by Emilia on February 26, 2011
Is this ballet for you? Go if: Swan Lake is a masterpiece of classical ballet and should be experienced at least once in one’s lifetime, preferably with a ballerina in full command of the technical and dramatic challenges of the central role and in a production that honours Tchaikovsky’s truly “epic” score. Skip if: You [...]
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by Emilia & Linda on February 23, 2011
Here is an extract of our latest guest post for Dance Pulp, an interview with Ballet Black’s Damien Johnson. In case you didn’t know, Dance Pulp has just kicked off its Season 2 and the site is now updated with new video interviews and other dance goodies. We recommend you drop by for a visit. [...]
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by Emilia & Linda on February 19, 2011
Via Press Release: NEW FULL-LENGTH DANCE WORK – WORLD PREMIERE For its next production, Sadler’s Wells has joined forces with electronic pop legends Pet Shop Boys (Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe) and radical choreographer Javier De Frutos to create a brand new full-length dance work based on Hans Christian Andersen’s story, The Most Incredible Thing. [...]
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by Emilia & Linda on February 18, 2011
“Move over, Natalie Portman: You may be favored for the Oscar in Black Swan, but there’s a real-life, flesh-and-blood ballerina generating heat as the swan queen!” says Jocelyn Novek, one of the writers quoted by Milan-based arts blogger Graham Spicer in a roundup of praise for the remarkable Odette/Odile of Sara Mearns. NYCB’s Mearns is [...]
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by Emilia & Linda on February 13, 2011
Monolith, Tim Rushton’s new piece for Rambert Dance Company, represents the first time the British choreographer has collaborated with a UK dance company. Tim is the Artistic Director of the award-winning Danish Dance Theatre. As a creator of modern dance, classical technique stands out as a big influence in Tim’s work, due to his ballet [...]
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by Emilia on February 11, 2011
We wonder if ABT had heard our prayers when they decided to program a London season of mixed bills, leaving the full length classics they had brought last time at home. We had been craving variety in the aftermath of too many Cinderellas, Giselles and Swan Lakes at the Royal Ballet, so we grabbed the [...]
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