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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by Emilia & Linda on November 15, 2010
If Black Swan and ballet seen through psychological horror lenses are not really your thing, perhaps you should start counting down to Love Tomorrow instead. Former Royal Ballet soloist Cindy Jourdain and English National Ballet Principal Arionel Vargas star in this romantic indie movie written and directed by Chris Payne (The Jolly Boys’ Last Stand). Love [...]
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by Linda on July 26, 2010
The Sleeping Beauty is a staple of major classical troupes. Despite being an expensive ballet to stage, it is amongst those productions that ensure box office safety and keep dancers well drilled. It demands not only starry leads but a strong supporting cast to carry through endless variations and character roles like Carabosse and the [...]
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by Emilia on July 9, 2010
Polina Semionova, the 25 year-old Russian star at Staatsballett Berlin, is not only a very gifted dancer but also a social media phenomenon. Her appearance in Herbert Groenemeyer’s video Letzter Tag (Last Day) made her a big hit on YouTube and she has close to 40,000 fans in her Official Facebook page, which she personally [...]
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by Linda on November 18, 2009
Earlier this month we attended the Kenneth MacMillan Choreographic Imagination and Psychological Insight Symposium at Imperial College London. Celebrating the choreographer who would have been 80 this year, this full day event was held in association with The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and the Institute of Psychoanalysis and drew on psychoanalysts, scholars and dancers [...]
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