by Emilia & Linda on January 24, 2012
Ballet Black returns to the Linbury Studio Theatre this February with Short Dance Works, a mixed bill combining plotless pieces with a brand new 30-minute narrative ballet (their longest yet) choreographed by Christopher Hampson. Storyville takes us back to the famous red-light district in 20th century New Orleans, Louisiana to tell the “rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags” tale of [...]
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Cira Robinson,
Damien Johnson,
Dramatic & Intense,
Jazmon Voss,
Jonathan Goddard,
Jonathan Watkins,
Joseph Poulton,
Kanika Carr,
Manon,
Martin Lawrance,
Pretty Baby,
Rehearsals,
Sarah Kundi,
Sayaka Ichikawa,
Storyville
by Emilia & Linda on May 9, 2011
A roundup of some interesting, off the beaten track, dance events in London this month: Madame Galina’s Silver Jubilee: Madame Galina, created by performer and writer Iestyn Edwards, is an interactive set that bridges a gap between the glory days of Variety and the modern daring of the contemporary scene. Her show “Ballet Star Galactica” [...]
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Holly Noble,
Ingenium,
Julia Davies,
Local Events,
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Lucía Piquero,
Madame Galina
by Emilia & Linda on April 13, 2011
While details for POB, BRB, Dutch National Ballet and Hamburg Ballet‘s upcoming seasons have been out for a while, the Royal Ballet have just confirmed theirs via press conference this afternoon. AD Monica Mason’s farewell season presents a well-balanced lineup that pays homage to the company’s solid repertory and showcases the best of new British dance making talent (Wheeldon, McGregor, [...]
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,
Arthur Pita,
Ashton,
Asphodel Meadows,
Balanchine,
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Ballet Newbie,
Ballo della Regina,
Birthday Offering,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Das Lied von der Erde,
Desert Island Ballet,
Edward Watson,
Enigma Variations,
Gloria,
Jewels,
Johan Kobborg,
La Sylphide,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Les Noces,
Liam Scarlett,
Limen,
MacMillan,
Manon,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marguerite and Armand,
Peter Wright,
Polyphonia,
Requiem,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Sergei Polunin,
Song of the Earth,
Stuttgart Ballet,
Tamara Rojo,
The Dream,
The Nutcracker,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Wayne McGregor
by Emilia & Linda on February 23, 2011
Here is an extract of our latest guest post for Dance Pulp, an interview with Ballet Black’s Damien Johnson. In case you didn’t know, Dance Pulp has just kicked off its Season 2 and the site is now updated with new video interviews and other dance goodies. We recommend you drop by for a visit. [...]
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Willie Berman
by Emilia & Linda on February 7, 2011
Awesome neoclassical ensemble Ballet Black is premiering a new version of Orpheus by William Tuckett at the Linbury Studio Theatre this Wednesday. Having seen the first choreographic stages last November we had the opportunity to catch up with the company a few days ago and take some new shots of rehearsals, see costume fittings and [...]
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Damien Johnson,
Jade Hale-Christofi,
Jazmon Voss,
Kanika Carr,
Linbury Studio Theatre,
Orpheus,
Peter Todd,
Rehearsal,
ROH2,
Samuel Chung,
Sarah Kundi,
Slideshow,
Will Tuckett
by Emilia & Linda on November 12, 2010
To celebrate Ballet Black‘s upcoming 10th anniversary choreographer Will Tuckett has undertaken a new commission – a semi-narrative ballet inspired by the myth of Orpheus set to Stravinsky’s famous ballet score of the same name. A few weeks ago we were invited by Artistic Director Cassa Pancho to drop by the Genée Studio at Royal Academy [...]
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Jade Hale-Christofi,
Jazmon Voss,
Kanika Carr,
Liam Scarlett,
Linbury Theatre,
Orpheus,
RAD,
ROH2,
Royal Academy of Dance,
Samuel Chung,
Sarah Kundi,
Stravinsky,
Will Tuckett
