New York City Ballet – Divertimento from Le Baiser de la Fée quad bill – New York
Is there a ballet more deceptive than Balanchine’s Divertimento from ‘Le Baiser de la Fée’? If so, I’m not aware of it.
Gallery – 2012 UK National Dance Awards
Pictures by Dave Morgan – more will be added over the next 24 hours
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.
BalletBoyz: The Talent 2013 – Serpent, Fallen – London
Fallen, an exhilarating closer of the double bill, presents the company at its heart-stopping best.
Mikhail Baryshnikov – the Art Collector
What one does not see much of, at least at first glance, is nostalgia for the motherland. “I never had nostalgia about anything,” Baryshnikov says.
Liam Scarlett – Choreographer and Royal Ballet Artist in Residence
5 Questions for Liam Scarlett – catching up on new commissions, including BalletBoyz, Miami City Ballet and the new job…
Why it’s HOT to TROCK – 5 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo ballerinas reveal all
On the eve of a UK tour 5 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo ballerinas reveal all…
The Royal Ballet – Onegin – London
Cojocaru is as great a dance-actress in the final scene as any I’ve been privileged to see – and that includes Lynn Seymour, Natalia Makarova and Ekaterina Maximova.
Paco Peña Flamenco Dance Company – Flamenco Vivo – New York
Which brings me to Ángel Muñoz who, with Peña, is the real star of the show. The two couldn’t be more different: Peña is all interiority and nuance, while Muñoz is all bluster and instinct.
New York City Ballet – Serenade, Mozartiana, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 – New York
I’m not yet fully convinced of the wisdom of New York City Ballet’s thematic seasons, organized around the music of a single composer….
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.
DVD – Sensuality & Nationalism in Romantic Ballet
This is not by any means a DVD for casual viewing, but for the serious student of ballet it provides a concise and fascinating understanding of the key components of Romantic Ballet, hugely enhanced by the opportunity to see a group of restaged dances from that era that have not been seen before…
Mariinsky Ballet – Gala – Baden-Baden
The Mariinsky Ballet’s annual Baden-Baden tour is something of a balletomane’s winter retreat and, with mild weather to boot over Christmas, provided yet another opportunity this season to catch up with the St. Petersburg company.
Focus Dance with Eiko and Koma & John Jasperse Projects – New York
Eiko and Koma are now in their sixties. What stays with you is the image of those bodies, tormented, trembling, vulnerable, but ultimately indestructible.
Gallery – Miami City Ballet in Liam Scarlett’s Euphotic premiere
Gallery – Miami City Ballet in Liam Scarlett’s Euphotic
Troy Schumacher – Satellite Ballet & New York City Ballet – Choreographer and dancer
Dance is a difficult thing to experience outside of the theatre, but for the sustainability of the artform it has to find a way to make itself more widely available.
Paris Opera Ballet – Don Quixote – Paris
It’s not every day Petipa’s carefree Don Quixote comes with a health and safety warning. …Injuries played havoc with the casting throughout November and December…
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (Trocks) – Program A, Laurencia Mixed bill – New York
…it’s that ambiguity in their performances — the tension between seriousness and satire — that makes the company such a joy to watch.
