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How Interpreters Help Dancers Succeed at International Ballet Competitions

1 week ago | pointemagazine.com | Zoe Phillips

Ballet often acts as a universal language, and many are drawn to dancing for its ability to transcend the need for words. But what happens when you find yourself at a competition far away from home, unable to understand a teacher or coach’s words and lost in a barrage of phrases or metaphors specific to a language that is not at all universal? Enter the interpreter.
In Pointe Shoes for Hours? Here’s How to Deal With That Nagging Foot Pain.

1 week ago | pointemagazine.com | Jennifer Heimlich

Any dancer who wears pointe shoes knows the throbbing ache that can accompany a long rehearsal day. It’s not sharp or particularly intense—just a dull, droning soreness that won’t let up. For Kansas City Ballet dancer Taryn Pachciarz, it’s at its worst post–lunch-break, when her feet are extra-swollen. “Once your feet are out of the shoes for an hour, good luck getting them back in,” she says.
The Sky Was on Fire: A New Documentary on Ballet’s Fight for Ukraine - Pointe Magazine

2 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

In August 2022, six months after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Adrenaline Films producer Julie Meyer found herself standing next to National Ballet of Ukraine stage director Oleg Tokar, looking at a photo on his phone. They, along with Meyer’s fellow film-crew members, Tokar’s artistic colleagues, and National Ballet of Ukraine company dancers, had gathered in Orlando, Florida, for a fundraiser performance, with proceeds benefitting the Ukrainian cause.
Your April Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

2 weeks 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 April 2025 roster roundup. On March 16, Philadelphia Ballet artistic director Angel Corella promoted So Jung Shin to principal in an onstage announcement following her performance as Odette/Odile in Swan Lake.⁠Nashville Ballet’s Giulia Canavese and Shi Jean Kim have moved up to the corps.
Catching Up With Robert Garland on Directing Dance Theatre of Harlem

2 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Nadine Matthews

Dance Theatre of Harlem is intimately intertwined with Robert Garland’s career. He joined the company in 1985 after graduating from Juilliard, eventually becoming a principal dancer in 1991. Later, he directed the Dance Theatre of Harlem School and became the company’s first resident choreographer. In 2022, he was appointed DTH’s artistic director, succeeding ballet pioneer Virginia Johnson in July 2023.
Inside Maya Schonbrun’s Dance Bag

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Catie Robinson

While her onstage personas are as varied as Cinderella and Odile, Royal Swedish Ballet first soloist Maya Schonbrun’s offstage style stays consistently quirky. Her dance bag is a black Fjällräven Kånken backpack, decorated with patches she added herself. “I really like dinosaurs and food, so I went with a dinosaur/food theme for my patches,” Schonbrun says. “I love patches. I didn’t want a plain bag, so I got these all at once and then put them on.
Paris Opéra Ballet Étoile Sae Eun Park On Learning to Follow Her Heart

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Amy Brandt

Sae Eun Park made Paris Opéra Ballet historyin 2021 when she became the company’s first Asian-born dancer to be promoted to étoile. But her path to the company wasn’t a direct route—she encountered disappointments and self-discoveries along the way. Below, Park shares her toughest roles and challenges, and her advice for the next generation of dancers. In reaching étoile, how much would you say was talent, and how much was sweat? Thirty percent talent, 50 percent work, and 20 percent timing.
Joy Womack's New Book, Behind the Red Velvet Curtain, Examines Life at the Bolshoi and Beyond - Pointe Magazine

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Zoe Phillips

The ballet world first learned about Joy Womack in 2009, when she moved from Texas to Moscow to study at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. She was 15, unaccompanied by a parent or an interpreter, and equipped only with leotards and steely determination. She had one goal: to join the Bolshoi Ballet. Three years later, Womack became the first-ever American woman to do just that.
A Ballet Bombshell: Bringing Marilyn Monroe’s Life to the Stage at Oregon Ballet Theatre

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Kyra Laubacher

Actress, singer, bombshell, icon. For years, fans and historians alike have asked the same question: Who really was Marilyn Monroe? For Oregon Ballet Theatre artistic director Dani Rowe, that question fuels her newest ballet, Marilyn, debuting April 4–13 at Portland’s Newmark Theatre. A co-production with BalletMet and Tulsa Ballet, the full-length explores the complicated life of Hollywood’s most famous blonde, unpacking the person behind the image.
Sara Mearns Brings Her Most Authentic Self to the City Center Stage

3 weeks ago | pointemagazine.com | Caedra Scott-Flaherty

Sara Mearns is a busy woman. Along with preparing for her next spring season with New York City Ballet, where she is a principal dancer, she is also curating and performing in an evening of dance: New York City Center’s Sara Mearns | Artists at the Center, running April 3–5. Plus, she’s the star of Stage Animal, a short documentary that follows the creation of one of the two new works that will have their world premieres at her NYCC program.