The Eifman Ballet will return to London Coliseum from 6 - 10 December with the UK premiere of Boris Eifman’s Up & Down to music by Gershwin, Schubert and Berg. Set during the Jazz Age "the piece evokes the unstoppable feast of life; the era of freedom, sensuality, and hedonism". After visits from the company in 2012 (Rodin) and 2014 (Onegin and Anna Karenina), this time … [Read more...] about Eifman Ballet celebrates 40th Anniversary in London with UK premiere of Up & Down
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Spellbound Contemporary Ballet and Gala DanzaEccellenze at Milan’s Teatro Carcano
The Teatro Carcano in Milan is trying to forge ahead with a project to feature dance, especially contemporary dance, on its stage. Dance in Milan tends to be dominated by La Scala, while other northern Italian towns such as Venice, Genoa and Turin have got to see the Eifman Ballet, Ballet Preljocaj, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, Estonian National Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Cuba, … [Read more...] about Spellbound Contemporary Ballet and Gala DanzaEccellenze at Milan’s Teatro Carcano
Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia
Last night, Svetlana Zakharova's Gala Ballet without Borders took place on the Bolshoi stage in Moscow. Ballet stars danced in support of young dancers in war-torn Ukraine. This politically sensitive event was Zakharova's idea: she is Ukrainian and also a People's Artist of Russia, completing her training in Kiev and now a prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre, so her feet are … [Read more...] about Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia