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Christopher Wheeldon & Alexei Ratmansky on working with The Royal Ballet
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon rehearses dancers of The Royal Ballet in his new ballet, Aeternum, set to Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonia da Requiem. With dancers James Hay, Thiago Soares and Claire...
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The International Ballet Competitions and Modern Choreography by Benjamin...
Benjamin Feliksdal, Photo by Dan Pickard Diaghilev’s attitude to art exhibitions is quite interesting. He said, “There is nothing more harmful for a piece of art then to be exhibited in a big hall,...
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The Royal Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice in Wonderland….
Christopher Wheeldon in rehearsal of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, with dancers Beatriz Stix-Brunell, James Hay, Liam Scarlett and Alexander Campbell. Down The Rabbit Hole…. Scene plot: There is a...
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New York City Center Presents the New York Premiere of Matthew Bourne’s...
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty New York City Center Presents The New York Premiere of MATTHEW BOURNE’S SLEEPING BEAUTY A NEW ADVENTURES PRODUCTION *Limited Engagement* OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 3,...
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Dancer Sergei Polunin Disappears in U.K. Again….
The poster for “Midnight Express” with the former Royal Ballet principal Sergei Polunin and his new mentor Igor Zelensky. Polunin now dances with the Stanisklavsky Ballet in Moscow, which Zelensky...
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Youth America Grand Prix: Final Round of The Competition….
Each year over 5,000 students audition worldwide in the Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals. The Semi-Finals are held in 12 major U.S. metropolitan areas as well as in Japan, Mexico, France, and...
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Royal Winnipeg Ballet to debut Margaret Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale” next season
by Andrea Ratuski The Royal Winnipeg Ballet announced its 2013-2014 season and launching the season will be a new adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. It’s a project that’s been in...
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Youth American Grand Prix Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow 2013 Gala...
Viengsay Valdes & Osiel Gouneo from the National Ballet of Cuba in Peter Quanz Double Bounce. Liza Voll Photography The Youth American Grand Prix “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” Gala...
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The Third Annual Dance Against Cancer Gala at the AXA Equitable Theater….
The Third Annual Dance Against Cancer Gala at the AXA Equitable Theater raised more than $96,000 for the fight against Cancer. More than 400 patrons attended the evening’s performance, produced by New...
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Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet 2013 Season at the Joyce Theater….
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Jin Young Won & Guillaume Queau in Adonis Foniadakis’ “Horizons” Photo by Paula Lobo Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet opened its 2013 season at the Joyce Theater with...
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The Impulse Wants Company: In Rehearsal with Troy Schumacher & the...
Taylor Stanley, Photo by Lora Robertson I was recently invited to a rehearsal for Troy Schumacher and the BalletCollective’s newest work, The Impulse Wants Company, at the Ailey Citigroup Theater. The...
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The CW Network’s “Breaking Pointe” Returns Monday, July 22 (9 pm ET)….
The CW Network’s critically-acclaimed docu-series “Breaking Pointe,” which follows the world of ballet through exhausting rehearsals, gorgeous stage performances and behind-the-scenes drama, at Ballet...
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In the Presence of Greatness: Valentina Kozlova International Ballet...
Yubal Eduardo Morales Rubio (Mexico) in Viktor Kabaniaev’s Notturno. Photo by Yelena Yeva I was reminded of just how good of a dancer Daniel Ulbricht is during the Valentina Kozlova International...
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Cedar Lake 360º: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet | July 24 -26
Cedar Lake 360° Installation 2012: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet. Photo by ©Julieta Cervantes 360º PERFORMANCES 2013 July 24 – 26 Two Shows a Night 7:30 & 9 Advanced students perform alongside...
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Maurice Béjart’s Songs of the Wayfarer (1971)….
Création au Forest National de Bruxelles – 1971 – Francette Levieux After the death of Paolo Bortoluzzi, Jorge Donn and Nureyev – all three died of the same illness – Maurice Béjart didn’t want “Songs...
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Rudolf Nureyev – Rebellious Genius Of Ballet….
Rudolf Nureyev – Rebellious Genius is the title of a new film about the great Russian dancer and choreographer. The premiere was held in St. Petersburg. The two-part documentary was made to commemorate...
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When Art Danced with Music: Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes, 1909-1929….
Léon Bakst, Russian, 1866–1924, Costume design for Vaslav Nijinsky as the Faun from The Afternoon of a Faun, 1912, graphite, tempera, and gold paint on paper, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,...
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Richard S. Thomas, New York City Ballet Soloist & Teacher, Dies at 87….
Richard S. Thomas (1925-2013) Richard S. Thomas, a prominent ballet teacher and a former soloist with the New York City Ballet, died on July 27 in a hospital near his home in Paintsville, Ky. He was...
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BalletX: Ballet 6.0 at the Joyce Theater….
BALLETX Allison Walsh and Billy Cannon by Alexander Iziliaev In the past when you mentioned ballet, it brought to mind images of Giselle, Swan Lake and the annual Nutcracker at Christmas. But that is...
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The Impulse Wants Company: BalletCollective at Joyce Theater, Ballet 6.0, Aug...
Troy Schumacher, Director of BalletCollective (formerly Satellite Ballet) will make its Joyce Theater debut on August 14 and 15 with a program that will include a world premiere collaboration between...
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