by Emilia & Linda on January 24, 2012
Ballet Black returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre this February with Short Dance Works, a mixed bill combining plotless pieces with a brand new 30-minute narrative ballet (their longest yet) choreographed by Christopher Hampson. Storyville takes us back to the famous red-light district in 20th century New Orleans, Louisiana to tell the “rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags” tale of [...]
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Cassa Pacho,
Christopher Hampson,
Cira Robinson,
Damien Johnson,
Dramatic & Intense,
Jazmon Voss,
Jonathan Goddard,
Jonathan Watkins,
Joseph Poulton,
Kanika Carr,
Manon,
Martin Lawrance,
Pretty Baby,
Rehearsals,
Sarah Kundi,
Sayaka Ichikawa,
Storyville
by Guest on November 23, 2011
In a new guest blog US-based dance photographer Brian Mengini reports on BalletX’s recent season at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. Brian had the opportunity to catch up with the company in rehearsal ahead of their fall performances, which included two world premieres: Brian lives in Pennsylvania and often works with the Pennsylvania Ballet and [...]
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Alex Ketley,
Allison Walsh,
Anitra Keegan,
Arvo Pärt,
Ballet X,
Chris Clark,
Giovanni Pergolesi,
Inside the Mind of the Composer,
Jackson Sounds,
Jaime Lennon,
Laura Otto,
Layer Cake,
Loni Landon,
Matthew Neenan,
Pennsylvania Ballet,
Robert Maggio,
Silt,
Tara Keating
by Emilia & Linda on October 14, 2011
At the heart of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn season is a fabulous new triple bill celebrating British classical dance heritage, or what BRB principal Matthew Lawrence calls, in his latest blog for Balletco, a “workout harder than Zumba”: Nearly 75 years old, Ninette de Valois’s Checkmate is a prime example of vintage English ballet. Its [...]
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Ashton,
Autumn Glory,
BRB,
British Ballet,
Carol-Anne Millar,
Checkmate,
Jenna Roberts,
John Cranko,
Nao Sakuma,
Ninette de Valois,
Pineapple Poll,
Robert Parker,
Sadler's Wells,
Season 2011-2012,
Sir Frederick Ashton,
Symphonic Variations
by Emilia & Linda on September 1, 2011
European summer is almost over (although here in Britain it never really began) and ballet companies around the world are getting ready to kick off their new seasons. The Royal Ballet is set to return to Covent Garden in a few weeks with Balanchine’s Jewels. Taking inspiration from one of our favorite magazines, Wired, we [...]
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Choreographers,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Cinema Relays,
Dancers,
Infographic,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Monica Mason,
Overview,
Petipa,
ROH,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2011-2012,
Social Media,
Wayne McGregor
by Emilia & Linda on August 26, 2011
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first visit to London, the Mariinsky Ballet left a trail of brilliancy following its three-week residency at Covent Garden. The company brought a selection of works that played to its strengths: from big classical works like Swan Lake and La Bayadère (which showed off a flawless corps de ballet) [...]
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Alexander Parish,
Alexander Sergeyev,
Alexei Ratmansky,
Alina Somova,
Anna Karenina,
Balanchine,
Ballet Imperial,
Chopiniana,
Danila Korsuntsev,
David Hallberg,
Denis Matvienko,
Diana Vishneva,
Ekaterina Kondaurova,
Evgenia Obraztsova,
Evgeny Ivanchenko,
Filipp Stepin,
Fokine,
Igor Zelensky,
In the Night,
Jerome Robbins,
La Bayadère,
Maria Shirinkina,
Mariinsky,
Mariinsky Tour 2011,
Rodion Shchedrin,
Scheherezade,
Scotch Symphony,
Swan Lake,
The Firebird,
Ulyana Lopatkina,
Viktoria Tereshkina,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Xander Parish,
Yana Selina,
Yuri Smekalov
by Guest on August 9, 2011
US-based dance photographer Brian Mengini is currently in London, working on a photo project with dancers from English National Ballet and The Royal Ballet. Brian lives in Pennsylvania and often works with the Pennsylvania Ballet and Boston Ballet. He recently shared with us his experiences shooting the Boston Ballet in rehearsal. In this new guest [...]
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Anastasia Matvienko,
Ballet Imperial,
David Hallberg,
Denis Matvienko,
Evgeny Ivanchenko,
George Balanchine,
Guest Blog,
Guest Blog Post,
Guest Post,
Igor Kolb,
In the Night,
Jerome Robbins,
Maria Shirinkina,
Mariinsky,
Mariinsky Tour 2011,
Rehearsal,
Rehearsals,
Royal Opera House,
Scotch Symphony,
Viktoria Tereshkina,
Yekaterina Kondaurova,
Yuri Smekalov
