by Pointe Magazine | Sep 24, 2018 | Giveaways
We’re giving away a pair of tickets to see The Joffrey Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Swan Lake on October 27 at 2 pm in Chicago, IL. Enter now to win! <span...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 16, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. New York City Ballet’s Fall Season Opens with “Jewels” New York City Ballet’s fall season opens September 18 at Lincoln Center’s David H....
by Julia Rosica | Jun 27, 2018 | TBT
In 2018, in preparation for her performance of the dual role of Odette/Odile, American Ballet Theatre principal Gillian Murphy posted an adorable photo from her childhood on Instagram posing in costume as the Black Swan. Murphy admits that as a young dancer she was...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jun 14, 2018 | Profiles, Trending
In the middle of American Ballet Theatre’s spring season, principal dancer Christine Shevchenko takes a break from her comedic role of Pierrette in Harlequinade to (briefly) transform into a swan. During the half hour rehearsal, Shevchenko seamlessly transitions...
by Joseph Carman | Jun 10, 2018 | Career, Dance History
Two hundred is the new 30. Or at least it seems so for Marius Petipa, whose ballets are as active as ever as we celebrate his 200th birthday this year. Nearly all major ballet companies dance Petipa’s iconic ballets, which reflect his prolific creative output....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 28, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Ballet Nacional de Cuba Continues U.S. Tour at the Kennedy Center A few weeks ago we shared that the historic Ballet Nacional de Cuba is back in the U.S. after 40 years. The...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 10, 2018 | Just for fun
With Mother’s Day fast approaching, we started thinking about some of the mom characters in ballet who don’t get enough credit. Below are five of our favorites. “Swan Lake” Boston Ballet in Mikko Nissinen’s Swan Lake. Photo by Rosalie...
by Marissa DeSantis | Mar 27, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles, Trending
Nobody has a “perfect” performance every time they go onstage—not even the dancers at American Ballet Theatre. Despite knowing this, we tend to beat ourselves up enough over the tiniest of slip ups without having someone else pointing out our errors,...