Amanda Smith

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Cinderella

Cinderella, North Carolina Dance Theatre’s current offering, allows this dynamic company to show off its collective talents in a major production. On top of the always amazing dancing, add in wonderful production values with beautiful costumes by A. Christina Giannini, set design by Alain Vaes and original lighting by Nate McGaha. And they all come […]

Ballet Photography: NCDT's Innovative Works

North Carolina Dance Theatre’s annual Innovative Works is a creative collaboration of sight, sound and movement. And this year’s show has raised the bar once again with four unique pieces from four choreographers (Mark Diamond, Sasha Janes, Dwight Rhoden and Jean Pierre-Bonnefoux with help from Quentin “Q” Talley and dancers Pete Leo Walker and Melissa […]

Ballet Photography: North Carolina Dance Theatre's Nutcracker

There are so many great traditions at this time of year and one favorite is North Carolina Dance Theatre’s annual performance of the Nutcracker. While so many things in the ballet remain the same, it was fun to see some new faces giving wonderful performances in the classic roles. We are blessed to have NCDT […]