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L.A. Dance Chronicle · October 13, 2026 · By Jeff Slayton
Pointeworks Presents COMPOSITIONS: An Evening of Katie Jenkins October 18th
Jeff Slayton previews COMPOSITIONS at the Balboa Theatre, spotlighting three ballets by women choreographers, live music, and the world premiere of Hélène Simoneau’s Where No Storms Come. The feature also explores Pointeworks’ investment in professional dancers and community access through Sponsored Seats.
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JAZZ 88.3 · INSIDE ART | OCTOBER 11, 2026
Pointeworks Featured on Jazz 88.3's Inside Art
Pointeworks Founder and Artistic Director Sophie Williams joins host Dave Drexler to discuss COMPOSITIONS: An Evening of Katie Jenkins, the company's commitment to commissioning new ballets by women choreographers, and the collaboration between professional dancers and live musicians.
Listen to the Full Interview →San Diego Union-Tribune · September 20, 2026
Fall Arts Preview 2026
COMPOSITIONS is featured among the season’s dance picks, celebrating women in choreography and composition.
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Pointe Magazine · By Nancy Wozny
Jacquelyn Long Is Living the Dancer-Choreographer Life
Jacquelyn Long reflects on building a career as both a dancer and choreographer.
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San Diego Union-Tribune · May 3, 2026
San Diego Proposes Cuts in Arts Funding
Sophie Williams joins local arts voices responding to proposed cuts to arts grants.
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San Diego Union-Tribune · June 7, 2026 · By Marcia Luttrell
Pointeworks Returns with Five Ballets for Nocturnes
A preview of Nocturnes and the company’s growth amid cuts to arts funding.
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Fjord Review · By Robert Steven-Mack
On Pointe: Nocturnes Review
A review of Pointeworks’ Nocturnes performance at The Conrad in La Jolla.
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En Face Magazine · May 31, 2026
Elemental and Electrifying
A look at the choreographers, dancers, and new works shaping Pointeworks’ third season.
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Pointe Magazine · Readers’ Choice
Standout Performances of 2025
Readers recognize Pointeworks’ Ballet Nights among their standout ballet performances of 2025.
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Los Angeles Times · June 19, 2025 · By Lauren Harvey
Women Take Center Stage at Pointeworks
A feature on Pointeworks’ commitment to women’s voices and creative opportunities in ballet.
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San Diego Union-Tribune · June 8, 2025
Pointeworks Returns with Female-Centered Ballet Nights
The company returns to The Conrad following its New York performances.
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Pointe Magazine
Pointeworks Spotlights Women in Ballet, Onstage and Off
Inside the company’s second season, featuring women choreographers, composers, and costume designers.
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San Diego Union-Tribune · June 16, 2024
Pointeworks Stepping Up: New Ballet Company Presents Inaugural Show
Sophie Williams introduces a summer season that creates off-season opportunities for professional dancers.
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Dance Informa · March 31, 2025
Pointeworks Brings Thoughtful, Strong, Intentional Dance to NYC
A review of the company’s New York performances and the dancers’ technical excellence.
Read article →Shoutout SoCal · Interview
Meet Sophie Williams: Artistic Director & Ballerina
Sophie Williams discusses founding Pointeworks and creating new opportunities for ballet in San Diego.
Read article →La Jolla Light · July 2, 2023
A Type of Magic: Pointeworks Looks to Make La Jolla Its Summer Home
An early feature on the company’s vision for a summer home in La Jolla.
Read article →Dance Data Project · Interview
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Sophie Williams shares the female-driven vision at the heart of Pointeworks.
Read article →Culture OC · By Lillian Dunn
Off-Season Opportunities for Dancers and Choreographers
A feature on bringing artists from different companies together to collaborate and grow.
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San Diego Union-Tribune · March 17, 2024
Reka Gyulai’s Transformation into Choreographer
Reka Gyulai discusses creating Off Beat and her development as a choreographer.
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San Diego Voyager · Interview
Meet Sophie Williams of Pointeworks
Sophie Williams reflects on finding her own creative path beyond a structured ballet company.
Read article →Dance Data Project · March 2024
Pointe by Point
Pointeworks is featured in Dance Data Project’s March 2024 newsletter.
Read newsletter →San Diego Union Tribune
“Curated by Pointeworks artistic director Sophie Williams, the evening is dedicated to female voices in both choreography and composition. In ‘Compositions,’ an international cast of ballet artists perform to three original works by resident composer Katie Jenkins.”
Jacquelyn Long Is Living the Dancer-Choreographer Life
POINTE MAGAZINE
BY NANCY WOZNY
"One thing that I struggled with for a while was this idea that two things can be true— that I can be a successful dancer and a choreographer at the same time. I’m living that truth right now.”
SAN DIEGO PROPOSES CUTS IN ARTS FUNDING
“the arts are a part of what raised me here- they shaped my perspective, my career, and my commitment to giving back through this work.”
Sophie Williams, POINTEWORKS Artistic Director:
POINTEWORKS RETURNS WITH ‘NOCTURNES'
San Diego Union-Tribune
BY MARCIA LUTTRELL
“The 3-year-old professional dance company is thriving, despite expanding cuts to arts funding.”
Published June 7, 2026
Fjord Magazine
on point - Nocturnes Review
by Robert Steven-Mack
“Pointeworks is the new kid on the block in San Diego’s thriving dance scene.”
“If the crowd at the Conrad Prebys Theatre in La Jolla is an indicator, the company’s cocktail-attire professionalism creates an experience that will attract the parched balletomanes in the city.”
En Face Magazine
Elemental and Electrifying
“Pointeworks’ Season III promises to be its best yet, with two world premieres and commanding contemporary works.”
“There is an incredible line-up of artists breathing life into Season III, from choreographers Andrea Schermoly, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Jacquelyn Long, Dani Rowe, and Reka Gyulai to the 14 dancers from companies across the country.”
published May 31, 2026
Featured in Pointe magazine
READER’S CHOICE: TOP 25 STANDOUT PERFORMANCES ON GLOBAL STAGES 2025
Pointeworks’ Ballet Nights performance listed as a standout performance of 2025 by reader nominations via Pointe Magazine.
“Every year, we ask our readers to tell us about their favorite professional ballet performances. From narrative full-lengths to more intimate small groups, a variety of productions made this year’s list.
Thank you to everyone who nominated, whether via email or through a social media shout-out.” (Pointe Magazine)
Featured in the LA TIMES
Women take center stage as Pointeworks aims to ‘bring balance within the ballet world’
“[Pointeworks] is not just about giving artists a platform. It’s about reshaping the dance landscape, ensuring women’s voices are heard and their vision brought to life,” Jung said. “I feel like I could really take risks, experiment and develop my own artistic language without the limitation in traditional structure. And I think Pointeworks was perfect at it, that I could really explore myself as an artist and as a choreographer.” (Jung in interview By Lauren Harvey)
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San Diego Union-Tribune
Pointeworks dance company returns with female-centered ‘Ballet Nights’
“Artistic director Sophie Williams uses the term “female forward” when describing Pointeworks, the contemporary ballet organization she founded that sold out its inaugural show at The Conrad last year.
The company returns to San Diego for a concert Saturday at La Jolla’s Conrad Center for the Performing Arts. This follows sold-out shows in New York earlier this year, followed by a glowing review in Dance Informa Magazine and a profile in Pointe Magazine.” (Source San Diego Tribune)
Featured in pointe magazine
Pointeworks Spotlights Women in Ballet, Onstage and Off
“Now Pointeworks is touring to New York City’s Ailey Citigroup Theater March 21–22 for its second season. Six of the program’s seven pieces are choreographed by women. Four are world premieres. Two have original music by female composers, and all of the costumes are designed by a total of three women.” (Source Pointe Magazine)
Featured in San Diego Tribune
“By creating a summer season, I can provide work and opportunities to local dancers during the off-season, as well as bring a higher caliber to the local dance scene,” Sophie Williams (Source San Diego Union Tribune)
presents inaugural show
Pointeworks stepping up: New ballet company
Featured in Dance Informa
“However, in piece after piece, the impeccable technique of the dancers was both a treat and education in excellence.” (Source Dance Informa)
Pointeworks brings thoughtful, strong, intentional Dance to nyc
Featured in the SHOUTOUT SOCAL
Meet Sophie Williams | Artistic Director & Ballerina
“By launching Pointeworks, I aimed to bring that energy to San Diego, particularly during the summer season when there’s typically less happening in the ballet community. It was about filling a void but also elevating the conversation around ballet and creating a platform for new artistic expression.”
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“A type of magiC: PointeWorks ballet company looks to make La Jolla its summer home”
Featured in the La Jolla Light
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Featured in Dance Data Project
Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Interview
“I am passionate about giving a voice to females. At the heart of Pointeworks, our vision is female-driven, our works will be by female choreographers, and our mission is to create a platform to elevate, highlight, and appreciate the underrepresented voices of female artists in dance.”
- Sophie Williams, Artistic Director
Read the full article - Dance Data Project
“Pointeworks allows artists from various companies to come together and challenge themselves in new ways by working with dancers and choreographers unfamiliar to them.”
Quote from Lillian Dunn’s article in CULTURE OC
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“It’s a gift to have the chance to create something on someone else’s body, soul and artistic ability,”
— Reka Gyulai on her new work Off Beat, featured in the San Diego Union Tribune
San Diego Voyager
“Forging my own path and finding creative expression outside a structured ballet company has been the most experimental lesson learned.”
Read the Full Interview in the San Diego Voyager
Dance Data Project
“These works bring the full range of ballet to the stage under the guidance of diverse female visions”
Read the Pointe by Point in Dance Data Project’s March 2024 Newsletter.