Attending the right summer intensive at the right time can be life-changing—and potentially career-launching. But it’s up to you to make the most of the experience. From building your technique to trying new styles to expanding your network, getting everything you want from an intensive takes focus and planning. Strategize for success with these tips […]

Wuthering Heights Love them or hate them, the ill-fated lovers at the center of Emily Brontë’s masterpiece have loads of dramatic potential, and Charlotte Ballet associate artistic director Sasha Janes’ new take on the novel is sure to draw on its psychological potency. April 27–29. charlotteballet.org. Pride and Prejudice Mr. Darcy might not dance if […]

The dance artists to keep an eye on in 2017

Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin broke the ballet internet in November when they confirmed their relationship to the press. She, one of ballet’s most explosive performers, and he, its high-profile bad boy, declared their offstage partnership, and juicily alleged that directors were trying to stifle their creative one. But what perhaps made it even more […]

Misty Copeland’s well-chronicled journey to becoming the first female African American principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre has helped jumpstart conversations about racial representation in ballet companies. But how Copeland’s success may influence ballet training still remains to be seen. Of course, she’s already helped launch ABT’s Project Plié, which seeks to boost racial and […]

Strengthening ties with its community, North Carolina Dance Theatre has rebranded itself as Charlotte Ballet. Gregory Taylor and Emily Ramirez in Dwight Rhoden’s Gateways. Photo by Peter Zay, Courtesy Charlotte Ballet.     To some, it was a surprise when North Carolina Dance Theatre announced in April that it had changed its name to Charlotte […]