by Emilia & Linda on October 14, 2011
At the heart of Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn season is a fabulous new triple bill celebrating British classical dance heritage, or what BRB principal Matthew Lawrence calls, in his latest blog for Balletco, a “workout harder than Zumba”: Nearly 75 years old, Ninette de Valois’s Checkmate is a prime example of vintage English ballet. Its [...]
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Abstract,
Ashton,
Autumn Glory,
BRB,
British Ballet,
Carol-Anne Millar,
Checkmate,
Jenna Roberts,
John Cranko,
Nao Sakuma,
Ninette de Valois,
Pineapple Poll,
Robert Parker,
Sadler's Wells,
Season 2011-2012,
Sir Frederick Ashton,
Symphonic Variations
by Emilia on May 17, 2011
Our picks from the Autumn 2011 season at Sadler’s Wells which goes on sale Monday 23 May, taken from the press release issued earlier today (for full details click here): Grupo Corpo Imã & Onqotô Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 September Founded in 1975, Brazilian contemporary dance company Grupo Corpo and choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras have [...]
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...Como el musguito en la piedra,
Akram Khan Company,
Água,
Édouard Lock,
Bamboo Blues,
BRB,
Checkmate,
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan,
Der Fensterputzer,
DESH,
Diana Vishneva,
Emanuel Gat Dance,
Forsythe,
Grupo Corpo,
Javier de Frutos,
Jiří Kylián,
John Cranko,
Jorma Elo,
Kenneth MacMillan,
La Fille Mal Gardée,
La La La Human Steps,
Mark Baldwin,
Mark Wallinger,
Mark-Anthony Turnage,
Matthew Bourne,
Merce Cunningham,
Nefés,
never to be told,
Ninette de Valois,
Nur Du,
Nutcracker,
Out of Asia Season,
Palermo,
Pina Bausch,
Pina Bausch World Cities 2012,
Pineapple Doll,
RainForest,
Rambert Dance Company,
Random Dance,
Sadler's Wells,
Sadler's Wells' Composers Series,
Scottish Ballet,
Seven for a secret,
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui,
Sir Frederick Ashton,
Song of the Earth,
Sylvie Guillem,
Symphonic Variations,
Tanztheater Wuppertal,
Ten Chi,
TeZukA,
Viktor,
Wayne McGregor,
Wiesenland,
Yumiko Takeshima
by Linda on March 29, 2010
As the Royal Ballet’s founder choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton is to them what Bournonville represents to the Royal Danish Ballet. He nurtured Ninette de Valois‘s young company and gave it an identity through pieces created to help develop its dancers. Ashton’s creations for the Royal Ballet shaped the English style of ballet, combining classical purity [...]
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A Month in the Country,
A Tragedy of Fashion,
A Wedding Bouquet,
ABT,
Alastair Macaulay,
Alicia Markova,
Anna Pavlova,
Apparitions,
Ashton,
Balanchine,
Ballet Rambert,
Birthday Offering,
BRB,
Bronislava Nijinska,
Capriol Suite,
Cecchetti,
Cinderella,
David Vaughan,
English Style,
Enigma Variations,
Façade,
Fred Step,
Ida Rubinstein,
Illuminations,
La Fille Mal Gardée,
Léonide Massine,
Le Baiser de la Fée,
Les Rendezvous,
Lydia Lopokova,
Margot Fonteyn,
Marguerite and Armand,
Marie Rambert,
Michael Somes,
Monotones,
Ninette de Valois,
Nocturne,
Nursery Suite,
Rhapsody,
Robert Helpmann,
Rudolf Nureyev,
Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet,
Scénes de Ballet,
Sylvia,
Symphonic Variations,
Tales of Beatrix Potter,
Tamara Karsavina,
The Ballet Club,
The Camargo Society,
The Dream,
The Royal Ballet,
The Two Pigeons,
Ugly Sisters,
Vic-Wells Ballet
The Royal Ballet’s newest Principal dancer, aussie Steven McRae, charmed the hearts of these Bag Ladies since his first appearances in Covent Garden. At just 23, he has climbed through the ranks and made an impact on every single role he has been cast on. From his debut as one of the side soloists in [...]
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Christopher Wheeldon,
Clement Crisp,
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Debra Craine,
Fille Mal Gardee,
Genée Competition,
Homage to the Queen,
Jenny Gilbert,
Johan Kobborg,
Les Lutins,
Luke Jennings,
Melissa Hamilton,
Principal Dancer,
Prix de Lausanne,
Romeo and Juliet,
Royal Ballet,
Sergei Polunin,
Steven McRae,
Symphonic Variations,
The Tales of Beatrix Potter,
Wayne McGregor
