by Harris Green | Jan 18, 2011 | Company Life
Daylight saving time had been in effect only a few hours last November when New York City Ballet principal Sterling Hyltin entered an NYCB rehearsal studio to recapture history. In Classroom 2 on the seventh floor, the clock had been turned back to 1968, when NYCB...
by Pointe Magazine | Dec 1, 2009 | Company Life
Dancer: Sarah Van Patten Company: San Francisco Ballet Ballet: Marius Petipa’s Swan Lake San Francisco Ballet principal Sarah Van Patten always commands the stage in roles that call for dramatic depth and musicality. But because she is not usually thought of as...
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 Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Senior editor Jenny Stahl recently called New York City Ballet principal Daniel Ulbricht “Superman,” and I can’t think of a better way to describe the phenomenally talented dancer and teacher, who seems to be everywhere at once these days. (We...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Hyltin in Bournonville’s La Sylphide . Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB. Tomorrow, New York City Ballet presents the company premiere of the quintessential Bournonville ballet La Sylphide, staged by ballet master in chief Peter...