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Interview with Ethan Stiefel as his American Repertory Ballet arrives in New York
Ethan Stiefel on becoming the Artistic Director of the American Repertory Ballet and his biker's hair.
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Position. Positioned? Positioning… working environment standards in the dance world
An essay by Matthew Paluch discussing the working environment standards of the dance world and suggested strategies for continued evolvement.
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An interview with soprano Virginia Zeani, 1925 – 2023
When Virginia Zeani was 90, we enjoyed a long video call where she talked frankly about career, colleagues, loves, and life as an ‘eternally young' old lady.
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New York City Ballet 2023 Spring Season is announced
New York City Ballet's 2023 Spring Season opens on 18 April with two world premieres, encore performances, and Balanchine, Robbins and Ratmansksy works.
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[Interview] Designer Tom Pye on death threats, Cinderella – and cowboys
Paul Arrowsmith talks to Tom Pye, designer of The Royal Ballet's new production of Cinderella about redesigning the Ashton classic and his career highlights.
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Principal Brandon Lawrence to leave Birmingham Royal Ballet to join Ballett Zürich
Birmingham Royal Ballet will say farewell to Principal dancer Brandon Lawrence at the end of the 2022/2023 season when he leaves to join Ballett Zürich.
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[Review] Seeta Patel's The Rite of Spring – as musical as hell
Seeta Patel's work “marries Indian classical dance and Western classical music”. In The Rite of Spring the connection with the music is incredibly potent.
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[Review] Gian Carlo Menotti celebrated in Italy with The Medium and The Telephone
Manuela Custer shines as Madame Flora in The Medium, in a programme celebrating the Italian composer Gian Carlo Menotti.
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Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends – unmistakeable in whatever she does
Jann Parry sees Tiler Peck & Friends in London: Peck's co-ordination is phenomenal, shifting in an instant from speed to rubato to a frozen moment of stillness.
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[Review] Ballet Black's NINA: By Whatever Means and Then or Now
Jonathan Gray sees Ballet Black's Pioneer programme in London: “a riveting performance from Isabel Coracy… a compelling portrait of a compelling artist.”
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Tributes to the great ballerina Lynn Seymour who has died at 83
Lynn Seymour died on 7 March 2023 at the age of 83, on the eve of her 84th birthday. Gramilano collected some tributes to the great dancer.
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Two new opera recordings to be released by Warner Classics/Erato
Two new opera recordings are to be released by Warner Classics/Erato later this month: Turandot conducted by Antonio Pappano and Roméo et Juliette conducted by John Nelson.
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[Photo Album] Polina Semionova and Brandon Lawrence in Swan Lake
Photos of Polina Semionova in Birmingham Royal Ballet's Swan Lake with the company's principal dancer Brandon Lawrence.
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[Review] Scottish Ballet's Coppélia – the production is a palpable hit
Jann Parry sees Scottish Ballet's Coppélia, which transforms the story into a Silicon Valley morality tale.
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[Photo Album] La Scala's Le Corsaire, opening tonight and to be live streamed 1 March 2023
Photos of Le Corsaire from La Scala, which will be the first ballet to be live-streamed on La Scala's new video channel LaScalaTV.
Four new Principal dancers for New York City Ballet
New York City Ballet has announced that four of its dancers have been promoted from Soloist to Principal Dancer.
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[Review] Sivan Rubinstein's DANCE NO 2° – style over substance
Sivan Rubinstein's choreographic language could develop to better convey her ethnographic intentions.
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[Review] Katherina Radeva's 40/40 – truly powerful
Katherina Radeva (Kat) is “a set and costume designer, a performance maker and a visual artist. I write, I design, I move, I dance, I draw”. Matthew Paluch sees her show 40/40.
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[Review] Dada Masilo's The Sacrifice – an intriguing piece, magnificently performed
Award-winning South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo and her company explore The Sacrifice, in a new, hour-long production.
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[Review] Birmingham Royal Ballet's Swan Lake with guest Polina Semionova
Jonathan Gray returns to the lake to see “brilliant and fearless” Polina Semionova and the “magnificent” Brandon Lawrence with the Birmingham Royal Ballet.
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[Photo Album] London's Ballet Icons Gala 2023
Photos by three photographers of the rehearsals and performance of this year's Ballet Icons Gala at the London Coliseum.
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[Review] Ballet Icons Gala – the starry evening returns to the London Coliseum
The Ballet Icons Gala format returned to London's Coliseum on 19 February for one night only with the to-be-expected star-dancer billing.
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Critics round-up and photo album of Pam Tanowitz at The Royal Ballet
Pam Tanowitz with The Royal Ballet is a winning combination: Everyone Keeps Me, the world premiere of Secret Things, and Dispatch Duet delighted the critics.
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[Review] Holly Blakey Presents: Cowpuncher My Ass – a mixed bag but with evident skill
Our critic sees Cowpuncher My Ass and appreciates the skill of choreographer and dancers in a mixed-bag of a show, and reflects on Goecke's dog-poo incident.
LaScalaTv, La Scala's new streaming platform, is now live
Competitive pricing for La Scala's new streaming service with live performances and a catalogue of recorded operas, ballet and concerts.
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[Review] Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián – a contemporary programme at La Scala
David Dawson's Anima Animus and Philippe Kratz's Solitude Sometimes are the highlights of La Scala's new contemporary programme.
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[Review] Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal's Dance Me – little to savour in the Leonard Cohen dance show
The piece aims to bring Leonard Cohen's profound prose even more to life than it already is, but in reality it's an equally successful and confusing show.
