by Rachel Hellwig | Jul 21, 2021 | Career, Company Life, Training
The life of a ballet dancer is full of sacrifices, and sacrificing time with family is no exception. When Maria Kochetkova graduated from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, she knew she was considered too short for the company. She would soon have to leave her family and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 14, 2020 | Profiles, The Latest, Viral Videos
Have you ever wished you could pull back the curtain and watch some of our country’s most beloved ballerinas being coached? With the coronavirus pandemic keeping theaters closed for the foreseeable future, NYCC has moved its popular Studio 5...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Apr 21, 2020 | Profiles
Sara Mearns is usually everywhere. If she’s not dancing with her home company, New York City Ballet, she’s working on musical theater projects with her husband Joshua Bergasse, commissioning work from downtown choreographers, embodying modern masters like...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 25, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Instagram, Profiles, Viral Videos
When Elle Decor approached Ezra Hurwitz to create a campaign with Tiffany & Co., the former Miami City Ballet dancer-turned-filmmaker knew just who he wanted to feature: the dancers of New York City Ballet. Elle Decor was looking to develop organic sponsored...
by Amanda Sherwin For Dance Spirit | Sep 29, 2019 | News, Profiles, Viral Videos
Apple—continuing their sensational streak of genius dance collabs—has done it again, with a sleek promo video for the new iPhone that features the ballet world’s best and brightest. The beautiful short film, titled “Mobile Devices” (we...
by Julia Guiheen | Aug 11, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. The Joyce Theater Ballet Festival Gets the Royal Treatment The Joyce Theater’s Ballet Festival, curated by a team of colleagues from The Royal Ballet, continues this week....
by Amy Brandt | May 2, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher, News, Profiles
In a large practice studio inside Lincoln Center’s Koch Theater, Suzanne Farrell watches quietly as New York City Ballet principals Sara Mearns and Russell Janzen work through a series of supported poses. As Janzen kneels to face her, Mearns brushes through to...
by Marina Harss | Apr 29, 2019 | Profiles
Since becoming New York City Ballet’s newest and youngest principal dancer in October of last year, Joseph Gordon has been quietly working his way through a series of important roles in the company’s repertoire. He’s not a flashy dancer, nor was his...