An album of Gregory Batardon's photos of the 14 Prize Winners in both their modern and classical variations during the finals of the Prix de Lausanne 2026. The fourteen Prize Winners of the Prix … [Read more...] about Photo Album from the Prix de Lausanne 2026 finals
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Photo Album 2: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 2
SEE: Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala 2025 - PART ONE Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala 2025 PART TWO TAKE FIVE - ALIANNA NASSOS, 11 (USA) MATADOR - OWEN SIMMONS, 12 (CANADA) SWAN - SYLVIE … [Read more...] about Photo Album 2: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 2
Photo Album 1: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 1
In the main courtyard of Milan’s Castello Sforzesco, where Leonardo da Vinci once prepared banquets and theatrical events, Youth America Grand Prix prepared its own event, the YGP Stars … [Read more...] about Photo Album 1: photos of Youth Grand Prix Europe Gala in Milan with 160 students and guest stars – part 1
Rocchetta Grand Jeté 2025 – Royal Ballet dancers in the Monferrato wine district
The village of Rocchetta Tanaro lies in the heart of the Monferrato wine district in Piedmont, one of Italy’s most important wine-producing areas. Here, ten Royal Ballet dancers descended for the … [Read more...] about Rocchetta Grand Jeté 2025 – Royal Ballet dancers in the Monferrato wine district
How I shot Carla Fracci
Neapolitan photographer Augusto De Luca became a professional in the mid-70s. He experimented with different photographic materials using traditional techniques. His style is characterised by uncommon … [Read more...] about How I shot Carla Fracci
Choreographer Hans van Manen donates his photos of dancers and male nudes to Rijksmuseum
Choreographer Hans van Manen has donated his photographic oeuvre – 86 photographs – to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In the 1980s and 90s, parallel to his choreographic career, Van Manen developed … [Read more...] about Choreographer Hans van Manen donates his photos of dancers and male nudes to Rijksmuseum
Photo gallery: Dance without Limits with Adam Benjamin – nowhere to hide
Dance without Limits was the title of a weekend in Gallarate, near Milan, with a conference, demonstration and three workshops on inclusivity in dance. Adam Benjamin (founder of CandoCo) held the … [Read more...] about Photo gallery: Dance without Limits with Adam Benjamin – nowhere to hide
Preview: photos and video of Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet “Oscar” with the Australian Ballet
Ahead of tonight’s World Premiere of Christopher Wheeldon’s new ballet Oscar at Melbourne's Regent Theatre (9 September 2024) images and footage have been released of the new full-length … [Read more...] about Preview: photos and video of Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet “Oscar” with the Australian Ballet
Photo Album: The Royal Ballet’s Anna Rose O’Sullivan up close
In June, The Royal Ballet was preparing for a celebratory series of performances to launch Ashton Worldwide. The Frederick Ashton Foundation is coordinating worldwide performances of Ashton's works … [Read more...] about Photo Album: The Royal Ballet’s Anna Rose O’Sullivan up close
Photo Album: The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance 2024
On 6 July 2024 at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, The Royal Ballet School showed off its latest graduates as well as students from the entire school. Of the 25 graduates, six will … [Read more...] about Photo Album: The Royal Ballet School’s Summer Performance 2024
[Review] English National Ballet’s Giselle – Mary Skeaping’s version serves the company well
Jann Parry sees English National Ballet in Mary Skeaping's 1971 version of Giselle TitleGiselleCompanyEnglish National BalletVenueLondon ColiseumDate11 January 2024ReviewerJann Parry English … [Read more...] about [Review] English National Ballet’s Giselle – Mary Skeaping’s version serves the company well
Alexei Ratmansky’s new Coppélia opens La Scala’s Ballet Season (in streaming)
Alexei Ratmansky's new production of Coppélia will be broadcast abroad live on the Medici TV digital platform on 17 December, and on 28 December on Italian national television, Rai5 and RaiPlay. La … [Read more...] about Alexei Ratmansky’s new Coppélia opens La Scala’s Ballet Season (in streaming)
[Photo Album] Dasa Wharton sees Don Quixote with The Royal Ballet – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Naghdi, Ball
Don Quixote with Marianela Nuñez, Vadim Muntagirov, Mayara Magri In staging his version for The Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta, who was once a high-jumping and charming Basilio, has taken the wise … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Dasa Wharton sees Don Quixote with The Royal Ballet – Nuñez, Muntagirov, Naghdi, Ball
[Review] Kate Prince’s Message In A Bottle. Dance-theatre to Sting’s music – breathtaking and important
Matthew Paluch sees Message In A Bottle: "one of those important shows that take a prevalent, complex issue and make it accessible and tangible to the masses." TitleMessage In A BottleCompanySadler’s … [Read more...] about [Review] Kate Prince’s Message In A Bottle. Dance-theatre to Sting’s music – breathtaking and important
[Photo Album] World premiere Black Sabbath – The Ballet
Saturday 23 September 2023, Birmingham Hippodromeworld premiere Birmingham Royal Ballet Black Sabbath – The Ballet Director Carlos AcostaOriginal Music Black Sabbath; Music Consultant Tony … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] World premiere Black Sabbath – The Ballet
[Photo Album] Polina Semionova and Brandon Lawrence in Swan Lake
Guest ballerina Polina Semionova danced in Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Swan Lake with the company's principal dancer Brandon Lawrence on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 February 2023. Jonathan Gray went to … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Polina Semionova and Brandon Lawrence in Swan Lake
[Photo Album] London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023
Below is a selection of photos of the star-studded cast of Ballet Icons 2023, with Dasa Wharton's informal photos of the press call, without makeup, sometimes without costumes, and some informal … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] London’s Ballet Icons Gala 2023
Ed Watson: A Different Dance – a lavish new book on the Royal Ballet dancer
Ed Watson was a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet for over 20 years until his retirement last year. Each illustrated essay of this new, glossy volume focuses on a distinct aspect of his … [Read more...] about Ed Watson: A Different Dance – a lavish new book on the Royal Ballet dancer
[Photo album] Sneak peek at tonight’s return of Nureyev’s Nutcracker in Milan
Tonight, La Scala Ballet’s season kicks off with the return of Rudolf Nureyev’s Nutcracker, last performed in the theatre in 2006. The following photo album was of tonight’s opening cast at a … [Read more...] about [Photo album] Sneak peek at tonight’s return of Nureyev’s Nutcracker in Milan
Attimo, sei bello! in Rome – a photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty of dance
“Fragments of eternity that tell of beauty, strength, even pain. Shots snatched from the fluid and passionate movement of dance and framed to become 'forever'.” So runs the blurb of the … [Read more...] about Attimo, sei bello! in Rome – a photographic exhibition celebrating the beauty of dance
[Photo Album] Onegin at La Scala with Roberto Bolle and Marianela Nuñez
Onegin returns to La Scala this evening, Wednesday 14 September, with Roberto Bolle in the title role, Marianela Nuñez as Tatiana, Nicola Del Freo as Lensky, Martina Arduino as Olga and Gabriele … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Onegin at La Scala with Roberto Bolle and Marianela Nuñez
[Photo album] Giselle – La Scala with Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, Jacopo Tissi
La Scala brought Giselle - its calling-card ballet - back to Milan (after a recent tour to Bologna) with an excellent cast featuring Nicoletta Manni as Giselle and Timofej Andrijashenko as Albrecht. … [Read more...] about [Photo album] Giselle – La Scala with Nicoletta Manni, Timofej Andrijashenko, Jacopo Tissi
[Photo Album] Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at the Royal Albert Hall
Matthew Bourne’s revisited version of his The Car Man, first seen in 2000, has just completed 14 performances at the Royal Albert Hall – a new staging for the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Matthew Bourne’s The Car Man at the Royal Albert Hall
[Photo Album] Wayne McGregor new work at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE
Yesterday, 24 June 2022, was the world premiere of a Wayne McGregor work entitled LORE (to the music of Igor Stravinsky's Les Noces), arriving as a 'sequel' to his work AfteRite (to Stravinsky's Le … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Wayne McGregor new work at La Scala: AfteRite + LORE
First look: Photo album of Ballet’s Like Water For Chocolate
The curtain has just come down on opening night of Christopher Wheeldon's new work for The Royal Ballet. Below is a gallery of photos from yesterday's dress rehearsal (1 June 2022). A modern … [Read more...] about First look: Photo album of Ballet’s Like Water For Chocolate
[Photo Album] First look at the ballet Sylvia at La Scala
The first encounter between La Scala’s ballet company and Manuel Legris, who would a year later become the company’s director, was when his production of the ballet Sylvia inaugurated the 2019-2020 … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] First look at the ballet Sylvia at La Scala
[Photo Album] Le Corsaire in Rome with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Tissi and Makhateli
Tonight, Tuesday 10 May, until 15 May, the curtain of the Teatro Costanzi in Rome rises on Le Corsaire, a version that José Carlos Martínez created for the Rome Opera Ballet in 2020 but which had its … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] Le Corsaire in Rome with Nuñez, Muntagirov, Tissi and Makhateli
[Photo Album] First photos of The Royal Ballet’s Ashton Triple Bill
Tonight, Saturday 23 April, The Royal Opera House curtain goes up on a triple bill of ballets by Frederick Ashton: Scènes de ballet, A Month in the Country, and Rhapsody. Frederick Ashton, The … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] First photos of The Royal Ballet’s Ashton Triple Bill
[Photo Album] 100% Cuban with Acosta Danza
The Acosta Danza company, directed by Carlos Acosta, though he no longer dances in the productions, has just made its debut in Pais with the show 100% Cuban at the National Theater of Chaillot. The … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] 100% Cuban with Acosta Danza
[Photo Album] First peek at Balanchine’s Jewels which opens tonight at La Scala
After eight years, George Balanchine’s Jewels returns to La Scala and runs from 11 to 24 March 2022. Balanchine was inspired by the artistry of jewellery designer Claude Arpels and chose music … [Read more...] about [Photo Album] First peek at Balanchine’s Jewels which opens tonight at La Scala