This past spring, Atlanta gave birth to a brand-new dance company: Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre. Embracing a do-it-yourself spirit in a city fond of entrepreneurship, its five founding members created Terminus following last year’s leadership change at their former home, Atlanta Ballet. When John McFall announced that he would retire from Atlanta Ballet at the […]
At the start of the 2017–18 season, Atlanta Ballet will have a new look. According to an article on ArtsATL, many of the company’s well-known faces won’t be returning. Some departures can be attributed to the regular turnover all ballet companies experience at season’s end: Dancers simply retire or sign a contract elsewhere. Still, there’s […]
The dance world’s abundance of talent can be dizzying, but there are a few “crystal balls” that allow dancers and fans alike to get a glimpse of tomorrow’s megastars. For one, there’s Dance Magazine‘s 25 to Watch, our annual list of promising artists across all dance genres—look for the latest edition in our January issue! (In 2005 alone, […]
New directors are taking the reins at three major American dance companies. Gennadi Nedvigin, at Atlanta Ballet The news about Gennadi Nedvigin becoming artistic director of Atlanta Ballet broke before he was even able to announce his retirement from San Francisco Ballet. In recent years, the principal had been working as a teacher, stager and […]
Among the flurry of ballet retirements in the past year, some dancers have been able to jump straight into leadership positions. Carla Körbes became associate artistic director of L.A. Dance Project. Julie Kent took charge of American Ballet Theatre’s summer intensive program. But San Francisco Ballet’s Gennadi Nedvigin didn’t even have a chance to announce his retirement before news […]
They’re everywhere. This season, Royal Ballet artistic associate Christopher Wheeldon will premiere a new work for The Royal in February as part of a Wheeldon triple bill, before the company reprises his much-acclaimed The Winter’s Tale (which was also performed in November by the National Ballet of Canada). And in addition to a new ballet […]
The SFB principal gains strength and stamina on her kickboard. With Gennadi Nedvigin in Liam Scarlett’s “Hummingbird.” Photo by Erik Tomasson, Courtesy SFB. Frances Chung is a petite powerhouse. Exceptionally strong, the 5′ 4″ San Francisco Ballet principal has the technical chops to perform a sparkling Kitri and the endurance to lead the African-classical fusion of […]
In the highly competitive upper echelons of the ballet world, what Clara Blanco did several years ago is almost unheard of. In 2006, the San Francisco Ballet corps member quit the company and headed for England’s Birmingham Royal Ballet. A year later, she was eager, if not desperate, to return to San Francisco. These […]
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