This weekend marks the symbolic end of the John McFall era at Atlanta Ballet. The company performs the ballet version of Tennessee Williams’ Camino Real, which ...
For John McFall, the joy of art comes from the process of its creation. It’s the artistic journey that matters as much as the art itself, and for 21 years, McFall’s artistic path helped elevate Atlanta Ballet into an internationally recognized company and touched the lives of thousands of kids who have taken classes at the ballet’s Centre for Dance Education....
In a move that dramatically changes the future face of Atlanta Ballet, 13 dancers -- almost 50 percent of the company -- will not be back for the 2017–18 season...
The first full season under new Atlanta Ballet artistic director Gennadi Nedvigin will feature classic ballets from George Balanchine and Marius Petipa, plus a ...
During an hour of rehearsals in Atlanta Ballet's Westside studios, John Welker and Nadia Mara made seemingly a thousand minor adjustments as they worked with ballet mistress Dale Shields on their pas de deux. The intensity as they prepared for Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker kicked up a notch when new artistic director Gennadi Nedvigin stepped into the room and joined the instruction, jumping up often from a folding chair on the side to demonstrate his nuanced suggestions....
In a final tribute to John McFall’s 21-year legacy as Atlanta Ballet’s artistic director, the company’s 2015-16 season closed with MAYhem: Kissed, a triple bill...
“Nowness” is the way dancer Tara Lee describes the spirit of innovation that’s filled Atlanta Ballet studios under John McFall’s artistic leadership. That heigh...
Atlanta Ballet's Kiara Felder (left to right), Alexandre Barros, Nadia Mara and Benjamin Stone in "Boiling Point." (Photos by Charlie McCullers)
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Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker is filled with a newfound urgency due to the upcoming retirement of artistic director John McFall. (Photos by Charlie McCullers)
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