 22, 2016 | Career, Profiles
Courtney Henry knew she wanted to dance for Alonzo King LINES Ballet while she was still a student in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. “I saw LINES perform at The Joyce Theater, and I was blown away, particularly by the women,” she remembers. “They...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Chan Hon Goh, a principal with The National Ballet of Canada since 1994, will perform with the company for the last time in June. Afterwards, she’ll have her hands full teaching at her parents’ Vancouver-based Goh Ballet Academy and further developing...