The Royal Ballet's Mayerling: A Photo Gallery

the latest image gallery from the wonderful Alice Pennefather

The Royal Ballet's Mayerling: A Photo Gallery The Royal Ballet's Mayerling: A Photo Gallery

Ballets by Ratmansky

A colourful tribute to Ratmanskyness

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Ratmansky & Shostakovich: a Hat Trick in New York

Out thoughts on Alexei Ratmansky's new trilogy for American Ballet Theatre

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Ratmansky & Shostakovich: a Hat Trick in New York

June 20, 2013
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If you have followed our balletic adventures over here for a while, then you know we try to catch the works of American Ballet Theatre’s Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky as often as we can. Having seen over 15 of Mr. Ratmansky’s ballets, we can safely say that as long as he keeps creating, we [...]

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Nacho Duato

June 12, 2013
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The Duato Style If there is something that defines Nacho Duato’s style of movement, it is dynamics: his language is expressive, fluid and fast. However, to properly understand Duato past his quite characteristic European contemporary style (clearly influenced by his work with Kylián), one needs to also consider his musicality: Duato’s work is always very [...]

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Dancers & their Ballet Bags: A Visit to Ballet Black

June 5, 2013
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“Always be knolling”, says American sculptor Tom Sachs. Knolling is the art of sorting out objects in an organized way, recently made famous by such digital projects as The Burning House and Things Organized Neatly. Over here we like things neat, so we could not pass up the opportunity to try our hand at knolling with [...]

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Ballets by Ratmansky

May 31, 2013
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A case of incurable Ratmansky Fever means we continue to chase the choreographer’s new works around the globe, so make sure to check back in with us next week for our thoughts on his new trilogy set to Shostakovich and premiering during ABT’s Met season tonight. We’ll be there. Meanwhile, taking our cue from assorted [...]

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The Royal Ballet’s Mayerling: A Photo Gallery

May 23, 2013
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Alice Pennefather’s latest rehearsal gallery covers the Royal Ballet’s revival of MacMillan’s Mayerling. The production returns next week with the first outing – this run – of Carlos Acosta & Leanne Benjamin, with the last performances marking the retirement of two MacMillan greats: Mara Galeazzi (13 June, relayed on BP Big screens) and Leanne herself (15 [...]

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Five Ballet Books

May 12, 2013
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In the spotlight, five recent ballet and dance book releases that will make great summer reads or that are perfect for your Amazon wishlists: Sadler’s Wells Dance House by Sarah Crompton With plenty of photos of some of Sadler’s Wells’s most successful productions from the last few years (Sylvie Guillem fans are in for a [...]

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