Leap into spring
Shed some winter weight and get in touch with your inner ballerina at the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education…
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Eternal lovers
Members of a ballet company often spend every waking moment together: in the studio, at rehearsals, during meals and at the theater. So, when two dancers marry, they are seldom apart. Husband and wife team John Welker and Christine Winkler, dancing the lead roles in the ballet based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet , are unfazed by the amount of time they are together. “That’s how we met. It’s all we’ve ever known,” Winkler explains…
Read MoreNew Atlanta Ballet dancers
Four new dancers joined Atlanta Ballet for the 2007-08 season: Peng Yu-Chen, Li-Chuan Lin, Daniel Mayo and Rachel Van Buskirk. Tara Lee returned to the company after a year dancing …
Read MoreRevolving around The Nutcracker
Atlanta Ballet’s dancers, staff, patrons and parents’ favorite memories By Kristi Casey Sanders The Nutcracker not only is a family tradition; it is a dance tradition. From the people who …
Read MoreEncore's Holiday Gift Guide
We’ve done some window-shopping at our favorite arts organization gift shops. Here are our recommendations for books, music and more to spark the creative side of those on your gift list.
Read MoreGeorgia Arts & Entertainment Legacy Awards announced
Three Atlanta arts leaders took home Georgia Arts & Entertainment Legacy (GAELA) awards on Oct. 1. Vince Anthony, director and founder of the Center for Puppetry Arts, Kenny Leon, artistic director and co-founder of True Colors Theatre Company, and Ruth Mitchell, founder of Ruth Miller Dance Theatre, were honored for making significant contributions to Georgia’s cultural heritage…
Read MoreGeorgia Arts & Entertainment Legacy Awards announced
Three Atlanta arts leaders took home Georgia Arts & Entertainment Legacy (GAELA) awards on Oct. 1. Vince Anthony, director and founder of the Center for Puppetry Arts, Kenny Leon, artistic director and co-founder of True Colors Theatre Company, and Ruth Mitchell, founder of Ruth Miller Dance Theatre, were honored for making significant contributions to Georgia’s cultural heritage…
Read MoreThe ballet's lost boys:
Perhaps it’s a cliché, but Atlanta Ballet company member Christian Clark is not ashamed to admit he doesn’t want to grow up. “If I wasn’t too tall and a bit older, I’d really want to [dance] Lost Boy again,” he says. This is the first time in the 10 years since he first performed Atlanta Ballet’s Peter Pan that he’s dancing a different part. “This time, I’m a pirate as well as the crocodile. It’s huge – sort of like a mascot for a sports team. The kids love it.” …
Read MoreThe future looks bright for Atlanta Ballet
In 1979, Barry Hughson came home from school and told his mother he was starting a theater company. Thrilled, she started rummaging for some old blankets he could hang up and use for a set. The 11-year-old gently told his mother that he already had a real theater. “I had gone to the church and asked the priest if we could do shows in the church basement,” Hughson remembers. His father was so impressed with Barry’s ambition, he enlisted an attorney to draw up the 501(c)(3) paperwork, recruited an adult board of directors and Connecticut’s Youth Theatre Ensemble was born. “I cut my teeth on it, and it lasted for 20 years,” Hughson says…
Read MoreNew executive director at the Atlanta Ballet
Last month, Barry Hughson became the executive director of the Atlanta Ballet, which has been without one since 2003. Hughson comes to the organization with considerable experience as both an …
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