The Ballet Bag

The Faces of Prix de Lausanne

The many stories that unfold during Prix week seen from backstage

British Style – Made in Munich

Guest blogger Wiebke Schuster reports from Munich

Ballet Black in Rehearsal for Storyville

New photoblog of Christopher Hampson's new ballet for the company

Prix de Lausanne Diary – Day 1

Reporting from the field in Lausanne, here's guest blogger Wiebke Schuster

Prix de Lausanne Diary – Days 2 & 3

Reporting from the field, here's guest blogger Wiebke Schuster

Where Snowflakes Dance & Swear: Q&A with Stephen Manes

December 26, 2011

It is no secret that dancers and the people behind the curtain put in long hours to bring ballet to life. For us it’s always fascinating to hear what happens behind the scenes, from the historical development of the art form, to the economics behind the most successful ballets out there, to dancers’s personal stories as [...]

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Home for the Holidays: Ballet Siblings

December 21, 2011

Here’s a holiday special from our fab US-based guest blogger Brian Mengini: Christmas is a time for families to get together and celebrate; to enjoy each other and share in the love. But for most in ballet, it’s slightly different. Christmas means seemingly unending Nutcracker runs, accompanied by seemingly unending rehearsals and shows, maybe 30 [...]

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A Better Man: Liliom review

December 15, 2011

With so many great stories lending themselves to ballet adaptations, one does wonder what has stopped the major ballet companies from putting out more narrative work? Is it Balanchine’s ghost? Lack of appetite for risk? Recently a panel organised by The Arts Desk discussed how companies with public funding ought to be doing more in that regard. At [...]

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Sylvie Guillem in Japan: Eonnagata

December 7, 2011

Sylvie Guillem was in Japan over a month ago for her Hope Japan tour. Over three weeks of sold-out performances across the nation, including stops in Fukushima and Iwate, two of the most devastated areas from last year’s tragedy. She ended the tour with one of her newest works, Eonnagata, her collaboration with choreographer Russell [...]

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A Ballet Drama – and a new leotard – for Christmas

December 1, 2011

Tis the season to be jolly. Or is it? The end of the year is approaching and, while everyone is getting deep into Nutcracker mode, we are still mulling over a season of epic drama and tragic heroines, including a long run of Manons, a gorgeous new Romeo and Juliet, plus brief encounters with the [...]

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BalletX: Fall Series 2011

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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