A large audience attended the Prix de Lausanne Finals today, both at the Théâtre de Beaulieu and online. 8 young dancers were awarded a scholarship allowing them to enter one of the 72 partner … [Read more...] about Prix de Lausanne Prize Winners 2018 and photos
La Bayadère
Benois de la Danse winners 2017 – Pite, Pagliero, Riccetto, Haydée, Rodkin, Marchand
Last night, on the Bolshoi’s Historical Stage, the recipients of the Benois de la Danse prizes for 2017 were announced. Crystal Pite won the prize for Best Choreographer for The Seasons’ Canon, … [Read more...] about Benois de la Danse winners 2017 – Pite, Pagliero, Riccetto, Haydée, Rodkin, Marchand
La Scala Ballet Season 2017-2018 with new Le Corsaire, Bolle’s debut in Bolero, tribute to Nureyev, and the Bolshoi
Since suddenly taking over at the helm of La Scala’s Ballet Company, and now having been confirmed as its director for the next three years, Frédéric Olivieri has presented his first ballet season … [Read more...] about La Scala Ballet Season 2017-2018 with new Le Corsaire, Bolle’s debut in Bolero, tribute to Nureyev, and the Bolshoi
Ann Ray photographs Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon rehearsing Giselle
The Paris Opera Ballet’s Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon, principal with Dresden’s Semperoper Ballett, are rehearsing Giselle for the 30th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Festival at the Kazan … [Read more...] about Ann Ray photographs Dorothée Gilbert and István Simon rehearsing Giselle
Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A [на русском языке] When did you start dancing? I do not remember… probably at the same time that I began to walk. Why did you start dancing? As a child my mother dreamt of the … [Read more...] about Andrey Ermakov answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Francesca Hayward answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&A When did you start dancing? When I was 3 years old. My grandparents didn't know how to keep me occupied so they bought a video of The Nutcracker on a whim and that was it, I was happy … [Read more...] about Francesca Hayward answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
What a mess: Italian tv tries to film Don Quixote
What an opportunity: two of the best dancers in the world - Natalia Osipova and Leonid Sarafanov - in one of Rudolph Nureyev's most successful choreographic works, and with a company at the top of … [Read more...] about What a mess: Italian tv tries to film Don Quixote
Julio Bocca and his plans for the National Ballet of Uruguay
Julio Bocca has been at the helm of the Uruguay's Ballet Nacional for almost four years. The company - officially known as the Ballet Nacional SODRE (BNS), as it comes under the umbrella organisation … [Read more...] about Julio Bocca and his plans for the National Ballet of Uruguay
Darcey Bussell wants to get Britain dancing: You don’t need your leg around your ears
Do dancers 'need' to dance? Well, most of them do, yes. It was needing to dance as a child that made them into a professional dancer, and the term can come to define who you are. If you no longer … [Read more...] about Darcey Bussell wants to get Britain dancing: You don’t need your leg around your ears
Bolshoi star ballerina Alexandrova will be off the stage for a year
Bolshoi prima ballerina Maria Alexandrova, who injured her Achilles tendon on 2 August during a performance of La Bayadère in London, may not be back on stage for a year. Alexandrova received … [Read more...] about Bolshoi star ballerina Alexandrova will be off the stage for a year
Denis Matvienko is ‘fired’ as artistic director of the Kiev Ballet
Denis Matvienko has been 'fired' as artistic director of the Kiev Ballet, but it was a position that apparently he had never officially held. From November 2011 he has been fulfilling the role, but … [Read more...] about Denis Matvienko is ‘fired’ as artistic director of the Kiev Ballet
Boston Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season kicks off in London
Boston Ballet has announced its 50th anniversary season, which will start with their tour to London in July at the London Coliseum. Programming for 2013/2014 includes La Bayadère and Cinderella, two … [Read more...] about Boston Ballet’s 50th Anniversary season kicks off in London
New YouTube videos: a starry Bayadère with Zakharova, Allash, Tsiskaridze, Ivata, Krysanova, Osipova and Nikulina from 2008
This was an inspired performance of Nikiya from Svetlana Zakharova. There are many videos of her in what is arguably her best role, but this is certainly one her finest performances. A magical evening … [Read more...] about New YouTube videos: a starry Bayadère with Zakharova, Allash, Tsiskaridze, Ivata, Krysanova, Osipova and Nikulina from 2008
Carla Fracci, Riccardo Muti, and the destruction of ballet in Italy
For almost two years - that is, since the departure of Carla Fracci as a director - the Ballet of the Rome Opera seems to have fallen prey to evil spirits, or at least incompetent ones, who have … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci, Riccardo Muti, and the destruction of ballet in Italy
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
Kondaurova, Ermakov and the Mariinsky girls triumph in La Bayadère in Turin
The Mariinsky Ballet are entering their last week of a three-week run at Turin's Teatro Regio, after a week of their Fokine programme, a week of Bayadères, and now they start on their twelve Swan … [Read more...] about Kondaurova, Ermakov and the Mariinsky girls triumph in La Bayadère in Turin
Diana Vishneva talks about dancing and the Mariinsky on the eve of the company’s London season
The Mariinsky are the Royal Opera House, and one of the jewels in their crown, Diana Vishneva, is with them. The Times' Debra Craine says admiringly: Acclaimed in Berlin, adored in New York (where … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva talks about dancing and the Mariinsky on the eve of the company’s London season
Narrative ballets and an American tour for the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011-12
The Paris Opera Ballet have announced their 2011-2012 season. It's good to see Ashton's "La Fille mal Gardée" again in the programming - let's hope it will be broadcast this time round. Narrative … [Read more...] about Narrative ballets and an American tour for the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011-12
