by Linda on February 4, 2011
New chapter in our ongoing series of Ballet History articles. This time we look at ABT, in light of its current London tour. American Ballet Theatre (ABT) has always been associated with blockbuster ballets, touring in large theatres and big ballet stars. The name immediately brings to mind legends of the past like Baryshnikov, Kirkland, [...]
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ABT,
Agnes de Mille,
Alessandra Ferri,
Alexei Ratmansky,
Alicia Alonso,
Alicia Markova,
André Eglevsky,
Angel Corella,
Anton Dolin,
Antony Tudor,
Balanchine,
BAM,
Carla Fracci,
Cory Stearns,
Cynthia Gregory,
David Hallberg,
Erik Bruhn,
Ethan Stiefel,
Fancy Free,
Fernando Bujones,
Gelsey Kirkland,
Gillian Murphy,
Hee Seo,
Igor Youskevitch,
Jacob's Pillow,
Jerome Robbins,
John Kriza,
José Manuel Carreño,
Julie Kent,
Julio Bocca,
Kevin McKenzie,
Lucia Chase,
Marcelo Gomes,
Mariana Tcherkassky,
Mark Morris,
Martine van Hamel,
Met,
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Mikhail Fokine,
Mikhail Mordkin,
Mordkin Ballet,
Natalia Makarova,
Nora Kaye,
Oliver Smith,
On the Dnieper,
Paloma Herrera,
Paul Taylor,
Pillar of Fire,
Seven Sonatas,
Simone Messmer,
T&V,
The Bright Stream,
Theme & Variations,
Toni Lander,
Twyla Tharp,
Veronika Part
by Emilia on July 9, 2010
Polina Semionova, the 25 year-old Russian star at Staatsballett Berlin, is not only a very gifted dancer but also a social media phenomenon. Her appearance in Herbert Groenemeyer’s video Letzter Tag (Last Day) made her a big hit on YouTube and she has close to 40,000 fans in her Official Facebook page, which she personally [...]
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Alessandra Ferri,
Bolshoi,
Bolshoi Academy,
Caravaggio,
Christine Camillo,
Darcey Bussell,
Dmitry Semionov,
Dramatic & Intense,
Ekaterina Borchenko,
English National Ballet,
Esmeralda,
Gerhard Hasse-Hindenberg,
Giorgio Madia,
Giselle,
Herbert Groenemeyer,
Interview,
Jiří Kylián,
John Neumeier,
Juriy Vasuchenko,
Kameliendame,
La Bayadère,
Letzter Tag,
Manon,
Mariinsky,
Mauro Bigonzetti,
Mikhailovsky Theatre,
Moscow Choreographic Institute,
Nacho Duato,
Nikiya,
Onegin,
Polina Semionova,
royal albert hall,
Staatsballett Berlin,
Swan Lake,
Tatiana,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Vladimir Malakhov
