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What’s next? Our annual list of dancers, choreographers and companies on the verge of breaking through offers several answers to the question of where our field is headed. We’re betting we’ll be seeing—and hearing—more from these 25 artists not just this year, but for many more to come.

When Myles Thatcher, a choreographer and soloist with San Francisco Ballet, was a kid, he’d dip into the costume bin he shared with his sister and pull out the dresses. “It was something I incorporated into my self-expression growing up,” he recalls. His parents were supportive, but he remembers a moment around fifth or sixth […]

When Myles Thatcher, a choreographer and soloist with San Francisco Ballet, was a kid, he’d dip into the costume bin he shared with his sister and pull out the dresses. “It was something I incorporated into my self-expression growing up,” he recalls. His parents were supportive, but he remembers a moment around fifth or sixth […]

This incomplete list of COVID-19 performance cancellations hints at the scope of the impact this pandemic is having on our community.

Maria Kochetkova‘s first season as a freelancer has been a whirlwind. A year after leaving San Francisco Ballet , she’s already guested in Oslo, Berlin and London. Now, she’s got something exciting in the works: From July 16-20, New York City’s Joyce Theater will present her first solo program, Maria Kochetkova: Catch Her If You […]

Maria Kochetkova knows you can’t have everything. So the international ballet star is prioritizing one thing: Freedom. “The perfect company doesn’t exist,” she says. “For me, it is most important to have freedom as an artist. Our career is so short and I want to have opportunities that exist outside of companies. I want to […]

As a student, Katherine Barkman competed in several prestigious ballet competitions, and even won first place at the Youth America Grand Prix in Philadelphia. But at age 21, already a guest principal dancer with Ballet Manila, she decided to return to the competition stage as a professional. She found herself humbled by an experience at […]

The ballet world will converge on San Francisco this month for San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound: A Festival of New Works, a 17-day event featuring 12 world premieres, a symposium, original dance films and pop-up events. “Ballet is going through changes,” says artistic director Helgi Tomasson. “I thought, What would it be like to bring all […]