It has been announced that The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d'Or Award 2021 in the Arts category. The Rose d'Or Awards, formerly known as The Golden Rose of Montreux, are considered … [Read more...] about The Dying Swans Project is a finalist for a Rose d’Or Award 2021
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Italy’s first post-lockdown dance event is announced
After theatres were forced to close their doors three months ago, in Italy there is some tentative nudging to open them creating a chink of hope. As with the Arena in Verona, Pesaro and other summer … [Read more...] about Italy’s first post-lockdown dance event is announced
Photos of ENB’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Jinhao Zhang
The winner of English National Ballet’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Award is Jinhao Zhang. Zhang joined the Company just last year after graduating from English National Ballet School. He performed Dying … [Read more...] about Photos of ENB’s 2015 Emerging Dancer Jinhao Zhang
The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes
The audiences laugh, sometimes the dancers laugh, but getting a dozen or so male dancers on pointe through more than one hundred performances a year is no laughing matter. Being a Trock is a serious … [Read more...] about The Tricks of the Trocks: powder, ice and pointe shoes
Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum
In just under two hours Pippo Delbono takes his audience on a rollercoaster ride from Dante to Pasolini, from a solo violin to a Verdi chorus, from contemporary dance to pointe shoes, from the … [Read more...] about Pippo Delbono, Marie-Agnès Gillot and Bobò – the étoile in the asylum
Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
"There's nothing better for me than to see their faces when Klara [Houdet] is dancing the Dying Swan. I've seen children almost cry at the end because they think she has died. That's beautiful. That's … [Read more...] about Eddy Toussaint in Montréal on ballet for children
