by Amy Brandt | May 10, 2024 | Pointe+, Technique, Training
There is nothing quite as beautiful as a smooth and perfectly cantilevered penché. “I love the idea of what penché represents,” says Alicia Graf Mack, dean and director of the dance division at The Juilliard School. “It is one of the largest iterations of a simple...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 9, 2017 | Profiles
Today The Juilliard School announced that former New York City Ballet star Damian Woetzel will become its next president. Woetzel, who currently serves as artistic director of the Vail Dance Festival and the Aspen Institute Arts Program will transition to his role at...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
As told to Amy Brandt Many pre-professional dancers think attending college after high school is unnecessary—that it wastes precious professional years. But between the intense training schedules, choreographic opportunities and academic offerings,...