Sara Mearns' 10 Questions with Lincoln Center

September 11, 2015

The fall ballet season is quickly approaching and bunheads everywhere are buzzing. While there’s tons of exciting stuff going on, New York City Ballet principal Sara Mearns as Odette/Odile in Peter Martins’ Swan Lake is a definite must-see.

Sara Mearns giving it her all as Odile (left, with Jared Angle) and Odette (right) (Photos Paul Kolnik)

Lincoln Center’s media team recently caught up with Mearns for a 10-question interview about everything from her rehearsal process to her experiences dancing in so many different choreographers’ works. (She’s done everything from originate a role in Justin Peck’s Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes to perform the lead in countless Balanchine ballets.)

It’s even more exciting as this is Mearns’ 10-year anniversary as Odette/Odile—she hasn’t stopped growing as an artist, so this time around is bound to be amazing. If you simply can’t wait to see Swan Lake, check out this DS fave of Mearns and fellow NYCB principal, Ashley Bouder, in Swan Lake rehearsal: