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Kyra Laubacher

Pittsburgh

Digital Editor at Dance Magazine

Articles

  • 2 days ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

    The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your June 2025 roster roundup. In May, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrated the promotions of Grace Rookstool to principal, Emry Amoky and Abigail Huang to the corps, and Aoi Asano and Isak Sorenson to apprentice.

  • 1 week ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

    Last spring, Houston Ballet soloist Danbi Kim walked into a routine fitting and was surprised to see an ornate gold tutu from Raymonda hanging from the rack. She was even more surprised when the costumer asked her to try it on; at the time, the company was performing Cinderella, and artistic director Stanton Welch’s world premiere Raymonda wouldn’t debut for another year. “I thought, I’m an average size here. Maybe they just want to see the costume on someone,” says Kim.

  • 3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

    James Whiteside has a track record of choreographing to popular music. The American Ballet Theatre principal’s Young & Beautiful, created for the ABT Studio Company last year, features music by alt-pop star Lana Del Rey, and his Dance You Outta My Head, choreographed on ABT’s Madison Brown and Brady Farrar for the 2024 Dance Against Cancer gala, was set to a song of the same title by dance-pop musician Cat Janice. He’s also made works to music by Tito Puente and Rozzi.

  • 1 month ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

    The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of ballet career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in your May 2025 roster roundup. Maya Schonbrun has been promoted to principal at Royal Swedish Ballet.

  • 1 month ago | dancemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

    On April 28, Dance Magazine’s third annual 25 to Watch Live provided a burst of springtime energy as artists from a range of genres and locations gathered for an evening of dance and community. The James and Martha Duffy Performance Space at Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York, bubbled with excitement as friends, colleagues, mentors, and dance enthusiasts witnessed a unique performance showcasing 13 of our2025 “25 to Watch” picks.