News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in August 2020

Here are the latest promotions, appointments and departures, plus notable awards and accomplishments, from the last month. Comings & Goings At English National Ballet, Gabriel Francesco Frola has been promoted to lead principal, Daniel McCormick to soloist, and Precious Adams, Julia Conway, Anjuli Hudson and Erik Woolhouse to junior soloist. Viviana Durante has been appointed […]

News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in November 2019

Here are the latest promotions, appointments and transfers, plus notable awards and accomplishments from the last month. Comings & Goings Stella Abrera has been appointed artistic director of Kaatsbaan, effective January 1. Brett Conway and Laura O’Malley have been named co-artistic directors of SFDanceworks. They succeed founder James Sofranko, who took over the artistic directorship […]

There’s a New School of American Ballet Docuseries in the Works

Do you have a “Strictly Ballet“–sized hole in your heart? Good news: There’s an upcoming docuseries, “On Pointe,” that just might fill it. The School of American Ballet is teaming up with Imagine Documentaries and DCTV for the project. Though it’s not yet clear where “On Pointe” will air, we do know that it’ll follow […]

Should You Try a New Ballet Technique at Your Summer Intensive?

Before spending a summer at Los Angeles Ballet School, Lillian Glasscock had never learned a Balanchine variation. “The stylistic differences, like preparing for a pirouette with a straight back leg, were at first very challenging,” says Glasscock, 17. “But it soon got easier.” Los Angeles Ballet company members were in class daily, motivating and inspiring […]