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,
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 July 3, 2009
The 2008/2009 Royal Ballet season was filled with golden tickets, but which acts made the Bag Ladies tick the most? As we gear up to restock for the new season (tickets go on public sale in 2 weeks), see our top dancers & top dances below and feel free to use the comment form to [...]
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2008-2009 Season,
ABT,
Alexandra Ansanelli,
Alina Cojocaru,
Awards,
Carlos Acosta,
Dances at a Gathering,
Daniel Ulbricht,
Edward Watson,
Giselle,
Isabel McMeekan,
Jerome Robbins,
Johan Kobborg,
Louise Nadeau,
Marcelo Gomes,
Marianela Nuñez,
Mariinsky,
Melissa Hamilton,
NYCB,
Royal Ballet,
Sergei Polunin,
Sir Peter Wright,
Steven McRae,
Tamara Rojo,
Tiler Peck,
Tina LeBlanc,
Veronika Part,
Vladimir Shklyarov,
Yevgenia Obraztsova,
Yuhui Choe
by Linda on June 23, 2009
It is hard to believe that someone like Alexandra Ansanelli, one of the Royal Ballet’s youngest principal ballerinas, is retiring, given all her accomplishments and the fact that she has always been so vocal about her passion for dancing. At only 28, her impressive CV includes principal dancing jobs in two of the world’s foremost [...]
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A Month in the Country,
Alexandra Ansanelli,
Ashton,
Balanchine,
Carlos Acosta,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Clement Crisp,
Dancer Profile,
Jerome Robbins,
NYCB,
Peter Martins,
Peter Wright,
Royal Ballet,
Rubies,
Yuhui Choe
by Emilia on May 18, 2009
Now that we know what both the Royal Ballet’s and the Sadler’s Wells’ 2009/2010 dance seasons look like, it’s time to start penciling in dates, drawing cast plans, organizing bookings and, most importantly, cancelling any previous engagements. Because the autumn/winter dance season, after the starvation of summer months, supersedes anything else we may have had [...]
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2009-10 Season,
A Suite of Dances,
Afternoon of a Faun,
Alina Cojocaru,
Apollo,
Balanchine,
Ballets Russes,
Carlos Acosta,
Christopher Wheeldon,
Diaghilev,
Edward Watson,
Glen Tetley,
Jerome Robbins,
Johan Kobborg,
Lauren Cuthbertson,
Leanne Benjamin,
Mara Galeazzi,
Mayerling,
Melissa Hamilton,
Morphoses,
Nutcraker,
Royal Ballet,
Rupert Pennefather,
Russell Maliphant,
Sadler's Wells,
Sergei Polunin,
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,
Sphinx,
Steven McRae,
Thiago Soares,
Wayne McGregor,
Wendy Whelan
The Balanchine method is not a syllabus for training per se, but the term is generally applied to describe the way of teaching dancers at the School of American Ballet (the school associated with the New York City Ballet), preparing them for the specific requirements of the Balanchine repertoire with its focus on very quick [...]
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Abi Stafford,
Alina Cojocaru,
Balanchine,
Diaghilev,
Jerome Robbins,
Miami City Ballet,
NYCB,
Pacific Nortwest Ballet,
Rachel Rutherford,
SAB,
Sarah Lamb,
Tamara Rojo,
Technique,
Yvonne Borree
