How I’m spending my summer: 3 dancers share
Did you know our company dancers get the summer off? BalletMet’s season normally begins in August and runs through May, when the company gets a chance to travel, rest or …
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Q&A: Edwaard Liang on 16/17 highlights and what’s to come for our 40th anniversary
Artistic Director Edwaard Liang is always on the go. Between planning seasons, choreographing new works and sharing BalletMet with the world, Liang, who’s also an internationally known choreographer, has taken …
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Becoming Juliet: Two dancers take on the demanding role
They’ve read the play, watched the films and learned the choreography. Now, Company dancers Adrienne Benz and Caitlin Valentine are preparing to take the role of Juliet to the theater …
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Know Before You Go: The Making of Romeo and Juliet
A timeless tale of star-crossed lovers, Artistic Director Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet is finally making its Columbus Premiere in BalletMet’s 2016/2017 season. Originally choreographed for Tulsa Ballet in 2012, …
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BalletMet Dance Academy announces new Director
BalletMet Dance Academy is thrilled to welcome Spanish-born dancer and educator Maria Torija as its new Director. Torija comes to us from Marin Ballet, the same school where Artistic Director …
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Choreographer Michael Pink on the joy of creating ‘Peter Pan’
Peter Pan has been quite the adventure for Choreographer and Milwaukee Artistic Director, Michael Pink. “It’s something I’ve never done before,” he said when asked what prompted him to create …
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Remembering Anne Melvin
We were so saddened to hear of the passing of BalletMet’s dear friend Anne Melvin. As noted in Anne’s obituary, her fondest dream was for Columbus to have a vibrant …
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Three of BalletMet’s long-time Company Dancers to retire this season
Columbus has been lucky over the last 13 years to have artists that bring the beauty of ballet to the stage over and over. Together, Adrienne Benz, Bethany Lee & …
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New Girl Meets Ballet
I was immersed in details, protocols and media matters. It had only been 3 days since coming to BalletMet, after all, and I couldn’t have shown up at a more …
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