by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
The USA International Ballet Competition is gearing up for the 12th time, and applications are open! The two-week competition, held every four years in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts dancers ages 15–28 from around the globe as they compete for medals, cash prizes and...
by Kyra Laubacher | Oct 17, 2022 | News, The Latest
Leaves are falling, and companies have officially kicked off their 2022–23 seasons. With that comes another wave of exciting career news—check out these recent updates in company rosters, leadership positions, awards and more in our latest roster roundup. Farewells...
by Julia Guiheen | Oct 2, 2019 | Viral Videos
Argentinian ballerina Paloma Herrera, who is now the artistic director of Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón in her home country, joined American Ballet Theatre at just 16 years old and was promoted to principal at 19. Over the course of her 24-year career with ABT, she...
by Marina Harss | May 25, 2017 | Career, News, Profiles
In a surprise announcement last February, former American Ballet Theatre principal Paloma Herrera was named director of the Ballet Estable del Teatro Colón, Argentina’s most prominent ballet company. After her farewell in New York City in May 2015,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 24, 2017 | Profiles
In the midst of American Ballet Theatre’s annual eight-week long season at the Metropolitan Opera House, so much focus is on the company’s rising stars. But it’s always fun to look back at some of our ABT favorites from years past. We love this...
by Marissa DeSantis | May 10, 2017 | Profiles, TBT
Updated 9/27/22. Before Angel Corella was appointed the artistic director of Pennsylvania Ballet and Paloma Herrera to Teatro Colón, they often shared the stage together at American Ballet Theatre. In today’s #TBT, the duo take on Don Quixote’s famous...
by Madeline Schrock | Feb 22, 2017 | Company Life
Since 2000, megastars and budding ballet celebrities alike have graced the covers of Pointe. Take a walk with us down memory lane as we recall some of the biggest names from some of our earliest issues. Whether they continue to perform or have transitioned to a...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 7, 2017 | Company Life
This morning, the Argentine newspaper La Nacion reported that Paloma Herrera has been appointed artistic director of Teatro Colón’s ballet company in Buenos Aires. The longtime American Ballet Theatre star replaces current artistic...