Onstage This Week: SFB Principal Vitor Luiz Takes Final Bow, Shanghai Ballet and National Ballet Theatre of Odessa Tour to U.S., and More!

by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 12, 2020 | News, Onstage

Wonder what’s going on in ballet this week? We’ve rounded up some highlights. San Francisco Ballet Opening Night Gala Features Three World Premieres, and Marks Vitor Luiz’s Company Farewell San Francisco Ballet on Instagram: “At SF...

My Biggest Imperfection: 5 Dancers Share How They Came to Terms With Their Limitations

by Joseph Carman | Mar 31, 2015 | Career

This story originally appeared in the April/May 2015 issue of Pointe. Dancers are arguably harder on themselves than any other performing artists. And because their instruments are their bodies, that self-scrutiny can become ruthlessly personal. By definition,...