Learn more about the love stories fueling the passion behind the scenes of Eternal Desire A Q&A with Grand Rapids Ballet’s Marketing Coordinator, Julie Lesniak In the spirit of Eternal Desire, our Valentine’s Day weekend program, we are sharing the love stories of some of your favorite Company dancers. Today we feature Alexandra Meister-Upleger who […]
Learn more about Grand Rapids Ballet School Junior Company’s production of Aladdin A Q&A with Grand Rapids Ballet’s Marketing Coordinator, Julie Lesniak Before Aladdin opens on March 13 and runs for two weekends at Peter Martin Wege Theatre, I went behind-the-scenes with choreographer, former professional dancer, and current Grand Rapids Ballet School and Junior Company […]
Learn more about the love stories fueling the passion behind the scenes of Eternal Desire A Q&A with Grand Rapids Ballet’s Marketing Coordinator, Julie Lesniak In the spirit of Eternal Desire, our Valentine’s Day weekend program, we thought it would be meaningful to share the love stories of some of your favorite Company dancers. […]
Review: Firebird is an astounding display of Grand Rapids Ballet’s unbelievable talent Written by Marin Heinritz for Revue West Michigan With Firebird, Grand Rapids Ballet’s exquisite season opener, the company shows its extraordinary range, relevance, and reach under James Sofranko’s artistic direction, and that they never been stronger, better, or more beautiful as a […]
Helen Daigle: Staging Cold Virtues for a West Michigan Audience A Q&A with Grand Rapids Ballet’s Marketing Director, Michael Erickson Our powerful production of Yuri Possokhov’s Firebird is just a part of of what promises to be an exceptional presentation of dance. The show also includes a world premiere from our resident choreographer, Penny Saunders, entitled […]
Staging A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a dream come true for Anne Mueller A Q&A with Grand Rapids Ballet’s Marketing Director, Michael Erickson A ballet company’s rehearsal schedule is complex and layered; at any given time, the dancers may be working on as many as four or five different productions. That’s why it’s not at all surprising […]
The Firebird is a magical bird who appears in a number of Russian fairy tales and legends. Even just a feather from her tail is enough to light up a whole room. This magic bird represents the passion and inspiration that is found in many exquisite and unique Russian lacquer works of art and […]
By Katie Aaberg For those of you tuning in to keep up with Company dancer Madison Massara’s journey abroad, we have an update! Please read our previous blog post for more information on the program, how she applied, and how she funded her trip. As you know, she has flown far from home this summer […]
By Katie Aaberg Meet our new costume shop manager, Ronald Altman. Originally from northern Wisconsin, he has lived and traveled all over the US and abroad. His interest in dance and costuming started almost simultaneously early in his life: In high school he developed an interest for costuming and soon after started his dance […]
By Katie Aaberg Madison Massara is one of our newest company members and a Michigan native. She joined the company as a trainee in 2017 and was promoted to company dancer in 2019. Prior to her time at the ballet, she performed as a Guest Artist in Skye Ballet Center’s The Nutcracker; competed at YAGP […]
