by Madeleine Purcell | Sep 27, 2018 | Career, Training, Trending
When you graduate from student to professional dancer, you still need to take daily class. But while the structure of class is the same, I’ve found the mindset to be drastically different. My first job post-graduation was with the Sarasota Ballet, and the last...
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 Chava Pearl Lansky | Nov 26, 2017 | News, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre principal Marcelo Gomes heads south this winter to create a piece on Sarasota Ballet to premiere December 1 at the Sarasota Opera House. Following the success of his 2015 ABT main-stage production AfterEffect, the burgeoning choreographer is...
by Hannah Foster | Sep 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
As Hurricane Irma made its way through the Caribbean last week, Sarasota Ballet principal Ellen Overstreet was closely following the news. Tracking its progress, she made plans with fellow company members Asia Bui and Madysen Felber: “Wednesday was the most...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 20, 2017 | Career, Dancer Spotlight, Profiles, Show and Tell
Dancers are famously resourceful and particular when it comes to the products that they keep around to get them through the day. And we all know where those items live: the dance bag. While most dance bags are filled with basics like leotards, pointe shoes, Therabands...
by Hannah Foster | Feb 23, 2017 | Profiles
You could say that Victoria Hulland is Sarasota Ballet’s resident corn pad dealer. The principal dancer keeps her bag stocked with special, extra-thick pads, which she uses between her toes. “A lot of the girls come to me if they have really bad...
by Carrie Seidman | Apr 14, 2016 | News
Have a question? Send it to Pointe editor in chief and former dancer Amy Brandt at [email protected] Sarasota Ballet artistic director Iain Webb approached Tony Dyson—owner of Sir Frederick Ashton’s Enigma Variations—about obtaining...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 6, 2016 | Company Life
ABT Celebrates Ratmansky Alexei Ratmansky works through Firebird with ABT dancers (photo by Gene Schiavone, courtesy ABT) American Ballet Theatre’s Ratmansky Festival is the centerpiece of the company’s spring season at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan...