by Anna Maples | Jul 29, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Vail Dance Fest Enters Its Second Week With half a month devoted to creating new art in the midst of stunning nature, Vail Dance Festival seems a dancer’s paradise....
by Anna Maples | Jul 22, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. American Ballet Theatre Makes Its Vail Debut The Vail Dance Festival is best known for bringing together diverse performers to create outside-of-the-box collaborations. This...
by Carrie Seidman | May 14, 2018 | News
Forty years ago, the Ballet Nacional de Cuba made its U.S. debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Among the performers was its iconic founder, Alicia Alonso, then in her late 50s and already nearly blind. This month the historic company will return for a tour...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 4, 2018 | News
From tours to premieres to full-length classics, this is an exciting week in ballet. We’ve rounded up programs by Tulsa Ballet, BalletNext, National Ballet of Canada, Pennsylvania Ballet, Charlotte Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet, as well as an evening of dance...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 28, 2018 | News, Profiles
Patricia Delgado surprised her many fans last March when she announced that she’d be leaving Miami City Ballet after nearly 20 years to move to New York to be closer to her boyfriend, New York City Ballet soloist and resident choreographer Justin Peck. Though...
by Amy Brandt | Dec 3, 2017 | Career, News, Profiles, Trending
Last fall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that its resident company, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, would disband following its final performances December 7–9. A wholly unique endeavor, TSFB—of which I was a member for 10...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Jun 9, 2016 | News
In 2013, the Royal Swedish Ballet celebrated its 240th birthday. Never a company to be mired in tradition, RSB commissioned prolific and provocative contemporary choreographer Mats Ek to create a new version of Romeo and Juliet. True to form, Ek turned the ballet on...
by Pointe Magazine | Mar 15, 2016 | Company Life
Kathryn Morgan. Photo by Erin Kestenbaum, Courtesy Morgan. After an illness sidelined her career,Kathryn Morgan transitioned from rising New York City Ballet star to freelancer. Now, the fearless dancer has partnered with outreach organization Ballet in...
