by Amy Brandt | Dec 3, 2017 | Career, News, Profiles, Trending
Last fall, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced that its resident company, The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, would disband following its final performances December 7–9. A wholly unique endeavor, TSFB—of which I was a member for 10...
by Rachel Hellwig | Sep 6, 2017 | Profiles, Viral Videos
You probably remember watching “Sesame Street” in your pre-ballet days, but did you know that some of your favorite ballet dancers and companies have appeared alongside your favorite PBS characters? We’ve rounded up some our most beloved ballet...
by Marina Harss | Oct 16, 2016 | Company Life
George Balanchine’s Gounod Symphony is one of those ballets that seems to have fallen through the cracks, for no good reason. This 25-minute work, set to Charles Gounod’s lively first symphony, has largely faded from popular repertoire. (It was last...
by Amy Brandt | Nov 17, 2010 | Company Life
As the curtain closed on the tender image of Juliet intertwined with her Romeo, the audience at Minneapolis’ Northrop Auditorium paused, letting the raw abandon of Sara Ivan’s performance wash over them before breaking into thunderous applause. Ivan had poured heart...
by Abi Stafford | Nov 23, 2009 | Company Life
Have a question? Click here to send it to Amy and she might answer it in an upcoming issue! It seems like every other week I have a new injury: hip issues, Achilles tendonitis, back problems. I’m afraid this will stunt my career— it’s hard to improve...