by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Aug 18, 2019 | Career
Chiara Valle is just one of many dancers heading back to the studio this fall as companies ramp up for the season. But her journey back has been far more difficult than most. Valle has been a trainee at The Washington Ballet since 2016, starting at the same time as...
by Gianna Forte As Told To Suzannah Friscia | Jul 9, 2019 | Instagram, Training, Wellness
Before I was born, my parents found out that I had a condition called an omphalocele. All of my organs were outside my stomach. I was rushed into surgery as soon as I was born, and they put a little patch in, pushed in my organs and sewed me up. When I was 1 1/2, I...
by Dance Magazine | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Katherine Barkman’s career reads like a storybook: At 18, she left Pennsylvania and moved to the Philippines to become a principal at Ballet Manila. She danced Juliet, Giselle, Odette/Odile and Kitri, but three years in, it was time for new challenges. Late last...
by Marissa DeSantis | Jan 16, 2019 | Profiles
Nardia Boodoo has the perfect remedy for the winter blues—a colorful wardrobe. The Washington Ballet company member favors a dressy athleisure style that’s as comfortable as it is vibrant. “I love to play with bright sweaters because it’s just...
by Amy Brandt | Jan 6, 2019 | Career, Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles
American Ballet Theatre announced today that Brooklyn Mack, a former Washington Ballet star, will join the company as a guest for its spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House. Currently an in-demand international guest artist, Mack will dance in three...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 29, 2018 | News
Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? In addition to the programs at Pacific Northwest Ballet, The Washington Ballet, Ballet West and City Ballet of San Diego listed below, this week also marks Balanchine: The City Center Years, a five-day extravaganza...
by Courtney Escoyne | Oct 25, 2018 | Just for fun
When American Ballet Theatre announced yesterday that it would be adding Jane Eyre to its stable of narrative full-lengths, the English nerds in the DM offices (read: most of us) got pretty excited. Cathy Marston’s adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 30, 2018 | News
Fall for Dance Festival Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve pulled together some highlights. Fall for Dance Festival Includes Three Ballet World Premieres 2018 marks the 15th anniversary of New York City Center’s Fall for Dance...