by Linda on June 29, 2010
One of our favorite topics, along with ballet myth busting, is ballet’s potential for crossover with other art forms. Besides its affinity with drama and music, ballet also naturally lends itself to collaborations with photography and art installations. A dancer’s ability to convey emotion with shapes, to create beauty in movement and [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Arts,
Ballet & Culture,
David Makhateli,
Edward Watson,
Exhibition,
Laura Morera,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Marianela Nuñez,
Paul Smith,
Paul Smith Space Gallery,
Photography,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Ballet Bag in Japan,
The Royal Ballet,
Tokyo
by Emilia on May 28, 2010
In an interesting piece for The new Criterion novelist Laura James recently debated the watering-down of meaning and depth in modern ballet, arguing that:
If these dances were houses, no one would be able to live in them. And no one does.
I think I might like to live inside Chroma though. Just for a little while. [...]
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1-act,
Abstract,
Balanchine,
Bizet,
Chroma,
Edward Watson,
Eric Underwood,
James MacMillan,
John Pawson,
Laura Morera,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
McGregor,
Melissa Hamilton,
Review,
Ricardo Cervera,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Season 2009-2010,
Sergei Polunin,
Steven McRae,
Symphony in C,
Tryst,
Wheeldon,
White Stripes
by Linda on April 6, 2010
While full length pieces such as Mayerling, Manon, Anastasia and Romeo and Juliet invite reflection on MacMillan’s recurring theme of the Outsider, a mixed bill of his one act ballets, such as the Royal Ballet’s latest, gives audiences a chance to shift focus and contemplate MacMillan’s wide range. From academic classical to modern ballet, [...]
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Alaskan Rag,
Carlos Acosta,
Concerto,
Edward Watson,
Elite Syncopations,
Foreman,
Johannes Stepanek,
Kenneth MacMillan,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Michael Stojko,
Review,
Rupert Pennefather,
Scott Joplin,
Steven McRae,
The Judas Tree,
Thiago Soares,
Yuhui Choe
by Emilia on March 22, 2010
On Sunday evening some of the biggest stars in the ballet world descended upon London’s Coliseum to pay homage to Rudolf Nureyev who would have been 72 years old last week (March 17). Throughout his dancing career Nureyev had a varied repertoire and it would be, of course, impossible to cover all of it or [...]
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Adagietto,
Afternoon of a Faun,
Alexander Omar,
Alina Cojocaru,
Andrei Merkuriev,
Béjart,
Coppélia,
David Makhateli,
Dmitri Gruzdyev,
Dmitry Gudanov,
Edward Watson,
ENB,
Erina Takahashi,
Farukh Ruzimatov,
Gil Roman,
Hans Van Manen,
Iñaki Urlezaga,
Irina Perren,
Ivan Kozlov,
Ivan Putrov,
Jerome Robbins,
José Limón,
Kryzstof Pastor,
Macmillan,
Manon,
Manuel Legris,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mikhailovsky Theatre,
Nina Kaptsova,
Olga Esina,
Pierrot Lunaire,
Roberta Marquez,
Sergei Polunin,
Svetlana Zakharova,
Tetley,
The Moor's Pavane,
Tristan and Isolde,
Trois Gnossienes,
Ulyana Lopatkina,
Vera Arbuzova
by Emilia on March 21, 2010
The event? A marathon of Romeos and Juliets at Covent Garden. The challenge? To see almost every cast combination available. The result? A ballet with the feel of one of those great cinematic experiences you just want to prolong. And so for our Roundup this time we decided to match each of these performances to [...]
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Alina Cojocaru,
Almost Famous,
Before Sunrise,
Big Fish,
Cameron Crowe,
Dramatic & Intense,
Edward Watson,
full-length,
Gosford Park,
Johan Kobborg,
Juliet,
Leanne Benjamin,
Macmillan,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Martin Scorsese,
Performance Roundup,
Prokofiev,
Richard Linklater,
Robert Altman,
Roberta Marquez,
Romeo,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Season 2009-2010,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
The Age of Innocence,
Thiago Soares,
Tim Burton
by Emilia on March 12, 2010
Over the past few weeks the big ballet companies have been all over social media flaunting their new seasons, in some cases with fabulous, state of the art, trailers (like San Francisco Ballet and Dutch National Ballet). Hot on their heels and conspicuously earlier comes The Royal Opera House: their next ballet and opera [...]
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Alice in Wonderland,
Balanchine,
Ballo de la Regina,
Des Grieux,
DGV,
Edward Watson,
Giselle,
Johan Kobborg,
Kim Brandstrup,
La Valse,
Lensky,
Macmillan,
Manon,
Mara Galeazzi,
Marianela Nuñez,
Myrtha,
Odette,
Olga,
Onegin,
Rhapsody,
Rite of Spring,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Sarah Lamb,
Scénes de Ballet,
Season 2010-2011,
Sensorium,
Steven McRae,
Still Life at the Penguin Cafe,
Swan Lake,
Tamara Rojo,
Tatiana,
Theme & Variations,
Voluntaries,
Wayne McGregor,
Wheeldon,
Winter Dreams
