With her startling presence, Gillot manages to supply Tree of Codes with the sense of purpose it otherwise lacks.
Tag - Paris Opera Ballet
Julio Bocca, much loved but now no longer dancing, has a new life in Montevideo, running Ballet Nacional SODRE. Marina Harss talks to a busy man rebuilding his company - fast...
Sylvie Guillem’s farewell programme at the Coliseum (following its modest Sadler’s Wells presentation in May) is a glorious spectacle in the largest theatre in London.
The Royal Ballet's Zenaida Yanowsky talks about her long career and also about the joys of working with Carlos Acosta - part of which is appearing with him in 'Cubania' this summer...
Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer first put their reconstruction of "The Rite of Spring" on Rio de Janeiro Ballet in 1995. This year they went back to put it on again - this is what happened...
It was only when I worked with Mats Ek that I understood who I was as a dancer.
After a week of modernist works by Balanchine set mostly to Stravinsky, Hindemith, Webern, there’s no denying that a night of French music falls sweetly on the ear.
Margaret Willis has just been in St. Petersburg, catching up with the Dance Open Festival and also visiting the Vaganova Academy where she had some words with director Nikolai Tsiskaridze...
Hot off the presses, San Francisco Ballet 2016 season announcement includes two world premieres, three full-length revivals and numerous bold-face names, including Forsythe, Ratmansky and Wheeldon...
Oksana Khadarina reviews the Serenade, Agon and Symphony in C bill - prepare for many happy adjectives and lots of history...
Principal dancers Mathilde Froustey and Carlos Quenedit were exactly what the audience wanted on opening night.
English National Ballet Modern Masters: Petite Mort, Spring And Fall, In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated London, Sadler’s Wells 10 March 2015 Gallery of pictures by Foteini Christofilopoulou www.ballet.org.uk www.sadlerswells.com As the opening salvo of ENB’s new partnership with Sadler’s Wells, Modern Masters is a powerful statement of intent. Tamara Rojo’s newly energised company presents itself...
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.
30 dancers already confirmed include Natalia Osipova, Olga Smirnova, Semyon Chudin, Kim Kimin, Sarah Lamb, Xander Parish, Aline Cojocaru, Tamara Rojo, Marianela Nuňez and Thiago Soares.
Too much Chopin? Perhaps.
In recent seasons New York City Ballet has gotten into the habit of starting things off with a week or two of Balanchine. It’s an excellent idea.
On the eve of opening the latest Royal Ballet season of 'Onegin' Thiago Soares talks about one of his most inspirational roles, and a few other things too...
To watch Bournonville is to see visages of Marie Taglioni or Carlotta Grisi lifted straight from a lithograph, complete with the sloping shoulders, the torso tipping from the waist and the demure demeanor. As to the men, Bournonville gave them stuff to do,..
Vu-An writes in the programme that he has chosen the two ballets Soir de Fete and Pas de Dieux to make up an entertaining and enjoyable programme for the festive season. However, he has chosen two very contrasting and rather curious works...
Following 3 years directing Royal New Zealand Ballet, Ethan Stiefel is now back in New York - which is where Marina Harss caught up with him...