Tag: calvin royal iii

American Ballet Theatre Promotes 6 Dancers to Principal, 1 to Soloist

This spring was supposed to be one of highly anticipated debuts at American Ballet Theatre, a chance for many soloists to test their mettle in major leading roles at the Metropolitan Opera House. While the coronavirus pandemic shutdown put those debuts on pause, the company has shown a major leap of faith in its up-and-coming […]

Apple Tapped ABT and NYCB Stars for This Gorgeous iPhone Promo

Apple—continuing their sensational streak of genius dance collabs—has done it again, with a sleek promo video for the new iPhone that features the ballet world’s best and brightest. The beautiful short film, titled “Mobile Devices” (we see what they did there!), is directed by former Miami City Ballet dancer Ezra Hurwitz. It follows a day […]

Love It or Hate It, Our Editors Discuss All Things Jane Eyre

Story ballets that debut during American Ballet Theatre’s spring season at the Metropolitan Opera House are always the subject of much curiosity—and, sometimes, much debate. Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre was no different. The ballet follows the eponymous heroine of Charlotte Brönte’s novel as she grows from a willful orphan to a self-possessed governess, charting her […]

Watch ABT Dancers Float Through the Kennedy Center in This Dreamy Vid

Would you like to absolutely drown in beauty today? Yes? Of course you would. And we’ve got just the video for you: “Now More Than Ever,” created by Ezra Hurwitz for the Ballet Across America festival, which is currently underway in D.C. The four-minute fantasia features American Ballet Theatre stars Isabella Boylston, Stella Abrera, James […]

American Ballet Theatre Dancers Sparkle in Club Monaco Ad

You’ve probably noticed that we DS editors love all things ballet, fashion and festive. So it’s probably no surprise that American Ballet Theatre dancers + Club Monaco + pretty clothes is a winning combo in our books. Five corps de ballet dancers from ABT (Scout Forsythe, Claire Davison, Calvin Royal III, Gemma Bond and Cameron McCune) were […]