Russian Ballet Icons Gala – In the steps of the Ballets Russes – London
★★★★✰ The long gala (three and a half hours with one interval) was well organised, with no speeches and no protracted curtain calls.
Gallery – Royal Ballet in The Nutcracker
Gallery by Dave Morgan… in the leads are Iana Salenko and Steven McRae.
Royal Ballet – Carmen, Viscera, Afternoon of a Faun, Tchaikovsky pas de deux – London
Acosta’s Carmen is far from a disaster, propelled by committed performances and Tim Hatley’s dramatic designs…
Ivan Putrov – Men in Motion – Lodz Ballet Festival
The most impressive (if not, incredible) thing is that his scratch company exudes the professionalism that one would expect from a tight-knit group that has lived, trained, rehearsed and performed together for seasons.
Russian Ballet Icons Gala – Dedicated to the History of Russian Ballet – London
The gala opened with the Act III wedding pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty, performed by Ekaterina Osmolkina and Guiseppe Picone. No fish-dives in this version – the Russians regard them as vulgar, and Osmolkina could never be vulgar.
Two Russian Galas – Dance Open in St. Petersburg, Soul of Dance in Moscow
Margaret Willis has been busy: in St. Petersburg at the Dance Open Festival Gala and 2 days later in Moscow at the Soul of Dance Ballet Gala. And important awards were given at both…
The Royal Ballet – NEW BOOK – Steven McRae Dancer in the Fast Lane
Steven McRae: Dancer in the Fast Lane is a revealing insight into the world of Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae. Photographed over the last 12 months by Andrej Uspenski…
Staatsballett Berlin – The Nutcracker (premiere) – Berlin
Christmas is nearly here and Staatsballett Berlin are celebrating early with a brand new Nutcracker. Margaret Willis visits Berlin for us…
Noureev & Friends Gala – Paris
Graham Watts was at the Palais Des Congres for us to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Rudolf Nureyev’s birth…
International Ballet Festival 2013 – Dance Open – St Petersburg
The 12th International Ballet Festival – Dance Open – was held over 4 days in St Petersburg. Margaret Willis (our Ms Expressivity) was there to report on much ballet and not a little award giving…
International Ballet Festival – Dance Open – St Petersburg
International Ballet Festival – Dance Open Performances: Bad Boys of Dance, Gala Tribute to Natalia Dudinskaya, Dance Open – Gala of International Ballet Stars St Petersburg, Oktyabrsky Concert Hall and others 14-16 April…
Russian Ballet Icons – Anna Pavlova Gala – London
The ballerinas who made the greatest impact were Uliana Lopatkina and Tamara Rojo: regal, gracious, seemingly effortless…
