by Kathleen McGuire | Oct 3, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
With her shining stage presence and high-kicking moxie, first-year Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre corps member Tommie Kesten is hard to miss. In the company’s recent premiere of Jordan Morris’ The Great Gatsby, Kesten didn’t need her bright green flapper...
by Marcie Sillman | Oct 2, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
During a recent performance of Matthew Neenan’s Bacchus at Pacific Northwest Ballet, corps de ballet dancer Christopher D’Ariano stood out not only for his elegant lines and crisp jumps; audiences couldn’t help but notice his unruly dark hair that...
by Marina Harss | Oct 1, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
You can’t miss Mira Nadon when she’s onstage: The 18-year-old, who joined New York City Ballet as an apprentice in fall 2017 and became a corps member in 2018, is tall and raven-haired, and dances with fullness and lyricism, carried along by the music. At...
by Karen Campbell | Sep 30, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
Onstage, Boston Ballet artist Sage Humphries is notable for her elegant poise and liquid grace. But offstage, she’s a creative whirlwind: model, singer/songwriter and talented emerging choreographer. Amidst the demands of rehearsal and performance last fall, she...
by Amy Brandt | Sep 29, 2019 | Instagram, Profiles
Whether she’s dancing within a group or in a featured role, what you first notice about American Ballet Theatre’s Courtney Lavine are her long limbs and sweeping upper body. During her debut as Hail in Alexei Ratmansky’s The Seasons earlier this...
by Karen Campbell | Oct 9, 2018 | Profiles
In Boston Ballet’s production of La Sylphide last spring, María Álvarez just about stole the show as Madge. With a conniving gleam in her eye and a grim, angular hitch in her step, she exuded a dramatic, malevolent energy and taut physicality that...
by Claudia Bauer | Oct 8, 2018 | Profiles
The Royal Danish Ballet’s Ballet Festival in Copenhagen this June could have doubled as a showcase for corps dancer Liam Redhead, 23. On opening night, Redhead demonstrated his Bournonville mettle with a floating ballon and effortless charisma in Napoli’s...
by Olivia Manno | Oct 4, 2018 | Profiles
When you watch Sydney Dolan dance, it’s no surprise she’s having one of those storied ballet-world ascents. She eats up the stage with the sort of intention rarely seen in 17-year-olds; every move is lush, technically sound and refreshingly honest. By the...