From the monthly archives:

May 2010

On Melancholy Hill

by Linda on May 18, 2010

The Royal Ballet’s 2009/2010 season is coming to a close. In the first of two final mixed bills  audiences had the opportunity to see a new work by an exciting young choreographer. Bookended by Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet-meets-art-installation Electric Counterpoint and Mats Ek’s irreverent Carmen was Asphodel Meadows, Liam Scarlett’s first ballet for the ROH main [...]

Tagged as: 1-act, Abstract, As One, Asphodel Meadows, Bennet Gartside, Carmen, Electric Counterpoint, Johan Persson, Johannes Stepanek, Jonathan Watkins, Laura Morera, Liam Scarlett, Marianela Nuñez, Mats Ek, Poulenc, Review, Ricardo Cervera, Rupert Pennefather, Sarah Lamb, Season 2009-2010, Tamara Rojo, Wheeldon

Ballet-Mad Libs Part Deux

by Linda on May 14, 2010

Have you played Ballet-Mad Libs yet? You have until 22 May to do so & win a fab gigposter-inspired ballet silkscreen print. Participants from all over the globe are welcome. The more the merrier. Below is another selection of some of the entries we have received. Thanks again to everyone who has taken part. We will [...]

Tagged as: 1-year anniversary, Ballet, Ballet-Mad Libs, Ballet-Mad Libs Hall of Fame, Gigposter, Promotion, Social Media, Web 2.0

Carmen

by Linda on May 8, 2010

Is this ballet for you? Go if: Red Hot Chili Carmen Skip if: Faux French or Pastiche Spanish are not your thing Dream Cast For Carmen Tamara Rojo because she is Spanish and fiery, plus her surname matches Carmen’s legendary red dress. Background Carmen goes back to 1845 when Prosper Mérimée‘s torrid novella used to [...]

Tagged as: 1-act, Alberto Alonso, Ana Laguna, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Bennet Gartside, Bizet, Bolshoi, Bullfighter, Carmen, Carmen Suite, Cullberg Ballet, Danila Korsuntsev, Davide Bombana, Dee Conway, Don José, Dramatic & Intense, Escamillo, Evgeny Ivanchenko, Fate, Irma Nioradze, John Cranko, Lauren Cuthbertson, Mariinsky, Mats Ek, Maya Plisteskaya, Micaela, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natasha Razina, National Ballet of Canada, NBC, Prosper Merimée, Renée Zizi Jeanmaire, Robert Alston, Rodion Shchedrin, Roland Petit, Scottish Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Ulyana Lopatkina, Yekaterina Kondaurova

Ballet Goes Web 2.0

by Emilia on May 6, 2010

Ballet companies, choreographers, dancers, writers and bloggers are realising the importance of educating and engaging with audiences via social media to promote ballet as an art form. Through the rich and diverse ballet content on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and blogs we now have exposure to ballet events around the globe as if we were [...]

Tagged as: Ballet, Ballet Companies, Daniil Simkin, DeBallet, Elitedance, Facebook, Maria Kochetkova, Social Media, Tumblr, Twitter, Vimeo, Web 2.0, wefollow, Yahoo! Video, YouTube

La Fille Mal Gardée Roundup

by Emilia on May 3, 2010

Yesterday The Independent published an interesting feature on the Royal Ballet’s Liam Scarlett, a young choreographer who wants to challenge the perception of ballet as an art that is “all about tutus and glitter”. We posted this feature on Twitter and Facebook and got interesting reactions. On both channels people hastened to add that ballet [...]

Tagged as: Alina Cojocaru, Brian Maloney, Carlos Acosta, Johan Kobborg, La Fille Mal Gardée, Liam Scarlett, Light & Fluffy, Marianela Nuñez, Performance Roundup, Roberta Marquez, Royal Ballet, Steven McRae, Yuhui Choe

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