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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by Emilia & Linda on August 17, 2010
The many displays of audience appreciation for the last Bolshoi performances in London included a flower throw for two of the company’s most gifted leading soloists, Andrei Merkuriev and Ekaterina Krysanova. Having just captivated us with their chemistry as Basilio and Kitri, they acknowledged the sunflowers that poured from the Royal Opera House’s upper slips [...]
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Vladislav Lantratov,
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Yelena Fetisova
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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Esmeralda,
Gerhard Hasse-Hindenberg,
Giorgio Madia,
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Jiří Kylián,
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Kameliendame,
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Nikiya,
Onegin,
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Staatsballett Berlin,
Swan Lake,
Tatiana,
The Sleeping Beauty,
Vladimir Malakhov
by Linda on June 22, 2010
During my session with The Tokyo Ballet in rehearsal for the upcoming European tour, I had the pleasure of meeting Aya Takagi, one of their soloists. I had seen Aya rehearsing for Béjart’s Don Giovanni and was very impressed with her jump and athleticism. Given the opportunity and the fact that she spoke perfect English, [...]
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Maurice Béjart,
Patrick de Bana,
Pierre Lacotte,
Romeo and Juliet,
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Vladimir Malakhov
by Emilia & Linda on June 10, 2010
A long time ago (well… a few years back) in a galaxy not-so-far away Royal Ballet Principal Roberta Marquez suddenly found herself without a partner to dance well-known party piece Don Quixote in a Paris gala. Only a knight in shining ballet gear could rescue her. Cue mighty Steven McRae with whom she had been [...]
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by Emilia on May 21, 2010
As the 2009/2010 Royal Ballet season nears its final stretch we send it off in style. To celebrate Balanchine’s glittery Symphony in C which closes the season together with McGregor’s Chroma and Wheeldon’s Tryst, we invited principal dancers Roberta Marquez and Steven McRae to talk to us and pose for a Fred-and-Ginger photo shoot. We [...]
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