by Emilia on June 24, 2010
In addition to boosting their presence on social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, leading ballet companies have also taken to blogging regularly. Company blogs have radically changed the face of communication within the arts sector. Before them organisations were more dependent on regular media/art pages to pick up on their stories but now they [...]
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Ask Colin,
Australian Ballet,
Behind Ballet,
Blogs,
BRB,
City Brights,
Davit Karapetyan,
Dusty Button,
J Pointe,
MCB,
Miami City Ballet,
Open Studio 455,
Ricardo Bustamante,
San Francisco Ballet,
SFB,
Social Media,
The Joffrey,
Tokyo Ballet,
Touring Blog,
Vanessa Zahorian,
Yuko Tanaka
by Linda on June 15, 2010
The Tokyo Ballet is one of the largest troupes in Ballet-loving Japan. The company is renowned for its association with Béjart; 18 of his ballets – including original pieces – are currently in repertory. They also boast impressive guests; Sylvie Guillem and Manuel Legris are regulars and, earlier this year, Polina Semionova and Marcelo [...]
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Béjart,
Chopin,
Don Giovanni,
Frederick Ashton,
Jiří Kylián,
John Cranko,
John Neumeier,
M,
Manuel Legris,
Mozart,
Polina Semionova,
Roberto Bolle,
Sacre du printemps,
Sylvie Guillem,
Tadatsugu Sasaki,
The Ballet Bag in Japan,
The Kabuki,
The Rite of Spring,
The Tokyo Ballet
by Linda on March 5, 2010
Tradition and heritage are strong words but they fit The Royal Danish Ballet like a glove. They are one of the oldest classical dance troupes in Europe and direct descendants of the Bournonville lineage. With a repertoire that also includes the most prominent choreographers of the 20th century, the Danes have much to be proud [...]
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A Folk Tale,
Aage Thordal-Christensen,
Abdallah,
Adeline Genée,
Amy Watson,
Anna Karenina,
Apollon Musagete,
Études,
Balanchine,
Birgit Cullberg,
Bournonville,
Bournonville Festival,
Brandstrup,
Cecilie Lassen,
Cranko,
Danish Ballet Week,
Danseurs,
Dawid Kupinski,
Erik Bruhn,
Femke Slot,
Fernando Mora,
Flemming Flindt,
Flower Festival of Genzano,
Fokine,
Frank Andersen,
Gamle Scene,
Gitte Lindstrøm,
Gudrun Bojesen,
Hans Beck,
Henning Kronstam,
Henrik Steenberg,
Ib Andersen,
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup,
Johan Kobborg,
Johnny Eliasen,
Kenneth Greve,
Kermesse in Bruges,
Kristoffer Sakurai,
La Sylphide,
Lis Jeppesen,
Lloyd Riggins,
Lucile Grahn,
Ludvig Holberg,
Macmillan,
Mads Blangstrup,
Maina Gielgud,
Marie-Pierre Greve,
Martin Mydtskov Rønne,
Miss Julie,
Mogens Boesen,
Napoli,
Neumeier,
Nicolai Hansen,
Niels Bjørn Larsen,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Onegin,
Peter Martins,
Peter Schaufuss,
Ratmansky,
RDB,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet School,
Rushton,
Silja Schandorff,
Sorella Englund,
Susanne Grinder,
The Kermesse in Bruges,
The Lesson,
The Little Mermaid,
The Triumph of Death,
The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master,
Thomas Lund,
Vera Volkova,
Vincenzo Galeotti,
Yao Wei
by Emilia on February 18, 2010
We are back from Copenhagen with a suitcase full of ballet goodies. We went there especially to catch The Royal Danish Ballet’s Bournonville & Balanchine Programme which had gorgeous La Sylphide paired with glorious Symphony in C. During our stay we were granted access to The Royal Danish Ballet’s headquarters. Needless to say we were [...]
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A Folk Tale,
A Midsummer's Night Dream,
August Bournonville,
Balanchine,
Ballet Costume,
Christina Michanek,
Danish Ballet Week,
Det Kongelige Teater,
Gudrun Bojesen,
John Neumeier,
La Sylphide,
La Sylphide Still Life,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Paul Wesolek,
Per Kirkeby,
Peter Martins,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Symphony in C,
Tutu
by Linda on September 24, 2009
As the season kicks off Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB), one of the UK’s top three ballet companies, celebrates its 20th anniversary as a Birmingham resident. Over the years it has evolved from being the Royal Ballet’s “touring arm” into shaping its own style: a mix of core repertoire alongside new original full-length narrative ballets, showing a [...]
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Alexander Campbell,
Ambra Vallo,
Anthony Dowell,
Antoinette Sibley,
Ashton,
Beauty and the Beast,
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre,
BRB,
César Morales,
Chi Cao,
Cyrano,
Darcey Bussell,
David Bintley,
Elisha Willis,
Elmhurst School of Dance,
Joseph Caley,
Leanne Benjamin,
Lilian Baylis,
Lynn Seymour,
Miyako Yoshida,
Nadia Nerina,
Nao Sakuma,
Natasha Oughtred,
Ninette de Valois,
Old Vic,
Sadler's Wells Ballet,
Sadler's Wells Theatre,
Sir Peter Wright,
Sylvia,
Two Pigeons,
Vic-Wells Ballet
