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This Impressive Pennsylvania Ballet Corps Dancer Is Racking Up Lead Roles

During Kathryn Manger’s very first Nutcracker season with Pennsylvania Ballet in 2015, an injury and a hunch prompted artistic director Angel Corella to cast her in the role of Sugarplum Fairy. She learned it overnight. “That’s all quite rare for an apprentice,” says assistant artistic director Samantha Dunster, who has known the dancer since her […]

This Pennsylvania Ballet Apprentice Landed a Principal Role in The Nutcracker

Pennsylvania Ballet apprentice Sydney Dolan is having a Nutcracker season she’ll never forget. Artistic director Angel Corella knew he’d found something special when Dolan attended his school’s week-long Company Experience summer workshop in 2016. Within days, he offered her a company contract— without realizing that she was only 15 at the time. She joined anyway. […]

Livestream Alert: Watch Ballet West, The Sarasota Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet Take Class Together

This weekend, Ballet West is launching the first-ever National Choreographic Festival, bringing together companies from across the country to perform world premieres and recently acquired rep. Can’t make it to Salt Lake City? Don’t fret. We’re hooking you up with a livestream, where you can watch dancers from Ballet West, Sarasota Ballet and Pennsylvania Ballet […]

Pennsylvania Ballet Braves Trisha Brown Terrain

For the first time, an American ballet company will perform a complete work by Trisha Brown. Considering how unballetic her choreography is, it’s a brave move on the part of Pennsylvania Ballet. The work, a quiet, dreamlike trio titled O zlozony / O composite, will be part of PAB’s “Balanchine and Beyond” program, Jun 9–12. […]

Pennsylvania Ballet Loses More Than a Third of Its Dancers

Photo by Jim Lafferty Angel Corella is making major moves at Pennsylvania Ballet: The Philadelphia Inquirer reported last night that of the company’s 43 dancers, 12 did not have their contracts renewed for next season, and five have decided to leave. It’s no surprise that Corella is making some changes to the roster (this is the first season he’s […]

More Turnover at Pennsylvania Ballet

There’s been a lot of news pouring out of Pennsylvania Ballet for the past few months—and it just keeps on coming. In April, Roy Kaiser, who directed the company for 19 years, announced that he was stepping down. Two weeks later, executive director Michael Scolamiero said he would be leaving for Miami City Ballet. A […]

Pennsylvania Ballet Names Angel Corella New Artistic Director

Last night, Pennsylvania Ballet revealed its search for a new artistic director was over. Starting in September, Angel Corella, will fill the slot. He’ll replace longtime artistic director, Roy Kaiser, who announced his plans to step down back in April.   When it comes to name recognition, it doesn’t get much bigger than Corella. The […]

Shakeup at Pennsylvania Ballet

Roy Kaiser, artistic director of Pennsylvania Ballet, is stepping down from his post after 19 years. The former PAB dancer, now 56, will stay with the company until a successor is found, and then become artistic director emeritus. During his tenure, the company has added 34 world premieres and 56 company premieres to its repertoire; […]