Many U.S. dancers dream of dancing abroad—of spending time experiencing cities and companies that, to us, seem “exotic.” But at the same time, dancers from around the world fantasize about joining our hometown troupes. What is it that draws them here? photo by Lucas Chilczuk for DanceMedia LLC Mayara Pineiro Corps de ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet […]
A hometown talent takes over Miami City Ballet. Despite the institutional tremors that rattled Miami City Ballet in 2012, the 27-year-old company remains standing on high ground, windows open to the future. Lourdes Lopez, the new artistic director, has taken to her hectic schedule with vision and practicality, with a wholehearted commitment to […]
BalletMet Columbus artistic director Gerard Charles will become the ballet master of the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago this July. Charles served as the head of BalletMet for over a decade and has been with the company for 26 years. He will continue to work with BalletMet in order to launch its 2012–13 season this August. […]
When you hear names like Maria Kochetkova, Sutton Foster and Robbie Fairchild, you immediately picture flashes of them as the fully-formed, phenomenal performers they are today. But even when they were kids, they had a glimmer of their future star power, giving a glimpse of what was to come. Thankfully for Instagram, we’ve got the […]
In January of 2016, we put a promising American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet dancer named Sterling Baca on our cover as a “25 to Watch.” Soon after, he shocked us by announcing he’d be leaving ABT to join Pennsylvania Ballet as a principal. Since then, Baca’s thrived at PAB, becoming one of their most […]
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