Graham Watts praises Dance for Ukraine – a very fine show, worthy of fulsome support. TitleDance for UkraineCompanyInspiration in MotionVenueAud Jebsen Studio Theatre, Royal Academy of Dance, … [Read more...] about Review: Ivan Putrov’s Dance for Ukraine gala – raising funds to support ballet students
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Interview: Ivan Putrov on the Dance for Ukraine gala at the Royal Academy of Dance
On Saturday 21 March at 2pm, the Royal Academy of Dance will host a Dance for Ukraine event. Darcey Bussell, President of the Royal Academy of Dance, and Ivan Putrov will present a special ballet … [Read more...] about Interview: Ivan Putrov on the Dance for Ukraine gala at the Royal Academy of Dance
Review: The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
Graham Watts sees Marcelino Sambé, Mayara Magri and Matthew Ball in Pierrot Lunaire, celebrating Glen Tetley’s centenary. TitlePierrot LunaireCompanyThe Royal BalletVenueLinbury Theatre, The Royal … [Read more...] about Review: The Royal Ballet revives Glen Tetley’s Pierrot Lunaire
The Royal Ballet celebrates Glen Tetley’s centenary with Pierrot Lunaire
The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Glen Tetley’s birth this February with a revival of his masterwork Pierrot Lunaire. American choreographer Glen Tetley was born on 3 February 1926 in … [Read more...] about The Royal Ballet celebrates Glen Tetley’s centenary with Pierrot Lunaire
The second Dance for Ukraine gala at The London Palladium
Ivan Putrov’s second Dance for Ukraine gala in support of his home country, ahead of the anniversary of the war, will be held on Sunday 18 February 2024. Olga Smirnova will be making her first UK … [Read more...] about The second Dance for Ukraine gala at The London Palladium
[Review] Men in Motion: the male dance spectacular still delivers, ten years on
Guest author Matthew Paluch sees the 10th-anniversary performance of Men in Motion TitleMen in MotionCompanyIvan Putrov's Men in MotionVenueThe London ColiseumDate6 November 2022ReviewerMatthew … [Read more...] about [Review] Men in Motion: the male dance spectacular still delivers, ten years on
Male ballet stars line up for Men in Motion’s 10th anniversary show
This autumn, Men in Motion celebrates its 10th anniversary with a one-off performance at the London Coliseum on Sunday 6 November. Ivan Putrov conceived the format a decade ago by when the former … [Read more...] about Male ballet stars line up for Men in Motion’s 10th anniversary show
Paris Opera Ballet at the Hollywood Bowl – complete programme
The Paris Opera Ballet returns to international touring and will perform, at the invitation of Gustavo Dudamel, two performances at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in front of more than 34,000 … [Read more...] about Paris Opera Ballet at the Hollywood Bowl – complete programme
Marquee TV to stream London’s Dance for Ukraine gala
Marquee TV will stream Dance for Ukraine, the special charity gala conceived by former Royal Ballet stars Ivan Putrov (Ukraine) and Alina Cojocaru (Romania) which was performed at the London Coliseum … [Read more...] about Marquee TV to stream London’s Dance for Ukraine gala
Natalia Osipova and international ballet stars dance for Ukraine
Former Royal Ballet stars and impresarios Ivan Putrov (Ukraine) and Alina Cojocaru (Romania) are putting on Dance for Ukraine, a benefit gala at the London Coliseum to raise funds for people in need … [Read more...] about Natalia Osipova and international ballet stars dance for Ukraine
UK’s National Dance Awards announced
This year’s National Dance Awards were announced yesterday at a streamed event from Cervantes Theatre in London. The NDA Chair, Graham Watts, paid tribute to Liam Scarlett who was nominated six … [Read more...] about UK’s National Dance Awards announced
Online masterclasses with Ivan Putrov and Vadim Muntagirov
After the success of online ballet masterclasses from Danceworks in London with Alejandro Parente and Marianela Nuñez, and then with Vadim Muntagirov, the studios are now further dates. On Saturday … [Read more...] about Online masterclasses with Ivan Putrov and Vadim Muntagirov
Ivan Putrov is once again swimming Against the Stream with a new project at The London Coliseum
Ivan Putrov, former principal of The Royal Ballet who conceived and produced the Men in Motion galas starting in 2012 — which he continues to produce — has a new venture. Against the Stream, a one-off … [Read more...] about Ivan Putrov is once again swimming Against the Stream with a new project at The London Coliseum
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
Susana B Williams and her Choreographers’ Showcase return to Edinburgh
Susana B Williams has been bringing her Choreographers’ Showcases to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 15 years. Her company, Dance-Forms, will have managed 72 such events by the time the doors open … [Read more...] about Susana B Williams and her Choreographers’ Showcase return to Edinburgh
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 … [Read more...] about Svetlana Zakharova’s Gala brings the Ukraine to the heart of Russia
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, … [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 … [Read more...] about Men in Motion at La Versiliana Festival: classics, premières and surprises
Sergei Polunin loses his right to work in the UK
Sergei Polunin has had his UK work permit revoked. The Ukrainian-born star, 22, automatically lost the right to work in the country following his surprise resignation as the company is legally … [Read more...] about Sergei Polunin loses his right to work in the UK
Janet-Street-Porter on the three ballerini: Polunin, Proietto and Putrov break the mould
The Three Tenors, says Janet-Street-Porter, brought opera to an entirely new audience, using popular material performed in arenas, not concert halls. Can former Royal Ballet star Ivan Putrov do the … [Read more...] about Janet-Street-Porter on the three ballerini: Polunin, Proietto and Putrov break the mould
Ex-Royal Ballet dancer Ivan Putrov states that the company’s dancers are not artists, but defecting colleague Sergei Polunin is…
Commenting on Sergei Polunin's surprise exit from the Royal Ballet, fellow Ukrainian and ex-Royal principal Ivan Putrov, has probably upset a number of his dancer colleagues. In an interview with the … [Read more...] about Ex-Royal Ballet dancer Ivan Putrov states that the company’s dancers are not artists, but defecting colleague Sergei Polunin is…
The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1
As part of its weekend of contemporary dance performance, BBC Four will broadcast The Most Incredible Thing, the new, full-length dance piece which premièred at Sadler's Wells in London earlier this … [Read more...] about The BBC will transmit the Pet Shop Boys ballet with Ivan Putrov on July 1
So it’s not The Most Incredible Thing after all
British pop duo the Pet Shop Boys have unveiled their first ballet score, a dance work based on the Hans Christian Andersen story The Most Incredible Thing. It is a fairytale about a ruler who offers … [Read more...] about So it’s not The Most Incredible Thing after all
Ivan ‘did-he-go-or-was-he-pushed?’ Putrov nears the opening of his Pet Shop Boys ballet
After 12 years at Covent Garden, eight of them as a principal dancer, Putrov quit the Royal Ballet last year in a move that prompted a flood of gossip and rumour. Falling out with his ballerina … [Read more...] about Ivan ‘did-he-go-or-was-he-pushed?’ Putrov nears the opening of his Pet Shop Boys ballet