by Pointe Magazine | Dec 27, 2024 | News, Onstage, The Latest
Introducing your 2024 Readers’ Choice Standout Performances! Each year, we ask our readers to tell us about their favorite performances. From exciting premieres to immersive literary adaptations, fan favorites, and sobering pieces in conversation with current events,...
by Lydia Murray | May 31, 2021 | The Latest
On June 4, dance into Pride Month with PBS’ premiere of American Masters’ Ballerina Boys, a documentary about the all-male comedic ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo. The film follows the legendary troupe on tour in the Carolinas—a focal...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 14, 2019 | News, Onstage
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. ABT’s West Cost Premiere of “Harlequinade” American Ballet Theatre heads to California this week for the West Coast premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Dec 20, 2018 | Profiles
Alberto Pretto, a dancer with the all-male comedy troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, keeps his two dance bags stuffed with extra practice clothes, tutus and props. “I’m a total bag lady,” he says. While rehearsing as his Trocks alter ego,...
by Marina Harss | Nov 9, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
One of the highlights of New York City’s Fall for Dance Festival this year was an appearance by the Ballets Trockadéro de Monte Carlo, a company of men who dance on pointe with as much panache and style as any prima ballerina. Their performance of Paquita...
by Madeline Schrock | Dec 20, 2016 | Company Life
Giselle is a dream role for most any dancer, and now, Alberto Pretto can count himself as one of the few men to perform it. This month, he made his debut in Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s Giselle (Act II). Pointe spoke with Pretto (aka Nina...