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Lucy Van Cleef

Lucy Van Cleef is a dance and culture writer based in Berlin. After graduating from the School of American Ballet, she danced professionally in the United States, Denmark, and Germany. She has contributed to Pointe, Dance, Playbill, and Dance Europe.

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Lucy Van Cleef
Oct 29, 2020

How Staatsballett Berlin Pulled Off "Giselle" in the Age of Coronavirus

Lucy Van Cleef
Oct 27, 2020

Osiel Gouneo on His Cuban Roots, His Favorite Roles and His Grandfather's Powerful Life Lesson

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Revisiting Pointe's Past Cover Stars: Sarah Lamb (December 2007/January 2008)

Lucy Van Cleef
Aug 26, 2020
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Revisiting Pointe's Past Cover Stars: Daniil Simkin (June/July 2011)

Lucy Van Cleef
Aug 18, 2020
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Revisiting Pointe's Past Cover Stars: Polina Semionova (December 2008/January 2009)

Lucy Van Cleef
Aug 12, 2020
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Revisiting Pointe's Past Cover Stars: Nina Ananiashvili (Summer 2000)

Lucy Van Cleef
Jul 17, 2020

A Tale of Two "Nutcrackers": Staatsballett Berlin's 1892 Reconstruction Illuminates How Balanchine's Childhood "Nut" Influenced His Own

Lucy Van Cleef
Dec 26, 2019
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2019 Stars of the Corps: Staatsballett Berlin's Yuria Isaka

Lucy Van Cleef
Oct 08, 2019

Maria Kochetkova on Freelance Life, Her New Show at the Joyce Theater and More

Lucy Van Cleef
Jul 12, 2019
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Lucy Van Cleef
May 17, 2019

"Ballet Rising," a New Docu-Series in the Works, Spotlights Ballet Beyond the Western World

Lucy Van Cleef
Mar 05, 2019

How Bournonville Stager Frank Andersen Keeps the Danish Master's Legacy Alive

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The Standouts of 2018: Stuttgart Ballet in Christian Spuck's "Lulu"

Lucy Van Cleef
Dec 28, 2018
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Why These Rising Hungarian National Ballet Stars (And Newlyweds) Can't Wait for The Company's First U.S. Tour

Lucy Van Cleef
Nov 05, 2018
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Hungarian National Ballet Makes Its U.S. Debut at Lincoln Center

Lucy Van Cleef
Oct 19, 2018
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After Careers in Moscow and Seoul, Joy Womack Looks to Expand Her Horizons

Lucy Van Cleef
Oct 10, 2018
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Inside the Beijing Dance Academy: Pointe Visits China's Top Ballet School

Lucy Van Cleef
Mar 19, 2018

The Standouts of 2017: Hamburg Ballet in "Anna Karenina"

Lucy Van Cleef
Dec 08, 2017

2017 Stars of the Corps: Patricia Zhou of Staatsballett Berlin

Lucy Van Cleef
Sep 02, 2017