by wschuster on April 26, 2013
From Munich, our collaborator Wiebke catches up with The Royal Ballet School-trained Sebastian Goffin, who is presenting a new work, Astres Errants, this Sunday 28 April at The Bavarian State Ballet II / Junior Company matinee program, part of Ballet Festival Week 2013. Having seen a lovely piece (Papillon) by Seb at Bob Lockyer’s 80th Birthday Gala in London, we were very keen [...]
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Boom of the Tingling Strings,
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Junior Company of the Bavarian State Ballet,
Linbury Studio Theatre,
New York Choreographic Institute,
Royal Ballet Upper School,
Sebastian Goffin,
The Place,
Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award
by Guest on March 8, 2013
We are delighted to feature below a guest blog by ballet enthusiast and Professor of Culture & Communication Nelida Ferraz, who attended the Royal Opera House Gala in Rio de Janeiro’s Theatro Municipal last week. Last week, audiences at Rio de Janeiro’s Theatro Municipal were reassured of the city’s resurging cultural landscape in a brief 3-day [...]
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After the Rain,
Ballet in Brazil,
Black Swan Pas de Deux,
Brazilian Ballerinas,
Brazilian Dancers,
Edward Watson,
Leanne Benjamin,
Marianela Nuñez,
Qualia,
Roberta Marquez,
Royal Ballet,
Sarah Lamb,
Sleeping Beauty Pas de Deux,
Steven McRae,
Theatro Municipal,
Thiago Soares
by wschuster on February 10, 2013
Every year, the Prix de Lausanne puts this relatively quiet Swiss town on Lake Geneva on the map for all balletomanes – right in the middle of their universe to be exact. In case you couldn’t follow all the action this year, do not worry! There is plenty of awesome content available to relive this [...]
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Ballet Competitions,
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Emily Seymour,
Gregory Batardon,
Igokat,
Instaballet,
Isabelle Brouwers,
Joel Woellner,
Juliana Paiva,
Leticia Domingues,
Li Cunxin,
Marina Kleinwort,
Miko Fogarty,
Prix de Lausanne,
Tamara Rojo,
Teddy Kumakawa,
Tigran Sargsyan
by MetteWindberg on January 4, 2013
Ballet and popular culture have been enjoying an unusually close relationship in recent times. Following on the success of Natalie Portman’s highly neurotic and nail-biting ballerina in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, shows like Breaking Pointe and The Secret Lives of Dancers portray daily life at, respectively, Salt Lake City’s Ballet West and The Royal New Zealand [...]
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August Bournonville,
Balduin Dahl,
Black Swan,
Burnise Silvius,
Clara,
Copenhagen,
Darren Aronofsky,
Gangnam Style,
Hans Christian Andersen,
Jesus Losada Albadia,
Kingdom of Sweets,
Nutcracker,
Peter Bo Bendixen,
RDB,
Selene Muñoz,
Tchaikovsky,
Tivoli
by GermaineCheng on December 12, 2012
In his regular series of journal entries, guest blogger Harper Watters, who recently joined the Houston Ballet corps, has been looking at a dancer’s transition from student to professional. On the other side of the globe, two young dancers – Chua Bi Ru and Kwok Min Yi – are also taking the first steps in their professional [...]
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Chua Bi Ru,
English National Ballet School,
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Janek Schergen,
Kwok Min Yi,
My First Sleeping Beauty,
New Zealand School of Dance,
Singapore Ballet Academy,
Singapore Dance Theatre,
Sleeping Beauty
by HarperWatters on November 16, 2012
The last time I wrote, I was sitting watching rehearsals for the season’s two final programmes. Once again, I write while watching rehearsals. This time as a corps de ballet member instead of an apprentice. With two repertories under our belt, the company is in full swing with no intention of slowing down anytime soon. [...]
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Azsure Barton,
Claudio Muñoz,
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Harper Watters,
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Houston Ballet II,
Prix de Lausanne,
Student
