A few months ago we wrote about what makes a dancer graceful. When looking at elements of Grace, we mentioned musicality as a quality in dancers that “will trick you into forgetting about the orchestra pit and thinking that his or her movement is creating the music.” Musicality is a common discussion theme between balletomanes [...]
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Musicality
by Linda on June 9, 2011
Rambert Dance Company in Rehearsal – Monolith
by Emilia & Linda on February 13, 2011
Monolith, Tim Rushton’s new piece for Rambert Dance Company, represents the first time the British choreographer has collaborated with a UK dance company. Tim is the Artistic Director of the award-winning Danish Dance Theatre. As a creator of modern dance, classical technique stands out as a big influence in Tim’s work, due to his ballet [...]
Tagged as: Angela Towler, Ballet, Charlotte Østergaard, dance, Dane Hurst, Danish Dance Theatre, Eryck Brahmania, Jonathan Goddard, Mark Baldwin, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Monolith, Peteris Vasks, Photoblog, Pieter Symonds, Rambert Dance Company, Rehearsals, Royal Danish Ballet, Rui Horta, Sylvie Guillem, Tim Rushton, Val Bourne, William Forsythe
American Ballet Theatre
by Linda on February 4, 2011
New chapter in our ongoing series of Ballet History articles. This time we look at ABT, in light of its current London tour. American Ballet Theatre (ABT) has always been associated with blockbuster ballets, touring in large theatres and big ballet stars. The name immediately brings to mind legends of the past like Baryshnikov, Kirkland, [...]
Tagged as: ABT, Agnes de Mille, Alessandra Ferri, Alexei Ratmansky, Alicia Alonso, Alicia Markova, André Eglevsky, Angel Corella, Anton Dolin, Antony Tudor, Balanchine, BAM, Carla Fracci, Cory Stearns, Cynthia Gregory, David Hallberg, Erik Bruhn, Ethan Stiefel, Fancy Free, Fernando Bujones, Gelsey Kirkland, Gillian Murphy, Hee Seo, Igor Youskevitch, Jacob's Pillow, Jerome Robbins, John Kriza, José Manuel Carreño, Julie Kent, Julio Bocca, Kevin McKenzie, Lucia Chase, Marcelo Gomes, Mariana Tcherkassky, Mark Morris, Martine van Hamel, Met, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Mikhail Fokine, Mikhail Mordkin, Mordkin Ballet, Natalia Makarova, Nora Kaye, Oliver Smith, On the Dnieper, Paloma Herrera, Paul Taylor, Pillar of Fire, Seven Sonatas, Simone Messmer, T&V, The Bright Stream, Theme & Variations, Toni Lander, Twyla Tharp, Veronika Part
Cult Blog Post of the Week
by Emilia on June 26, 2010
We’ve been meaning to flag this post by Ruminations by a Rogue Ballerina for a few weeks now. “The Future is Aszure” is an interesting spotlight feature on 34 year old Canadian choreographer Aszure Barton, director of Aszure Barton & Artists and close friend of Baryshnikov. Her list of achievements is long indeed and it makes us wonder [...]
Tagged as: Aszure Barton, Aszure Barton & Artists, Choreographers, Cult Blog Post, Laban, Le Ballets Jazz de Montreal, Mikhail Baryshnikov
Carmen
by Linda on May 8, 2010
Is this ballet for you? Go if: Red Hot Chili Carmen Skip if: Faux French or Pastiche Spanish are not your thing Dream Cast For Carmen Tamara Rojo because she is Spanish and fiery, plus her surname matches Carmen’s legendary red dress. Background Carmen goes back to 1845 when Prosper Mérimée‘s torrid novella used to [...]
Tagged as: 1-act, Alberto Alonso, Ana Laguna, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Bennet Gartside, Bizet, Bolshoi, Bullfighter, Carmen, Carmen Suite, Cullberg Ballet, Danila Korsuntsev, Davide Bombana, Dee Conway, Don José, Dramatic & Intense, Escamillo, Evgeny Ivanchenko, Fate, Irma Nioradze, John Cranko, Lauren Cuthbertson, Mariinsky, Mats Ek, Maya Plisteskaya, Micaela, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natasha Razina, National Ballet of Canada, NBC, Prosper Merimée, Renée Zizi Jeanmaire, Robert Alston, Rodion Shchedrin, Roland Petit, Scottish Ballet, Tamara Rojo, Ulyana Lopatkina, Yekaterina Kondaurova
Bag of Steps: Turns
by Linda on October 31, 2009
We are back with another edition of Bag of Steps. This time we look at every turning trick designed to make us go “whoa” and typically reserved for the grand finale, such as in the coda from a Pas de Deux . Turns include female and male pirouettes and their offshoots. For the ballerina they [...]
Tagged as: ABT, Alina Cojocaru, Angel Corella, Ashton, Bag of Steps, BNC, Bolshoi, Carlos Acosta, Châines, Don Q, en dedans, en dehors, en tournant, Fouetté, Gillian Murphy, Lame Ducks, Leonid Sarafanov, Maria Alexandrova, Mariinsky, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Natalia Osipova, Pennsylvania Ballet, Piqué, Pirouette, Polina Semionova, Royal Ballet, Svetlana Zakharova, Tamara Rojo, Viengsay Valdés, Yekaterina Kondaurova
