Julie Kent became the Artistic Director of The Washington Ballet in July 2016. She is the longest-serving ballerina in American Ballet Theatre’s 79-year history. She began her dance training with Hortensia Fonseca at the Academy of the Maryland Youth Ballet in Bethesda, MD and attended summer sessions at American Ballet Theatre II and the School of American Ballet before joining American Ballet Theatre as an apprentice in 1985. In that same year, Kent won first place in the regional finals of the National Society of Arts and Letters at the Kennedy Center. In 1986, she was the only American to ..read more

Born in Providence, Rhode Island and trained at Festival Ballet of Rhode Island and Canada’s National Ballet School, Greta Hodgkinson joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1990, where she has been a Principal Dancer since 1996. Greta retired as a Principal Dancer at the end of the 2019/20 season and assumed the position of Artist-in-Residence for the 2020/21 season, teaching and coaching the National Ballet’s next generation of dancers. An artist acclaimed for her dazzling technical virtuosity, dramatic intensity and articulate characterization, she is the complete ballerina, par excellence ..read more

Cynthia Harvey is the guest on Episode 6, Season 2 of A Body's Language. Cynthia Harvey’s style marked her as one of the most versatile and valued artists. Harvey danced nearly every ballerina role with American Ballet Theatre and had the distinction of being invited by Sir Anthony Dowell to be a principal ballerina of The Royal Ballet-the first American dancer to have that honor. Harvey performed as guest artist with Baryshnikov and Company, Nureyev and Friends and numerous internationally renowned ballet companies around the world before retiring from the stage in 1996. On video, Harvey app ..read more

In this episode of 'A Body's Language', Joe speaks with Adji Cissoko, a dancer with Alonzo King Lines Ballet. Adji reflects on her childhood, training, family, her incredible career so far and her 2020 projects....do you know what a Kora is? Listen to find out! ADJI CISSOKO was born and grew up in Munich, Germany where she trained at the Ballet Academy Munich and graduated with a diploma in dance. Cissoko attended the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre in New York City on full scholarship, before joining the National Ballet of Canada in 2010. In 2012 she was awarded ..read more

Siphesihle November was born in Zolani, South Africa and trained at Canada’s National Ballet School. Siphesihle joined The National Ballet of Canada as a member of the Corps de Ballet in 2017 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 2021. Siphesihle recently made his debut as Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet. He has danced such roles as Bluebird in The Sleeping Beauty, Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Puck in The Dream and in such ballets as The Nutcracker, Giselle, The Winter’s Tale, Nijinsky, Anna Karenina, The Four Seasons, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude ..read more

We speak to Marcelino about how he used the pandemic to reconnect with what is important to him, his early years in Portugal, how it feels to dance alongside Natalia Osipova after so many years learning from and idolizing Russian Ballerinas and the track that he thinks is 'a banger'.....it's from an Ashton ballet! Portuguese dancer Marcelino Sambé is a Principal of The Royal Ballet. He trained at The Royal Ballet Upper School and graduated into the Company during the 2012/13 Season, promoted to First Artist in 2014, Soloist in 2015, First Soloist in 2017 and Principal in 2019. Sambé was born ..read more

We speak to Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet, Kevin O'Hare about guiding one of the largest opera houses in the world through a pandemic, his thoughts on the Netflix series 'The Crown', his film debut at the age of 7 and much more! Kevin O’Hare is Director of The Royal Ballet. Appointed in July 2012, he is responsible for driving the artistic direction of the Company. He is committed to the promotion of outstanding creativity and artistic excellence, developing talent and widening the Company’s performing platform. O’Hare was born in Yorkshire and trained at The Royal Ballet School. He b ..read more

The guest on episode 2, season 2 of 'A Body's Language', is Hannah O'Neill, Premier Danseur with the Paris Opera Ballet. From 1998 to 2007, O'Neill studied at the Kishibe Ballet Studio in Tokyo, Japan. When she turned eight, she moved with her family to Aukland, New Zealand. There, she studied ballet at the Mt Eden Ballet Academy and then in 2008, at the age of 15, moved to Melbourne to study at The Australian Ballet School. In 2011 she graduated as dux of the ballet school. In 2009, O'Neill won the Pros de Lausanne, the world’s most prestigious competition for young dancers. The next year, s ..read more

On the first episode of the second season of 'A Body's Language' we speak to David McAllister. This episode was recorded late last year, in Davids final week as director of The Australian Ballet Company. David shares stories about his dancing days with The  Australian Ballet, working with the likes of Nureyev and Glen Tetley, speaks about pieces of music still make him feel sick with nerves and provides great insights into his philosophies on directorship- reflecting on how The Australian Ballet chose to prioritize the mental health of their dancers during the pandemic while maintaining ..read more

The guest on episode 7 of 'A Body's Language" is Guillaume Côté. Guillaume Côté was born in Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec and trained at Canada’s National Ballet School. He joined The National Ballet of Canada in 1998 and became a Principal Dancer in 2004. In 2013, Guillaume was also appointed Choreographic Associate. With The National Ballet of Canada, Guillaume has danced most of the principal roles in both the classical and contemporary repertoire. He has created a number of lead roles in ballets by James Kudelka including Ferdinand in An Italian Straw Hat, Prince Charming in Cinderella and Will ..read more