by Linda on December 7, 2009
19th century ballet had no qualms about favoring the ballerina over the danseur. The bulk of the classical repertoire seemed intent on relegating male dancers into partnering or brief virtuoso solos tailor-made for a particular dancer (think Cecchetti‘s Bluebird). But the 20th century saw balance restablished with a generation of danseurs like Nureyev and Baryshnikov [...]
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A Suite of Dances,
Afternoon of a Faun,
Apollo,
Apollo and Other Works,
Bach,
Balanchine,
Begoña Cao,
Britten,
Calliope,
Carlos Acosta,
Cello Suites,
Daria Klimentová,
Debussy,
ENB,
Erina Takahashi,
Junor de Oliveira Souza,
Natalie Clein,
Polyhimnia,
Robbins,
Sadler's Wells,
Terpsichore,
Young Apollo
by Emilia on October 1, 2009
A few months ago Tamara Rojo participated in a live discussion with psychoanalyst Luis Rodríguez de la Sierra about the relationship between ballet and psychoanalysis. During the talk they examined various themes within classical and modern ballet and compared the choreographic process with psychoanalysis. It was an interesting debate – and you can listen to [...]
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Bach,
Clara Barbera,
Goldberg Variations,
Kim Brandstrup,
Laura Caldow,
Linbury,
Riccardo Meneghini,
ROH2,
Royal Ballet,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Goldberg Project,
Thomas Whitehead,
Tommy Franzén
by Emilia on September 17, 2009
While at the main stage the Royal Ballet season kicks off in October with Mayerling, downstairs at the Linbury Studio the ROH2, Royal Opera House’s contemporary arm, makes a headstart next week with an exciting new collaboration between dancers Tamara Rojo, Thomas Whitehead, Steven McRae and choreographer Kim Brandstrup. Then, later in the season, Brandstrup [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Arc,
Bach,
Ballet,
Clement Crisp,
Dostoevsky,
Evening Standard Award,
Goldberg Variations,
Ismene Brown,
Johan Kobborg,
Judith Mackrell,
Kim Brandstrup,
Laura Morera,
Linbury Studio,
London School of Contemporary Dance,
Nina Fonaroff,
Olivier Award,
Prokofiev,
ROH,
ROH2,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Rushes,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Fall of the House of Usher,
The Idiot,
The Queen of Spades,
Thomas Whitehead,
Two Footnotes to Ashton
