Emilia & Linda

We started The Ballet Bag in April 2009 with the mission to prove that ballet is not stuffy, old fashioned and inaccessible; that it is quite the opposite: relevant, fresh and topical. With the aim to Give Ballet a New Spin we try to show it under a different light. When writing our capsule biographies, ballet fact cards, review roundups and commentary on social media, we cross it over with other art forms and cultural references (pop culture, cinema, rock music – ie. other things we love!).

Dancers, Infographic, Social Media April 3, 2017

For Your Consideration: Ballet Bracket Round 2

By Emilia & Linda

After a painstaking vote counting, taking into account your comments in our original post, plus votes on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram (thank you all for participating!),…

Dancers, Infographic, Social Media March 27, 2017

For Your Consideration: a March Madness Ballet Bracket

By Emilia & Linda

Dear Readers, Every year, during the month of March, the internet goes mad for bracketology (if you’re unfamiliar with this meme, the so-called March Madness originated…

Ballet, Ballet & Culture December 13, 2016

Five Xmas Ballet Gifts

By Emilia & Linda

We might be a bit late, but we are here to give you a helping hand in deciding what to get your balletomane friends…

Yorke Dance Project in Kenneth MacMillan’s Sea of Troubles

Rehearsals October 17, 2016

Yorke Dance Project: a Photo Gallery

By Emilia & Linda

Yorke Dance Project is a contemporary ballet company of 8 dancers under the artistic direction of Yolande Yorke-Edgell, and patronage of choreographer Richard Alston. Now in its 5th season,…