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Preview of tonight’s new Wheeldon ballet: The Winter’s Tale
Sarah Lamb as Perdita and Steven McRae as Florizel in Act II of The Winter’s Tale — photo ROH / Johan Persson, 2014 The Royal Ballet’s newest commission débuts at the Royal Opera House tonight:...
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Zubin Mehta brings Kunde, Cedolins, Ferri and Kunde to open the new Florence...
I’ve only one thing to ask our Prime Minister, who is making so many reforms: I hope with all my heart that he will introduce tax relief for culture. It is of the utmost importance! Zubin Mehta,...
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La Scala Ballet School’s director for 32 years on “Teaching Dance”
Anna Maria Prina and Robert De Warren with students of the La Scala Ballet School in 1992: on the left Marta Romagna and Roberto Bolle; to the right Mara Galeazzi and Mick Zeni versione italiana...
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Fellinian ballet flash mob descends on Rome’s Spanish Steps
Rossella Brescia and the company of Amarcord on the Spanish Steps Tourists on Rome’s Spanish Steps were taken by surprise yesterday afternoon when a company of dancers descended on them dressed as...
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Hallberg and Zakharova: a sublime couple in Nureyev’s Swan Lake in Milan
David Hallberg’s dreaming prince in Swan Lake at La Scala David Hallberg’s reception at La Scala was rapturous. He is making his house début in Milan as well as tackling Rudolf Nureyev’s tricky...
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Carla Fracci’s autobiography: Step After Step
Based on a long series of conversations with Enrico Rotelli, Passo dopo passo (Step After Step) is Carla Fracci telling her story in her own words. From a simple childhood during the war to the...
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Carlos Acosta brings a touch of Cuba to the Royal Opera stage
Royal Ballet Principal Carlos Acosta will bring Cubanía, a programme of Cuban dance inspired by his homeland, to the Royal Opera House in July. The mixed programme contains world premieres and...
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Evan McKie leaves Stuttgart for his hometown and joins The National Ballet of...
Canadian Evan McKie returns to his roots after thirteen years with the Stuttgart Ballet and joins The National Ballet of Canada as Principal Dancer. McKie trained at Canada’s National Ballet School,...
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From Lombardy to London: interview with the Royal Ballet’s Valentino Zucchetti
Valentino Zucchetti by Andre Uspensky Italian dancer Valentino Zucchetti is one of a large number of Italian dancers who go abroad to find work and realise their dreams. Italy has few ballet...
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Ukrainian ballerinas perform anti-Putin Swan Lake in front of tanks
In Odessa four brave cygnets danced to Tchaikovsky’s music in front of military tanks. The Ukrainian ballerinas were outside Odessa’s military history museum, and, reports The Moscow Times, “was a nod...
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Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet...
Crystal Ballet by David West Crystal Ballet, who brought you the specially choreographed and filmed ballet pieces for digital release only, are aiming towards their second project. It is their first...
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Osipova and Vasiliev re-united in London: Solo For Two
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev are re-united in Solo For Two this summer at the London Coliseum. They will dance three diverse pieces including two world premières commissioned by the Segerstrom...
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La Scala Ballet School shows off its new talent
Serenade — photo by Lidia Crisafulli The La Scala Theatre Ballet School’s ‘end-of-year’ show opened last night, the first of a week’s run at Milan’s Teatro Strehler. The packed theatre had a good...
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New on YouTube: Bournonville’s Napoli Divertissements with the Paris Opera...
After having seen the La Scala Ballet School’s ‘end of year’ performance of the Bournonville’s Napoli Divertissements, I went digging around to find other versions to watch, and found that on YouTube...
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English National Ballet dance in front of massive WW1 paintings
English National Ballet’s Anton Lukovkin dances in front of ‘Naval Officers of World War I’ by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope at the National Portrait Gallery, London — photo byJorge Herrera English...
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Nudity + Dance = What exactly? The critics on Olivier Dubois’ Tragédie
‘Tragédie’ Olivier Dubois — photo François Stemmer French choreographer Olivier Dubois’ dance work Tragédie has been creating quite a stir. All major papers attended, and there was quite a lot of...
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Alessandra Ferri’s women: Cherì, Duse and Woolf… and heading La Scala?
Alessandra Ferri and Herman Cornejo in Cheri — photo Joan MarcusAlessandra Ferri brings Martha Clarke’s Chéri to the Ravenna Festival in two weeks, with the same cast that accompanied her for the...
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Daria Klimentová’s farewell to Prague in photos and words
Daria Klimentová with Vadim Muntagirov, Don Quixote, Prague 2014 — photo Dasa WhartonDaria Klimentová will hang up her pointe shoes on 22 June this year after a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the...
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Osipova and Vasiliev to dance Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s Mea Culpa
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev photo by Sergei BermenievNatalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, reunited for this summer’s programme Solo for Two at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Stanislavsky...
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Carla Fracci, Claudio Coviello and the Prix Benois 2014
Ashley Bouder, Carla Fracci, Lucia Lacarra, Claudio Coviello and Vittoria ValerioFor more than twenty years the Benois Prize has been recognising talent with the most starry juries imaginable. The...
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