by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Aug 30, 2014 | Company Life
Recently retired Miami City Ballet dancer Ezra Hurwitz has found a second calling as a filmmaker. His latest is a peek into the life, or maybe the mind, of New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns. Mearns is well known as a dazzling, glamorous and dramatic...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Jun 5, 2013 | Company Life
How does this New York City Ballet principal describe her style? “I recently met Drew Barrymore, and she was like, ‘You have such a rock star vibe—not at all what I’d expect of a ballerina!’ ” Mearns says. Black dominates, even in...
by Leda Meredith | Apr 1, 2009 | Company Life, Features
When Ashley Bouder steps on stage at New York City Ballet, you can feel the audience’s excitement. As she whips through a rapid sequence of turns, people literally sit forward in their seats. Often Bouder will hold a balance for a moment where the allegro tempo...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
International ballet competitions are designed to showcase a dancer’s talent and performance skill—which also happen to be the two aims of Victor Gsovsky’s Grand Pas Classique. The female variation consists of steps that align with the music, supporting...