January 2011
24 posts
Black Swan Fan Art →
Black Swan continues to give ballet a much needed boost, with reports of increased box office demand for Swan Lake performances around the globe (we can almost hear the sound of…
Maurice Béjart: Ballet for Life →
With The Tokyo Ballet’s premiere of Dances in the Mirror next week (Béjart Ballet Lausanne AD Gil Roman is in town rehearsing the company) followed by Bolero at the…
Bag of Steps: Connections →
It has been over a year since we last added to our Bag of Steps library and we recently discovered — via survey feedback — that some readers missed this series. We now return…
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TenduTV Delivers Programming from Dutch National... →
TenduTV released earlier this week the first-ever concert dance performances on iTunes. Critically acclaimed programs like Entity from Wayne McGregor|Random Dance and the Hans…
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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 also happens to be good (…) People go to…
What Do Dancers Think About Black Swan? →
Earlier this week we followed with interest the online reaction to The Guardian piece entitled “What Britain’s ballet stars made of Black Swan”. Objecting to the dancers’ more…
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Editorial: Happy New Year & Reader Survey →
Happy New Year everyone!
Before Linda and I get swamped again it’s time to get philosophical. Our year in dance was metaphorically bookended by two very different ballet movies;…
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Polina Semionova To Guest With ABT For 2011 Met... →
The following exciting news came today via an ABT press release:
Berlin State Opera Ballet’s Polina Semionova is to debut as a Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre for the…
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