by Nancy Wozny | Jun 4, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Watching Amy Fote navigate the sweeping contours of Stanton Welch’s The Four Seasons, one would never guess it’s been a decade since she donned a pair of pointe shoes. The former Houston Ballet principal, now a company ballet master, returns to the stage this...
by Nancy Wozny | Oct 17, 2023 | News, The Latest
Stanton Welch is celebrating his 20th-anniversary season as artistic director of Houston Ballet. But last year, he decided it was the time to restructure the job. In July, Julie Kent joined Welch as co-director of the company, bringing with her the wealth of...
by Madeline Schrock For Dance Magazine | Jul 9, 2020 | News, The Latest, Videos, Viral Videos
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3EVhA1ee9Dc What are dancers to do when they’re still stuck at home in isolation? After all, there’s only so much time you can spend taking barre, tackling your reading list (or Netflix queue) or ticking items off your to-do...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 10, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. PNB’s Director’s Choice Program Features Two World Premieres Pacific Northwest Ballet’s second mixed bill of the season, running March 15-24, features...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 18, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Houston Ballet’s New Full Length Story Ballet, “Sylvia,” Has Its World Premiere This week, Houston Ballet is putting its stamp on an old classic with the...
by Nancy Wozny | Dec 22, 2018 | Profiles
Houston Ballet first soloist Nozomi Iijima transformed into a Zen goddess in the pas de deux for Stanton Welch’s Just, commissioned specially for Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in August. Partnered by Chun Wai Chan, Iijima moved as if in a dream state,...
by Anna Maples | Aug 12, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Houston Ballet Brings a World Premiere to Jacob’s Pillow August 15-18 , for the first time in almost four decades, Houston Ballet is appearing at Jacob’s Pillow,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 3, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT’s New Harlequinade is Finally Here The long wait for Alexei Ratmansky’s Harlequinade for American Ballet Theatre is finally over. June 4-9, catch ABT at the...