English National Ballet – Choreographics – A Letter to… – London
I hope ENB do lots more short and sweet choreographic initiatives to real audiences. Well done all, great to have a go – now do more.
Christopher Wheeldon – Choreographer
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon is currently at the San Francisco Ballet preparing for the American premiere of his Cinderella. He has a rehearsal in forty-five minutes so we quickly set off to discuss his latest full-length ballet and many other things…
English National Ballet – New Choreographers and New Music – Choreographics, A Letter To…
English National Ballet dancers turn choreographers when five of them get a chance to create new works in collaboration with students from the Royal College of Music…
Book – Daria Klimentova – Agony and Ecstasy: My Life in Dance
“Vadim was the first partner to make me feel like I was 16, even though I was approaching 40 when we first danced together.”
English National Ballet – Ecstasy and Death bill – London
Rojo has declared that her ambition as artistic director of ENB is to make audiences hold their breath. I certainly did during Le Jeune Homme et la Mort…
ENB2 – My First Cinderella – London
As I say ultimately the kids on the afternoon I was there had a good old time. But I’d like to think that something where the steps assume greater significance will show little people even more of the joy of dance.
English National Ballet to Premiere Le Corsaire – Autumn 2013
English National Ballet will premiere a new production of Le Corsaire (The Pirate), one of the great 19th Century classics, in October 2013. English National Ballet will be the first UK company to perform the complete work…
Toba Singer, writer, on Fernando Alonso – The Father Of Cuban Ballet
Alonso trained the first generation of Cuban dancers, among who there were many standouts, but the most well-known in Cuba were the “Four Jewels” of Cuban ballet: Josefina Méndez, Mirta Pla, Aurora Bosch, and Loipa Araújo (now Associate Artistic Director of English National Ballet)
Russian Ballet Icons – Nijinsky Gala – London
Though this year it was Nijinsky’s turn to be reclaimed as a Russian icon, the contents of the gala had little to do with him. Very probably the choice of items – mainly pas de deux – depended on which dancers were available to perform whatever was in their repertoire.
English National Ballet Announces Winner of The Emerging Dancer Competition 2013
English National Ballet is pleased to announce Nancy Osbaldeston as winner of the Emerging Dancer Competition 2013. Laurretta Summerscales won the People’s Choice Award. Both dancers are former pupils of English National Ballet School.
Gallery – English National Ballet Emerging Dancer Competition
36 pictures by Foteini Christofilopoulou…
Royal Ballet – Apollo, 24 Preludes, Aeternum – London
This triple bill, with two world premieres, shows how ably choreographers 85 years apart can refresh the language of classical ballet without distorting it beyond recognition.
Jose Manuel Carreno – former American Ballet Theatre Principal and freelance dancer
Toba Singer talks to José Manuel Carreño: “Coming from Cuba, with the Cuban school you end up with a very strong foundation because you train so much in technique and partnering. These are two things that were very strong from the Cuban school, but on top of that, there was a lot of attention paid to the theatrical elements…”
2012 UK National Dance Awards – Winners Announced
The Dance Section of the Critics’ Circle announced the winners of the 13th National Dance Awards at The Place on 28th January 2013.
English National Ballet Unveils Rebrand & Vivienne Westwood Collaboration
English National Ballet is pleased to reveal details of its new rebrand, which includes an exciting collaboration with designer Vivienne Westwood, in a creative brand campaign for 2013.
2012 Dance Memories – London
Lynette Halewood with her personal selection of London dance memories this last year…
23rd International Ballet Festival of Havana, 2012
The festival was as intensive as ever, with three performances running on seven days, four on one day, some concurrently. The range and quality of dance overall was impressive.
English National Ballet – The Nutcracker, Kase and Vargas cast – London
This wasn’t Shiori Kase’s debut in the role, but it was remarkably polished and complete for one so young.
