Dutch National Ballet celebrates International Dance Day with a film of David Dawson's new creation METAMORPHOSIS. The stream of METAMORPHOSIS on 29 April 2021 will start at 20:15 (CET) on the … [Read more...] about Dutch National Ballet’s premiere of METAMORPHOSIS to celebrate International Dance Day
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Transfigured Night, a new dance film from Ballett Dortmund and Marijn Rademaker, free online
Arnold Schoenberg’s Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night) from 1899 is his earliest big success and in this piece the inventor of the twelve-tone technique is lusciously tonal. The Dutch-born … [Read more...] about Transfigured Night, a new dance film from Ballett Dortmund and Marijn Rademaker, free online
English National Ballet announces promotions, joiners and leavers for the 2019-2020 season
Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, announced promotions within the company and new joiners (and leavers) for the 2019-2020 season. Promotions The following promotions have … [Read more...] about English National Ballet announces promotions, joiners and leavers for the 2019-2020 season
English National Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round
English National Ballet will perform a new in-the-round version of Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella at the Royal Albert Hall from 6-16 June 2019. Working from the dark Brothers Grimm version of the … [Read more...] about English National Ballet presents Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella in-the-round
Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion at the London Coliseum in pictures
The reviews may have been less positive for Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion than past editions — in 2012, Judith Mackrell for The Guardian wrote that the programme was “one of real intelligence and … [Read more...] about Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion at the London Coliseum in pictures
Ahmad Joudeh: from a Syrian refugee camp to dancing with Roberto Bolle
Ahmad Joudeh was born and raised in the Yarmouk refugee camp, near Damascus. His family is of Palestinian origin — "my grandfather, like so many others, arrived in Syria in 1948" — and yet remarkably, … [Read more...] about Ahmad Joudeh: from a Syrian refugee camp to dancing with Roberto Bolle
Roberto Bolle fills cinema screens the length and breadth of Italy for three days
Tonight, and for the next two evenings, in almost two hundred cinemas across Italy, Roberto Bolle will be filling the screen. Roberto Bolle: L’arte della Danza (Roberto Bolle: the art of dance) is … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle fills cinema screens the length and breadth of Italy for three days
Dutch National Ballet’s Marijn Rademaker on injury and recovery
'Being injured is part of our job, it happens, we will get back stronger!' That’s what we say when we try to sweet talk ourselves and make it ok. But it always hurts. Being injured means dealing with … [Read more...] about Dutch National Ballet’s Marijn Rademaker on injury and recovery
Ballet’s biggest names come to Milan for 4 days of dance
Milan is not like London or New York… there’s not a lot of dance going on. The resident company at La Scala will be performing six titles during the coming season. That’s S-I-X. And there will not be … [Read more...] about Ballet’s biggest names come to Milan for 4 days of dance
Stuttgart’s Marijn Rademaker returns home to join the Dutch National Ballet
Marijn Rademaker's face already adorns the site of the Dutch National Ballet which he will join at the beginning of next year. After 15 years with the Stuttgart Ballet he returns 'home' and will be … [Read more...] about Stuttgart’s Marijn Rademaker returns home to join the Dutch National Ballet
An interview with Vito Mazzeo who’s bringing his ballet ‘friends’ to Italy
Dutch National Ballet principal dancer Vito Mazzeo will bring a group of his colleagues from Amsterdam to Teatro Salieri in Legnago for a 'Dutch Gala' on 22 November. Mazzeo, who was formerly a … [Read more...] about An interview with Vito Mazzeo who’s bringing his ballet ‘friends’ to Italy
More dancers decide to leave Italy… most never come back
Italy's Got Talent. Lots of it. Sometimes that talent finds it difficult to emerge - it's not always what you know but who you know - and sometimes there's not enough room for everyone to show what … [Read more...] about More dancers decide to leave Italy… most never come back
Zakharova, Guérin and Legris in new works by Patrick de Bana for China
Svetlana Zakharova is to dance two modern pieces in the Gala Baiser Volé which closes the season at Shanghai's Grand Theatre on 9 August. It will be the first time that the Russian ballerina dances in … [Read more...] about Zakharova, Guérin and Legris in new works by Patrick de Bana for China
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 … [Read more...] about Help Kickstart Cystal Ballet’s new collaboration with the New English Ballet Theatre
Patrice Bart’s Swan Lake, with Tsygankova and Kaniskin, in Rome
It can't be easy to dance with the possibility of redundancy hanging over your head. The workers at Rome Opera have put on a brave face recently as the theatre's heavy debts will almost inevitably … [Read more...] about Patrice Bart’s Swan Lake, with Tsygankova and Kaniskin, in Rome
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
Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? I started when I was 10 years old at the Teatro San Carlo ballet school in Naples. Why did you start dancing? My elder brother Raffaele took me to the … [Read more...] about Giuseppe Picone answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Rudi Van Dantzig, Dutch dancer, choreographer and writer, dies at 78
The Dutch ballet dancer and choreographer Rudi Van Dantzig, one of the famous names in the world of contemporary dance, has died in a hospital in Amsterdam at 78 after a long illness. He was born in … [Read more...] about Rudi Van Dantzig, Dutch dancer, choreographer and writer, dies at 78
