by Kyra Laubacher | Aug 29, 2022 | News, The Latest
Last week, the ballet world received a wave of news announcing three significant changes in ballet leadership. Read on for the latest developments in artistic directorships. Aaron Watkin to Take the Helm at English National Ballet On August 24, English National Ballet...
by Zoe Phillips and Kyra Laubacher | Dec 23, 2021 | News, The Latest
The end of the year brings an exciting new batch of promotions and career changes from San Francisco to Denmark! Catch up on the ballet world’s latest news before we head into 2022. A New Soloist for San Francisco Ballet View this post on Instagram A post shared...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 12, 2021 | News, The Latest
The ballet industry has seen some major changes recently. In addition to the recent retirement announcements of San Francisco Ballet’s Helgi Tomasson and American Ballet Theatre’s Kevin McKenzie, several more directorship changes are on the horizon. Below is a quick...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | Feb 19, 2019 | News
The lack of female leaders in ballet is an old conversation. But a just-launched website, called the Dance Data Project, has brought something new to the discussion: actual numbers, not just anecdotal evidence. The site has published a report on leadership pay among...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 20, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career, Trending
Have you ever attended an audition and wished that you knew what the director was looking for? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite quotes from our Director’s Notes column over the past few years to give you a deeper glimpse into the minds of 10 artistic...
by Hannah Foster | Feb 28, 2016 | Company Life
Gennadi Nedvigin, principal dancer with San Francisco Ballet, must have made an impression at Atlanta Ballet when he staged Yuri Possokhov’s Classical Symphony for the company in 2015. After a seven-month search, AB has chosen Nedvigin to succeed artistic...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For an art form dominated by women, there sure are very few female in top positions in ballet. Actually, Richmond Ballet is hosting “The Glass Slipper Ceiling” focusing on the rarity of female artistic directors just this morning. Panelists include Ballet...