Melissa Barak - L.A. Moves

From L.A., Wiebke catches up with Melissa Barak during a rehearsal to talk about Barak's life as a female… [more]

Melissa Barak - L.A. Moves Melissa Barak - L.A. Moves

Houston Ballet in New York

Hey readers! I am so excited to be back and writing, because I have so much to share. No it isn't my… [more]

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The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet: A Photo Gallery

Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo & Juliet is back at the Royal Opera House. Along with the return of the… [more]

The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet: A Photo Gallery The Royal Ballet's Romeo and Juliet: A Photo Gallery

Claudia Dean: a Chosen Maiden at Covent Garden

Earlier this month, Royal Ballet artist Claudia Dean made her debut in an important role at Covent Garden.… [more]

Claudia Dean: a Chosen Maiden at Covent Garden Claudia Dean: a Chosen Maiden at Covent Garden

The Castaways: Barak Marshall Creates For Rambert

October 9, 2013
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It’s a busy season for Rambert Dance Company: the company is getting ready to move to its new London home at the South Bank and is also premiering The Castaways, a new work by renowned US choreographer Barak Marshall. Named by the LA Times as a ‘Face to Watch’ (December 2012), Barak has choreographed all [...]

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The Royal Ballet’s Don Q Premiere – Notes from La Mancha

October 4, 2013
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On Monday we had the opportunity to team up with one of our favourite contributors, Dave Wilson (@DaveTriesBallet), and take over the @RoyalOperaHouse on Twitter to relay the Royal Ballet’s 2013-2014 season opener, a gala for Carlos Acosta’s new production of Don Quixote. Here Dave talks about his experience and impressions. Look out for plenty of images taken [...]

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Live-tweeting the Royal Ballet’s New DonQ!

September 29, 2013
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Tomorrow’s gala performance of Carlos Acosta’s new Royal Ballet production of Don Quixote officially opens the Royal Ballet’s 2013/14 Season. It will be the first staging of this new Don Q. and we’ll be on site bringing you all the action: we’re teaming up with one of our favorite contributors, Dave Tries Ballet, to take [...]

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Six Reasons Why Ratmansky Rocks…

September 25, 2013
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…Other than the fact that he is – as revealed today – among the recipients of a “genius” grant? Well, if you need more reasons, take a look at our new guest blog for Behind Ballet (The Australian Ballet’s official blog), originally published ahead of Ratmansky’s brand new Cinderella for the company and reproduced below with plenty of [...]

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Laurent Liotardo: Photographing English National Ballet

September 18, 2013
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A professional ballet dancer since 1998, Laurent Liotardo has performed all over the world with major companies including Paris Opera Ballet, Marseille National Ballet and, since 2003, with English National Ballet. Being surrounded by such beautiful artists at ENB soon led him to discover and develop a real passion for photography.  Here Laurent shares some of [...]

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Steven McRae, Ballet Manga Hero

August 26, 2013
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During one of his recent trips to Japan, Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae met with Manga Artist Takafumi Adachi. This meeting would eventually lead to a collaboration on a new ballet manga that aims to be cool while conveying an inspirational message. In Japan, Ballet Manga is very much part of the cultural mainstream, a pop [...]

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