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Ballet Companies

The Singapore Scene: “One @ the Ballet” with SDT

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 [...]

New English Ballet Theatre: Synergies

by Linda on July 19, 2012

New English Ballet Theatre or NEBT is the brainchild of Karen Pilkington-Miksa. This young company works as a pick-up troupe, hiring dancers for a period of 3 months and commissioning new works for an annual programme. With a patron list that includes Carlos Acosta, Marianela Nuñez, Mara Galeazzi, Darcey Bussell and Wayne Eagling, plus support [...]

Storified: English National Ballet’s Summer Party

by Emilia & Linda on July 5, 2012

Last week English National Ballet took over Kensington Palace’s Orangery for its annual summer party. In addition to exclusive dance and music performances, guests were invited to place their bids for swan-inspired works by artists like Ronnie Wood, Pixie Lott, Sam Taylor-Wood, Julien Macdonald and – the company’s newly-appointed AD – Tamara Rojo. Our collaborator [...]

Live Blogging #RBLive

by wschuster on March 23, 2012

Join our fabulous guest blogger Wiebke Schuster (@wiebela on Twitter) as she live blogs #RBLive, a full working day at The Royal Ballet streamed live on The Royal Opera House YouTube channel and the Guardian website. From 10 a.m. today Wiebke will be jotting down below her thoughts on the day’s activities – from the Company’s live [...]

Ballet Black in Rehearsal for Storyville

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 [...]

BalletX: Fall Series 2011

by Brian 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 [...]