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Prix de Lausanne Diary – Last Days, Final Thoughts

Guest blogger Wiebke Schuster's final post about the 2012 Prix

The Faces of Prix de Lausanne

The many stories that unfold during Prix week seen from backstage

Ballet Black in Rehearsal for Storyville

New photoblog of Christopher Hampson's new ballet for the company

Prix de Lausanne Diary – Days 2 & 3

Reporting from the field, here's guest blogger Wiebke Schuster

Prix de Lausanne Diary – Day 1

Reporting from the field in Lausanne, here's guest blogger Wiebke Schuster

Prix de Lausanne Diary – Last Days, Final Thoughts

February 7, 2012

Saturday, 4 February 2012 Leave it all on the (dance) floor! Having observed classical and contemporary classes (each counts for a quarter of the total score) the day prior, the Jury left the candidates on their own to warm up. Some used the raked studio space, others spent time in the warm-up area backstage, wrapped [...]

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The Faces of Prix de Lausanne

February 4, 2012

The Prix de Lausanne is so much more than a ballet competition: it’s a huge celebration of dance that brings together artists from all around the world, including former Prix participants, staff and students who are hoping to take the next step into their careers. This year we had the opportunity to experience its 40th [...]

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Prix de Lausanne Diary – Days 2 & 3

February 2, 2012

Wednesday, 1 February 2012 Raymondas, Kitris, Basilios – OH MY! Temperatures in Lausanne dipped below zero today, but the competition at the Beaulieu Theater is heating up: only one more day until the 20 finalists are announced. On Tuesday morning, the B-girls (ages 17 -18) “let loose” with former NYCB member Todd Williams in contemporary [...]

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Prix de Lausanne Diary – Day 1

January 31, 2012

The 40th Prix de Lausanne kicked off on Monday. During Prix week we are officially guest tweeting and reporting from the field for the @prixdelausanne Twitter account, while our colleagues at Dansomanie will be tweeting in French from @pdl_tweets. We are looking forward to sharing – here and all around our social media channels - the many [...]

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Ballet Black in Rehearsal for Storyville

January 24, 2012

Ballet Black returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre this February with Short Dance Works, a mixed bill combining plotless pieces with a brand new 30-minute narrative ballet (their longest yet) choreographed by Christopher Hampson. Storyville takes us back to the famous red-light district in 20th century New Orleans, Louisiana to tell the “rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags” tale of [...]

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New year, new dance, new projects!

January 14, 2012

Happy 2012 everyone! As we promised on Twitter, we are now back on blogging mode. You may have noticed that we haven’t been so active for the last few months. Even though we had an amazing year and have been lucky enough to travel and watch lots of great dance in 2011 (I had a [...]

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