by Emilia & Linda on September 8, 2011
In her newest book, RENÉ BLUM AND THE BALLETS RUSSES: In Search of a Lost Life, dance historian Judith Chazin-Bennahum looks at the tragic story of the theatre producer who was responsible for resurrecting the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo after his friend Sergei Diaghilev’s death, but who was arrested in 1941 during a roundup [...]
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Ballet History,
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Dance History,
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Fokine,
George Balanchine,
Igor Youskevitch,
Judith Chazin-Bennahum,
L’Épreuve d’Amour,
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo,
Mikhail Fokine,
Nijinska,
René Blum,
Vera Nemtchinova
by Emilia & Linda on September 1, 2011
European summer is almost over (although here in Britain it never really began) and ballet companies around the world are getting ready to kick off their new seasons. The Royal Ballet is set to return to Covent Garden in a few weeks with Balanchine’s Jewels. Taking inspiration from one of our favorite magazines, Wired, we [...]
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Monica Mason,
Overview,
Petipa,
ROH,
Royal Ballet,
Season 2011-2012,
Social Media,
Wayne McGregor
by Emilia & Linda on August 26, 2011
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of their first visit to London, the Mariinsky Ballet left a trail of brilliancy following its three-week residency at Covent Garden. The company brought a selection of works that played to its strengths: from big classical works like Swan Lake and La Bayadère (which showed off a flawless corps de ballet) [...]
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Alina Somova,
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Chopiniana,
Danila Korsuntsev,
David Hallberg,
Denis Matvienko,
Diana Vishneva,
Ekaterina Kondaurova,
Evgenia Obraztsova,
Evgeny Ivanchenko,
Filipp Stepin,
Fokine,
Igor Zelensky,
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Jerome Robbins,
La Bayadère,
Maria Shirinkina,
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Rodion Shchedrin,
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Scotch Symphony,
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The Firebird,
Ulyana Lopatkina,
Viktoria Tereshkina,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Xander Parish,
Yana Selina,
Yuri Smekalov
by Brian on July 27, 2011
Next week US-based dance photographer Brian Mengini arrives in London to work on a photo project with dancers from English National Ballet and The Royal Ballet. Brian lives in Pennsylvania and often works with the Pennsylvania Ballet and Boston Ballet. He has been photographing ballet ever since he had the opportunity of shooting The Royal [...]
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Corina Gill,
Dalay Parrando,
Dance Photography,
Elo Experience,
Emily Mistretta,
Isaac Akiba,
James Whiteside,
Jeffrey Cirio,
John Lam,
Jorma Elo,
Kathleen Combes,
Keenan Kampa,
Kelsey Hellebuyck,
Larissa Ponomarenko,
Lasha Khozashvili,
Lia Cirio,
Lorin Mathis,
Lorna Feijoo,
Mikko Nissenen,
Patrick Yocum,
Paul Craig,
Paulo Arrais,
Rachel Cossar,
Rehearsals,
Tiffany Hedman,
Whitney Jensen
A few months ago we wrote about what makes a dancer graceful. When looking at elements of Grace, we mentioned musicality as a quality in dancers that “will trick you into forgetting about the orchestra pit and thinking that his or her movement is creating the music.” Musicality is a common discussion theme between balletomanes [...]
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Diana Vishneva,
Ekaterina Krysanova,
Galina Ulanova,
Gelsey Kirkland,
Kyra Nichols,
Lis Jeppesen,
Merle Park,
Mikhail Baryshnikov,
Musicality,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Sara Mearns,
Suzanne Farrell,
Violette Verdy
by Emilia & Linda on May 11, 2011
Merrill Ashley, one of Balanchine’s great ballerinas, was renowned for her amazing speed, attack and musicality, gifts that she brought to the central role in Ballo della regina. Below is a photo gallery with selected shots from Merrill in rehearsal with dancers of the Royal Ballet, as well as an extract of our recent interview with [...]
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Lauren Cuthbertson,
Merrill Ashley,
Nathalie Harrison,
ROH,
ROH Blog,
Romany Pajdak,
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Yasmine Naghdi
