English National Ballet: The Nutcracker & Le Corsaire

English National Ballet brings ballet to the people with The Nutcracker and Le Corsaire

English National Ballet: The Nutcracker & Le Corsaire English National Ballet: The Nutcracker & Le Corsaire

The New York Experience

Harper Watters blogs about working with modern legend Jordan Matter Photography, as well as Houston Ballet's residence at The Joyce Theater

The New York Experience The New York Experience

The Royal Ballet's Giselle: A Photo Gallery

Alice Pennefather's Giselle photogallery featuring the Natalia Osipova & Carlos Acosta cast

The Royal Ballet's Giselle: A Photo Gallery The Royal Ballet's Giselle: A Photo Gallery

Men in Motion: A Photo Gallery

Alice Pennefather photographs Men In Motion

Men in Motion: A Photo Gallery Men in Motion: A Photo Gallery

The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker: A Photo Gallery

December 16, 2013
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We are now well into Nutcracker season and, if you’re treating the children, you might want to recap with our cheat sheet. Meanwhile, the wonderful Alice Pennefather was at the Royal Ballet’s general rehearsal to photograph the Sugar Plum Fairy of Lauren Cuthbertson, partnered by ABT special guest, Cory Stearns: Click to launch slideshow: All [...]

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Bag a Free New Yumiko for Christmas!

December 4, 2013
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It’s that time of the year again, when we revisit what happened in the ballet world during 2013: the good, the bad, and the bold. In terms of recurring dance headlines, we heard about guest principals cropping up everywhere, sometimes in places we would never have guessed. This led to a recent piece in the NY Times, where [...]

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Claudia Dean: a Chosen Maiden at Covent Garden

November 25, 2013
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Earlier this month, Royal Ballet artist Claudia Dean made her debut in an important role at Covent Garden. She was plucked from the corps de ballet to dance the taxing solo of the Chosen Maiden in Kenneth MacMillan’s Rite of Spring, a challenge that the famous FT critic, Mr. Clement Crisp, saw as an “admirable debut”. We [...]

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Houston Ballet in New York

November 13, 2013
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Hey readers! I am so excited to be back and writing, because I have so much to share. No it isn’t my Halloween costume or what roles I got this year in The Nutcracker, it’s a behind-the-scenes look at the preparations and shows of Houston Ballet’s recent tour to New York! Early October – Tour [...]

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

November 4, 2013
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Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet is back at the Royal Opera House. Along with the return of the much-missed Lauren Cuthbertson, who had been recovering from a long-term injury, this revival also features the lovely Bolshoi principal dancer Evgenia Obraztsova. She is debuting in MacMillan’s production, with the passionate Romeo of Steven McRae as her partner. [...]

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Melissa Barak – L.A. Moves

October 23, 2013
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From L.A., Wiebke catches up with Melissa Barak during a rehearsal to talk about Barak’s life as a female choreographer and artistic director of her own ballet company: The dance scene in Los Angeles is currently abuzz with emerging talent, and Melissa Barak is leading the way. One of the L.A. Times’s ‘Faces to Watch in [...]

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