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Prix de Lausanne 2023 winners announced
The Prix de Lausanne 2023 names Millán de Benito from Spain and Fabrizzio Ulloa Cornejo from Mexico joint winners.
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22 finalists for the Prix de Lausanne competition streaming live today
22 dancers have been chosen to participate in the Prix de Lausanne final which will be streamed live today.
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Ed Watson: A Different Dance – a lavish new book on the Royal Ballet dancer
The new, glossy volume, “Ed Watson: A Different Dance” has illustrated essays focussing on distinct aspects of his career at The Royal Ballet.
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First look at the Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián contemporary programme at La Scala
Dawson/Duato/Kratz/Kylián is a new mixed programme at La Scala which opens on 4 February. First peek with 50 rehearsal photos.
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Critics round-up and photo album of English National Ballet’s Swan Lake
The London critics on the latest outing of Derek Deane’s Swan Lake with English National Ballet and a gallery of Dasa Wharton’s photos.
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[Interview] In conversation with Italian tenor Piero Pretti as he returns to La Scala for another debut
I talk to Italian tenor Piero Pretti as he makes another role debut at La Scala. He sings Arrigo in I Vespri Siciliani and chats about the opera, food, and being Sardinian.
[Review] Awakening the Beauty. Two Royal Ballet Auroras: Anna Rose O’Sullivan and Mayara Magri
Two Auroras: Anna Rose O’Sullivan (quick, light, and bright) and Mayara Magri in her debut (ravishing, thrilling, glorious).
[Review] Thick & Tight presents “Tits and Teeth – a retrospective of a dazzling career”
Matthew Paluch sees Thick & Tight’s ‘Tits and Teeth – a retrospective of a dazzling career’ – “They’re one of a kind… It’s really something to behold.”
[Review] Acosta Danza’s Spectrum – endless commitment, and energy for eternity
Acosta Danza brings its Spectrum programme to the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre – some weak choreography but exceptional dancers.
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Birmingham Royal Ballet announces launch of BRB2, its new touring company
BRB2 is a new initiative where Birmingham Royal Ballet seeks out some of the best young ballet graduates from around the world to join a two-year performance programme.
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[Review] Brooklyn Mack in Swan Lake, dancing with understated charisma, nobility and grace
Jonathan Gray sees “the wonderful guest artist Brooklyn Mack, who was making his London debut as Prince Siegfried” in ENB’s Swan Lake.
Pam Tanowitz’s Secret Things, her second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this season
Pam Tanowitz’s second world premiere for The Royal Ballet this Season is part of a special programme in the Linbury Theatre.
[Review] Julie Cunningham & Company’s “how did we get here?”
Matthew Paluch raves about Julie Cunningham’s must-see show ‘how did we get here?’ – “With work of this calibre, I get greedy. I want to see it all the time.”
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Prix de Lausanne 2023 – the full lineup
The Prix de Lausanne 2023 50th anniversary complete programme, and the lineup for the Gala of the Stars
[Review] Through the Grapevine – voyeurism at full pelt
Not Standing’s ‘Through the Grapevine’: “as the work develops their ongoing proximity and related intimacy starts to feel like a necessary choice.”
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Franco Zeffirelli – The La Scala Years: an exhibition in Milan
Franco Zeffirelli was born in 1923. La Scala anticipates the celebration of his centenary with the exhibition “Franco Zeffirelli – The La Scala Years”.
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[Review] Back by the lake: English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in London
Jonathan Gray sees Derek Deane’s “straight-forward version of the ballet” lacking in lyrical fluency for English National Ballet.
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Principal dancer Jared Angle to give final performance with NYCB
New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Jared Angle will give his final performance with New York City Ballet on 4 February 2023.
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The Australian Ballet will tour to the Royal Opera House in August 2023
After 35 years, The Australian Ballet returns to the Royal Opera House in London in August 2023 as part of its 60th-anniversary celebrations.
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The Dancing Times on when a dance critic is a critic no longer
A delightful extract from The Dancing Times from 1960 on an incident at the premiere of Frederick Ashton’s La Fille mal Gardée.
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Les Étoiles – the starry Rome gala at the end of January, now with two programmes
On 28 and 29 January 2023 in Rome the latest edition of the annual Les Étoiles gala will offer two programmes for the first time.
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[Review] Manni and Andrijashenko lead a sparkling cast in Nureyev’s Nutcracker
Nicoletta Manni and Timofej Andrijashenko lead an excellent cast in Nureyev’s Nutcracker at La Scala.
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Alexei Ratmansky joins New York City Ballet as Artist in Residence
Alexei Ratmansky will join the New York City Ballet in August 2023 as Artist in Residence.
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Ballet dancer Denis Vieira dies in Cyprus at 31
Denis Vieira passed away on 29 December 2022 in Nicosia, Cyprus, following an accident at home when he fell and hit his head. He was 31 years old.
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The lonely father – Jonathan Gray reviews a new biography of the choreographer John Cranko
It is written with love for John Cranko but does not shy away from noting his insecurities, nor from stating that not all his ballets were works of genius.
Bruno Vescovo, former principal dancer with the La Scala Ballet, has died at 73
Bruno was a dancer of modest height with a fast dynamic, a physical quality that matched his personality.
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In Memoriam 2022: Singers, Dancers, Actors, Writers, Directors
In memoriam 2022: a personal list of some of the artists the world lost in 2022
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