by Linda on November 21, 2011
One of the highlights of National Ballet of Canada’s 60th anniversary season is a gorgeous new version of Romeo and Juliet by Alexei Ratmansky. Amongst the hottest classical choreographers in the world right now, Ratmansky has been churning out one success after another: for ABT a new Nutcracker and a short piece, Dumbarton, and for [...]
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Benvolio,
Cranko,
Dramatic & Intense,
Elena Lobsanova,
Guillaume Côté,
Jirí Jelinek,
Juliet,
Lavrovsky,
MacMillan,
Mercutio,
National Ballet of Canada,
Piotr Stanczyk,
Richard Hudson,
Robert Stephen,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Tybalt
by Linda on March 5, 2010
Tradition and heritage are strong words but they fit The Royal Danish Ballet like a glove. They are one of the oldest classical dance troupes in Europe and direct descendants of the Bournonville lineage. With a repertoire that also includes the most prominent choreographers of the 20th century, the Danes have much to be proud [...]
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A Folk Tale,
Aage Thordal-Christensen,
Abdallah,
Adeline Genée,
Amy Watson,
Anna Karenina,
Apollon Musagete,
Études,
Balanchine,
Birgit Cullberg,
Bournonville,
Bournonville Festival,
Brandstrup,
Cecilie Lassen,
Cranko,
Danish Ballet Week,
Danseurs,
Dawid Kupinski,
Erik Bruhn,
Femke Slot,
Fernando Mora,
Flemming Flindt,
Flower Festival of Genzano,
Fokine,
Frank Andersen,
Gamle Scene,
Gitte Lindstrøm,
Gudrun Bojesen,
Hans Beck,
Henning Kronstam,
Henrik Steenberg,
Ib Andersen,
Jens Vilhelm Dahlerup,
Johan Kobborg,
Johnny Eliasen,
Kenneth Greve,
Kermesse in Bruges,
Kristoffer Sakurai,
La Sylphide,
Lis Jeppesen,
Lloyd Riggins,
Lucile Grahn,
Ludvig Holberg,
Mads Blangstrup,
Maina Gielgud,
Marie-Pierre Greve,
Martin Mydtskov Rønne,
Miss Julie,
Mogens Boesen,
Napoli,
Neumeier,
Nicolai Hansen,
Niels Bjørn Larsen,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Onegin,
Peter Martins,
Peter Schaufuss,
Ratmansky,
RDB,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet School,
Rushton,
Silja Schandorff,
Sorella Englund,
Susanne Grinder,
The Kermesse in Bruges,
The Lesson,
The Little Mermaid,
The Triumph of Death,
The Whims of Cupid and the Ballet Master,
Thomas Lund,
Vera Volkova,
Vincenzo Galeotti,
Yao Wei
by Emilia on February 26, 2010
Bournonville’s La Sylphide is one of the Romantic period’s most iconic ballets. Featuring a hero divided between reality and fantasy, it is filled with symbols, providing many possibilities for interpretation and parallels to our own modern lives and the choices we are forced to make everyday. The characters of James and the Sylph are treasured [...]
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A Month in the Country,
Albrecht,
Angel Corella,
August Bournonville,
Christina Michanek,
Corella Ballet,
Cranko,
Danish Ballet Week,
David Amzallag,
Dramatic & Intense,
Giselle,
James,
John Neumeier,
La Sylphide,
Madge,
National Ballet of Canada,
Nehemiah Kish,
Nikolaj Hubbe,
Onegin,
Romantic Ballet,
Royal Danish Ballet,
Silja Schandorff,
The Sylph,
Ulrik Birkkjær
by Linda on September 10, 2009
As we stare at the Royal Ballet’s new season, what better way to start than with the company’s veteran, Leanne Benjamin, who has danced for 17 years now and is still going strong. One of their most accomplished Principals, Leanne is ready to impress the crowds with her portrayal of the minxy Mary Vetsera in [...]
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Adeline Genée,
Alastair Marriott,
Ashton,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Clement Crisp,
Coppélia,
Cranko,
David Dougill,
Debra Craine,
Edward Watson,
Gloria,
Infra,
Jonathan Cope,
Judith Mackrell,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
London Festival Ballet,
Mary Vetsera,
Mats Ek,
Mayerling,
Morphoses,
Neumeier,
Ninette de Valois,
Onegin,
Peter Schaufuss,
Principal Dancer,
Prix de Lausanne,
ROH,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Royal Ballet School,
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet,
Sir Peter Wright,
Swanilda,
Tatiana,
The Firebird,
Wayne McGregor
