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An Interview with Hayna Gutierrez: On the Past, Present, and Future
A week ago, Hayna Gutierrez announced her retirement from Alberta Ballet. Since joining the company in 2010, Ms. Gutierrez has earned a following in her community and abroad as a principal dancer in the classical repertoire, Balanchine ballets, and of course works by Alberta Ballet’s Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître. Over the past decade, Hayna has […]
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Una entrevista con Pablo Javier Perez: Pensando en transiciones
Pablo Javier Perez ha llamado a Raleigh, Carolina del Norte su hogar desde 1998, el año en que se unió con el Carolina Ballet dirigido por Robert Weiss como uno de los primeros bailarines de la compañía. Fue un mes antes de cumplir 20 años que Sr. Perez se mudó de Montevideo, Uruguay a la […]
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An Interview with Pablo Javier Perez: Reflecting on Transitions
Pablo Javier Perez has called Raleigh, NC home since 1998, the year in which he joined Robert Weiss’ Carolina Ballet as a founding member. It was a month before his twentieth birthday that Mr. Perez moved from Montevideo, Uruguay to the “other America” to pursue his dream leaving his family, childhood friends, and comfort zone […]
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An Interview with Graham Lustig: On Nutcracker and Bees
Graham Lustig After a successful opening of its 2018-2019 season with Luna Mexicana, Oakland Ballet Company is ready to head back to the Paramount Theatre to perform Artistic Director Graham Lustig’s The Nutcracker on December 22 and 23. This is truly a production filled with local talent; along with his company dancers, the Oakland Symphony and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir […]
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An Interview with Christopher Rudd: Starting from Scratch
You may have heard the name Christopher Rudd floating around in your circle of dancer friends. Hailing from Jamaica, Christopher grew up in Miami where he graduated from New World School of the Arts. As a professional dancer, he was a founding member of Carolina Ballet, a soloist with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montreal, […]
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An Interview with Edwaard Liang: The Man of Many Hats
Edwaard Liang, photo by Chiun-Kai Shih The Kennedy Center opens its 2018-2019 ballet season with the San Francisco Ballet showcasing the east coast premieres of works by world-renowned choreographers in their program Unbound: A Festival of New Works. Among the impressive list of ballets to be performed is The Infinite Ocean, the latest work by […]