Opening in September is Birmingham Royal Ballet’s new project, Black Sabbath - The Ballet. I did a double-blink reading that, reminding me of a similar reaction when Maurice Béjart announced his … [Read more...] about Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Black Sabbath – The Ballet
Chroma
Evan McKie leaves The National Ballet of Canada for new dance opportunities
The National Ballet of Canada has announced that Principal Dancer Evan McKie will leave the company. The company’s new Artistic Director, Hope Muir, said: Evan has become one of Canada’s most … [Read more...] about Evan McKie leaves The National Ballet of Canada for new dance opportunities
Prix de Lausanne Prize Winners 2018 and photos
A large audience attended the Prix de Lausanne Finals today, both at the Théâtre de Beaulieu and online. 8 young dancers were awarded a scholarship allowing them to enter one of the 72 partner … [Read more...] about Prix de Lausanne Prize Winners 2018 and photos
Marijn Rademaker answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? My soccer coach told me I was a ballet dancer on the field. So according to him around 6; but with actual dancing, amateur-wise, at the age of 8. Why did you … [Read more...] about Marijn Rademaker answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Mara Galeazzi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 6. Why did you start dancing? At first was for fun. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Alessandra Ferri, Carla Fracci and Pina … [Read more...] about Mara Galeazzi answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Vito Mazzeo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? At 9 years old. Why did you start dancing? I saw Carla Fracci dancing. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Carla Fracci and Erik Bruhn for their … [Read more...] about Vito Mazzeo answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
In pictures: the Bolshoi dance Chroma
Bolshoi dancers Yan Godovsky, Maksim Surov and Artem Ovcharenko: Svetlana Lunkina and Vyacheslav Lopatin: Photos © AFP/File, Dmitry Kostyukov For other excellent … [Read more...] about In pictures: the Bolshoi dance Chroma
Italian dancer Vito Mazzeo is promoted to principal with the San Francisco Ballet
At the end of his first year with the San Francisco Ballet, Italian ballet dancer Vito Mazzeo has been promoted to the role of principal dancer. Mazzeo is a product of the school of the Teatro alla … [Read more...] about Italian dancer Vito Mazzeo is promoted to principal with the San Francisco Ballet
Christopher Wheeldon’s new creation “Number Nine” scores a 10 in San Francisco
Allan Ulrich leads the cheers for Wheeldon's ballet in the San Francisco Chronicle: Nineteen minutes have rarely passed so quickly. In comparison with Wheeldon's more meditative, more luxuriously … [Read more...] about Christopher Wheeldon’s new creation “Number Nine” scores a 10 in San Francisco
McGregor’s ‘Chroma’ arrives in San Francisco: “a series of astonishing lifts, upturning bodies like saltshakers”
Wayne McGregor's 'Chroma', created for The Royal Ballet in 2006, has crossed the Atlantic thanks to San Francisco Ballet. In London the work was an instant triumph. Debra Craine for The Times … [Read more...] about McGregor’s ‘Chroma’ arrives in San Francisco: “a series of astonishing lifts, upturning bodies like saltshakers”
Franz Liszt (or rather Liszt Ferenc as we must learn to call him) invented the “recital” in Milan at La Scala
Therefore it was appropriate for Italian pianist Gregorio Nardi to give a Liszt recital in Milan as part of the bicentenary celebrations of the composer's birth. Liszt's original invention of a … [Read more...] about Franz Liszt (or rather Liszt Ferenc as we must learn to call him) invented the “recital” in Milan at La Scala
Swan Lake crash-lands at La Scala
Unfortunately no swans actually crashed on stage, which might have livened things up a little - only expectations came crashing down. Daniel Barenboim brought little magic to the pit and, moreover, … [Read more...] about Swan Lake crash-lands at La Scala
