by Caroline Seymour | Jul 20, 2016 | Company Life
Sylvie Guillem in Raymonda. Photo via Pinterest. Every year, a select few dancers join the Paris Opera Ballet. An even smaller percentage make world headlines like former étoile Sylvie Guillem, who joined the company in 1981 at age 16. Three years later, after...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Nov 11, 2015 | Company Life
Sylvie Guillem once said, “I have a lucky physique.” Lucky is an understatement; my adjective of choice would be “perfect.” As the Paris Opéra Ballet’s youngest ever étoile, Guillem effaced previous technical standards with...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 2, 2015 | Company Life
Guillem in Mats Ek’s “Bye,” photo by Bill Cooper, courtesy New York City Center November in NYC is rich with stars and shows that can’t be missed. From November 3–8, Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto reunite onstage at the Brooklyn Academy of...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Sep 28, 2015 | News, Profiles
This story originally appeared in the October/November 2015 issue of Pointe. Legendary ballerina and contemporary dancer Sylvie Guillem will give the only U.S. run of her farewell tour, Life in Progress, November 12–14 at New York City Center. The extensive tour has...
by Pointe Magazine | Nov 28, 2012 | Company Life
Alina Cojocaru At 31, The Royal Ballet’s Alina Cojocaru finally got the ultimate gift for a dancer: a full-length ballet created on her. John Neumeier choreographed Hamburg Ballet’s Liliom just for Cojocaru, tailoring the role of Julie, a poor waitress in...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Before I even stepped in the theater last night, I knew I was biased. Sylvie Guillem was performing in 6000 miles away, a program of William Forsythe, Jirí Kylián and Mats Ek pieces, and although I’d never seen her in person before, videos and stories already...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Happy New Year, ballet lovers! As we plunge into audition season, 2015 will bring an abundance of new challenges and opportunities. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by our New Year’s resolutions, but what better way to keep us inspired than a throwback of...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Last week, ballet superstar Sylvie Guillem announced her retirement slated for 2015. She will conclude her 39-year career with a world tour—called Life in Progress—in which she will dance works by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant and Mats Ek. This...
