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 China. Revelation is a work that she has performed many times in such events over the last eight years since Japanese choreographer Motoko Hirayama created it for her. It is a … [Read more...] about Zakharova, Guérin and Legris in new works by Patrick de Bana for China
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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
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 lead to job cuts, but the dancers from the ballet company certainly didn't let their anxiety show as they performed Swan Lake. A version of the same ballet in Milan a couple of months … [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 start dancing? Because I enjoyed it. Music moved me a lot as a child and I was always dancing around in our living room at home. One day my mom asked me if I would like to go to … [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 audition and I fell in love with ballet immediately. Till then I had no idea of what ballet was. Which dancer inspired you most as a child? Absolutely: Rudolf Nureyev. Which … [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 Amsterdam August 4, 1933. Rudi van Dantzig took up ballet lessons in 1950, at the relatively late age of 16, and in 1952 Sonia Gaskell engaged him in her company Ballet … [Read more...] about Rudi Van Dantzig, Dutch dancer, choreographer and writer, dies at 78