San Francisco Ballet Reveals Inaugural 'Raising Leaders' Fellows
San Francisco Ballet has announced Principal Dancer Sasha De Sola and Soloist Julia Rowe as the inaugural fellows of Raising Leaders, SF Ballet’s newest artist development initiative offering selected company dancers individually tailored curriculum to support their growth as future leaders of ballet beyond the stage.
Chloe Misseldine Promoted to Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre
Chloe Misseldine has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. The promotion, effective immediately, was announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe on stage at the Metropolitan Opera House following the matinee performance of Swan Lake. The sold-out performance marked Misseldine’s New York debut as Odette/Odile.Â
New York City Ballet Announces Three Promotions
New York City Ballet has announced that David Gabriel, Alec Knight, and Jules Mabie have been promoted to Soloist. The promotions were made on Saturday, June 1 by NYCB Artistic Director Jonathan Stafford and Associate Artistic Director Wendy Whelan, following the Company’s matinee performance of George Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Â
Review: EMERGING DANCER 2024, Sadler's Wells
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer award returned to Sadler’s Wells after a two year absence, with a unique opportunity for the most junior members of the company to shine. With his feet now firmly under the desk, Artistic Director Aaron S. Watkin hosted the evening, the first of his tenure, with six Artists of the company performing a classical and contemporary pas de deux in three assigned pairs.Â
San Francisco Ballet Reveals 2024-25 Season
San Francisco Ballet has announced its 2024–2025 season that showcases works in contemporary and classical ballet, cross-disciplinary creative partnerships in fashion, music, and visual art, and company premieres of works not often staged in the U.S. Learn more about the lineup here!
Review: Maine State Ballet Revives the Magic of CINDERELLA
Maine State Ballet revives one of its favorite classics, CINDERELLA, in an elegant and ageless production with the choreography of Linda MacArthur Miele and the design wizardry of Gail Csoboth. The production, grounded in the Balanchine tradition in which Miele was nurtured, is eloquent in its disarming simplicity of narrative and timeless traditionalism of its dance. Set to Serge Prokofiev’s stirring score, Miele’s eighty minutes of dance offers an afternoon of enchantment.