Alice Bellini, who graduated from The Royal Ballet School last year, has won this year’s People’s Choice Award at the annual Emerging Artists competition held by English National Ballet to promote its new talent. The People’s Choice Award is voted for by audience members so represents how an artist communicates with the public. This is my first season with English National … [Read more...] about Meeting Alice Bellini, winner of English National Ballet’s People’s Choice Award 2018
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Derek Deane on 20 years of his Swan Lake ‘in the round’
Swan Lake 'in the round' has been performed for 7 seasons at the Royal Albert Hall since its conception in 1997, so this year marks its 20th anniversary. It has also been seen in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide to record breaking attendances for ballet in Australia. In all, Derek Deane’s Swan Lake has been seen by more than 750,000 people. What a thrill it was to … [Read more...] about Derek Deane on 20 years of his Swan Lake ‘in the round’
Dance injuries from the ballet dancer’s point of view: top stars share their experiences
To get an insider's view of dance-related injuries, some leading dancers talked to Gramilano about their experiences – how they coped both physically and mentally – and gave advice to help keep a dancer injury-free. Principal dancers from the world’s top companies took time out to share some unpleasant memories in the hope that their misfortunes may serve as … [Read more...] about Dance injuries from the ballet dancer’s point of view: top stars share their experiences
How to stage a ballet… Maina Gielgud explains
The indefatigable Maina Gielgud is a freelance stager, guest teacher and coach. In 1983, two years after leaving her successful and varied career as a dancer, she became Artistic Director of the Australian Ballet, where she stayed for a remarkable fourteen years. It was the beginning of a long second career in company administration and teaching. She later became Artistic … [Read more...] about How to stage a ballet… Maina Gielgud explains
Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
Maya Plisetskaya died of a heart attack today in Munich. She was 89. The director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Vladimir Urin, said, She died of a severe heart attack. The doctors tried everything, but there was nothing they could do. Mikhail Shvydkoi, former Russian Minister of Culture, said, I always thought that Plisetskaya would live forever. We were preparing to celebrate her … [Read more...] about Russian ballerina Maya Plisetskaya dies at 89
Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky
In 2012, Ivan Putrov had the conceit to produce an all-male gala where Don Q variations were banished, Le Corsaire’s jetés outlawed, and Albrecht’s entrechats six forbidden on pain of death. It short, he wanted to do something different in forming Men in Motion: a celebration of male dancing from Nijinsky to now. Putrov assembled an impressive group of dancers at the La … [Read more...] about Men in Motion’s magic under the Tuscan sky
Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises
The latest incarnation of Ivan Putrov's Men in Motion comes to Italy's La Versiliana Festival. Men in Motion was first presented at Sadler's Wells in 2012 and has since been performed with great success in Moscow and at the Ravenna Festival, Italy. This version, first presented in London at the Coliseum in January of this year, devised by Putrov, is an exploration of the … [Read more...] about Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises
Daria Klimentová’s farewell to Prague in photos and words
Daria Klimentová will hang up her pointe shoes on 22 June this year after a performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall with the English National Ballet. Farewells are never on a single day: the last time dancing a favourite role; the last time dancing in a particular country, city, theatre; the last time dancing with a certain colleague, a friend... it is a … [Read more...] about Daria Klimentová’s farewell to Prague in photos and words
Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre
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 commission as a production company and they will be working closely with the New English Ballet Theatre, a new London-based ballet company, shooting their rehearsal period and interviews with the … [Read more...] about Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre
Join the digital dance revolution with Crystal Ballet’s star dancers
Filming ballet is a tricky business. Ever been frustrated by the extreme close-up while a ballerina is doing 32 fouettés? Irritated by that longshot just as Juliet wakes after Romeo’s downed the poison? With Crystal Ballet there are none of these problems as their new choreographic works have been created to be filmed, knowing that the camera can move around and with the … [Read more...] about Join the digital dance revolution with Crystal Ballet’s star dancers