by Nancy Wozny | Jan 23, 2018 | Profiles, Viral Videos
Houston Ballet principal Sara Webb, now celebrating her 20th season, holds the distinct position of being the only ballerina currently in the company who has worked extensively under two Houston Ballet artistic directors: Ben Stevenson (who left in 2003 and now...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 5, 2017 | News
When Hurricane Harvey badly damaged Houston Ballet’s Wortham Theater Center this fall, all programming was cancelled and the fate of the company’s upcoming season was unclear. Yet over the past few months, the greater performing arts community has pulled...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 9, 2017 | Everything Nutcracker
Houston Ballet has a message for Mother Nature: Don’t mess with Nutcracker. After flooding from Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage to the Wortham Center, Houston ballet’s home theater, the company was forced to reschedule and relocate two of its...
by Julie Diana Hench | Sep 18, 2017 | Dream Role, Profiles, Technique
As told to Julie Diana Juliet is one of my favorite roles—you go through every emotion in just three acts. I had done different versions of the ballet before, but it was an amazing opportunity when my director Stanton Welch created the role for me. I watched a...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 18, 2017 | Everything Nutcracker, News
After Hurricane Harvey flooded Houston Ballet’s facilities and damaged its home theater, the Wortham Center, the company wasted no time finding temporary rehearsal space and rescheduling its first two programs of the season at the nearby Hobby Center. But today,...
by Nancy Wozny | Sep 7, 2017 | Profiles
Watching an emotionally gut-wrenching early rehearsal of Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s Mayerling at Houston Ballet on Aug. 17, it was clear that the Houston Ballet’s fall season was going to be steeped in deep drama. And it was, but for different reasons....
by Amy Brandt | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
It may be the middle of summer, but San Francisco Ballet is already rehearsing for its spring season. There’s a lot to prepare for—the company’s Unbound: A Festival of New Works, which runs April 20–May 6, 2018, will feature 12 new ballets by...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 10, 2016 | Company Life
From left: Me, Madeline Skelly and Natalie Varnum From June 24–July 10, Houston Ballet is embarking on its biggest tour yet to Melbourne, Australia, hometown of artistic director Stanton Welch. Pointe asked demi-soloist Jacquelyn Long to keep a diary of her...