Tamara Karsavina

Ballet January 11, 2011

Giselle

Is this ballet for you? Go if: Balanchine said it best “Like Hamlet, Giselle is a classic: it is not only important historically, it…

Ballet & Culture, Ballet History, What's coming September 24, 2010

Diaghilev & the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes

Earlier this week we attended a preview of Diaghilev and the Golden Age of the Ballets Russes, 1909 – 1929, aÂ must see exhibition…

Ballet History, Choreographers March 29, 2010

One Step Closer

As the Royal Ballet’s founder choreographer, Sir Frederick Ashton is to that companyÂ what BournonvilleÂ is to the Royal Danish Ballet. He nurtured Ninette de Valois‘s…

Ballet March 9, 2010

Is this ballet for you? Go If: Girly and funny stories with plenty of romance, ribbons and happy endings are your thing and you…