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HOUSTON BALLET ACADEMY 2014 SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM SETS NEW RECORD
The studios and corridors of the Houston Ballet Center for Dance are buzzing with hundreds of young bodies and an influx of electric energy as Houston Ballet Academy’s 2014 Summer Intensive Program...
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The 2014 Summer Intensive Program is Here!
By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern June 20, 2014 It’s that time of year again! On June 14th over 600 dancers from across the USA and around the world arrived in Houston for a jam-packed six week dance...
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Education and Outreach “Goes Global”
By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Friday, June 27, 2014 Houston Ballet partners with the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center (ERJCC) to put on “Jump, Jive, Move and Groove!” now in its second...
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She’s Baaaack!
By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Tuesday, July 1, 2014 Miss Natalie Payne, everyone’s favorite Aussie, has returned to once again provide an inside look into the life of a Summer Intensive Program...
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It Takes Two
Tuesday, July 08, 2014 By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Lillian and Clark Eselgroth are a dynamic sibling duo hailing from North Carolina! I had lots of fun filming with these two – they really...
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Checking in with Natalie Payne
By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Time is just flying by and preparations for the final summer showcase are well underway here at the Center for Dance. This week, we’ll be highlighting one...
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Growth with the Eselgroths
by Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Week Five is where the rubber meets the road for the Summer Intensive Program students! Dancers from all levels scramble to perfect their moves in preparation for...
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And that’s a wrap!
By Emily Kammerlohr, Academy Intern Tuesday, July 29, 2014 The 2014 Summer Intensive Program was a huge success! We had six shows in 48 hours, but our young dancers never missed a beat. Each cast gave...
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BUILDING STRENGTH WITH AKIHIRO KAWASAKI
By Kalyn Oden, Houston Ballet PR Intern Let’s talk about Houston Ballet Academy’s 2014 Summer Intensive’s strength and conditioning program that the dancers participated in this season. This blog will...
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A VOYAGE TO ROME FOR ROMEO AND JULIET
By Laura Lynch, Houston Ballet Wardrobe Manager Oh my, what an incredible adventure to travel to our production designer Roberta Guidi Di Bagno’s home in Italy to shop fabrics for Stanton Welch’s new...
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DANCING JOHN NEUMEIER’S A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern Fairies, lovers, donkeys and a love spell gone completely wrong…Houston Ballet begins its 2014-15 season with the company premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, choreographed...
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A Couple, On Stage and Off
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern You may now take the stage as Husband and Wife! On July 5th, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Texas, Houston Ballet demi soloist Elise Judson and corps de ballet member Rhodes Elliott...
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HOUSTON BALLET CAPS INNOVATIVE THREE YEAR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN...
From September 28 – October 3, 2014, Houston Ballet Academy Instructor Sally Rojas will travel to Guatemala City, Guatemala for the third and final installment of an innovative, international...
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RESEARCHING “ROMEO AND JULIET”
From February 26 – March 8, Houston Ballet will unveil a stunning new production of Romeo and Juliet, choreographed by Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch and featuring scenery and costumes...
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Dancer Diary: Houston Ballet Apprentice Deanna Pearson shares her amazing...
Right before starting her first season with Houston Ballet as an apprentice, Deanna Pearson traveled to Instanbul, Turkey to compete in the Instanbul International Ballet Competition (IBC). The...
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Elton John, Dance, & Canada: What do they have in common?
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern “She’s got electric boots, a Mohair suit… Be-Be-Bennie and the Jets!” You might be wondering why I am singing Bennie and the Jets, that’s not ballet. If you enjoy Elton John...
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From Conception to Creation: The Costumes for “Romeo and Juliet”
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern “In Fair Houston where we lay our costumes/scene” Oh Romeo, Romeo why are you dressed so dashingly? As the world premiere of Stanton Welch’s Romeo and Juliet nears, a great...
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Ballet and Romance
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.” Valentines Day may have passed but that does not mean love has. The world premiere of...
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ETUDES: PRECISION, ELEGANCE, & PERFECTION
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern One, two, three! One, two, three! Those are not only counts but also the number of ballets to be presented during Houston Ballet’s spring mixed repertory program “Modern...
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Houston Meets Canada
By Kalyn Oden, PR Intern Watch out Canada, La Bayadère (The Temple Dancer) is coming for you! Houston Ballet is currently touring Calgary and Edmonton from April 30 – May 9, 2015 to perform the classic...
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