Marcelo Gomes will be guesting with the Mariinsky Ballet as Albrecht, with Yekaterina Osmolkina as Giselle.After his surprise departure from the American Ballet Theatre in December, he has been working on a new choreographic project at The Washington Ballet, run by his old old ABT pal Julie Kent. His piece, The Outset – for the Three World Premieres programme – runs until 18 … [Read more...] about Marcelo Gomes to guest in Giselle with the Mariinsky Ballet
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New York dancers come together for the 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer plus special all-male event
The American Cancer Society – Our Mission is to Save Lives, Celebrate Lives and Lead the Fight for a World Without Cancer! – is staging its 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer.Erin Fogarty Bittner, who is the Programming Director at Manhattan Youth Ballet, and Daniel Ulbricht, Principal Dancer at New York City Ballet, who have both lost parents to the disease, founded Dance … [Read more...] about New York dancers come together for the 7th Annual Dance Against Cancer plus special all-male event
Julio Bocca talks about his emotional 50th Birthday Gala in New York this Friday
Youth America Grand Prix celebrates Julio Bocca on his 50th Birthday, as part of its Legends in Dance series, this Friday, 14 April.An exciting programme sees Luciana Paris and Marcelo Gomes in My Way from Twyla Tharp’s Sinatra Suite, and Maria Noel Riccetto (who now dances with Bocca’s Ballet Nacional SODRE in Uruguay) who will dance with Gomes in the MacMillan’s Romeo and … [Read more...] about Julio Bocca talks about his emotional 50th Birthday Gala in New York this Friday
In pictures – Ardani Artists’ Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts was subtitled, a Dance Spectacular. In effect, the event brought many exceptional talents together, as is Ardani Artists’ custom, and it was also Sergei Polunin’s debut on America’s West Coast, something for Californians to get excited about. He was dancing with Natalia Osipova in Silent Echo, the piece created for them by … [Read more...] about In pictures – Ardani Artists’ Tour de Force III at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Ardani Artists 25th Anniversary “If only all Galas could be like this”
Sergei and Gaiane Danilian, The Russian couple known by their company name, Ardani Artists, marked their 25th anniversary of dance management, production and promotion with a gala featuring some of the most flashy names in dance today: Marcelo Gomes, Friedemann Vogel, Edward Watson, Joaquín De Luz, Denis Matvienko and Ivan Vasiliev, although, according to most of the reviews, … [Read more...] about Ardani Artists 25th Anniversary “If only all Galas could be like this”
Ardani’s 25th Anniversary Gala with Osipova, Watson, Vasiliev, Gomes, Matvienko…
Ardani 25 Dance Gala is a must for ballet fans on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July at the London Coliseum. Natalia Osipova, Edward Watson, Ivan Vasiliev, Marcelo Gomes, Denis Matvienko, Joaquín De Luz and Friedemann Vogel will be sharing the bill in three contemporary pieces.The event marks Ardani Artists’ 25th anniversary. The Company was founded in 1990 by Sergei and … [Read more...] about Ardani’s 25th Anniversary Gala with Osipova, Watson, Vasiliev, Gomes, Matvienko…
En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
The En Avant Foundation will present specialised coaching master classes for advanced pre-professional and professional dancers in San Francisco and in New York in April 2015. The Foundation's inaugural event last June in New York was a resounding success and En Avant's Artistic Director Cynthia Harvey and her team are continuing to aim high.Isabelle Guérin, former Étoile … [Read more...] about En Avant’s next ballet projects include a special encounter with Marcelo Gomes
James Whiteside answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Q&AWhen did you start dancing? I started dancing when I was 9 years old.Why did you start dancing? I started dancing because I was driving my mom crazy. She wanted to get me out of the house and into an after-school activity. I had an appalling amount of energy and I absolutely hated every “normal” sport. My mom chucked the phonebook at me one day and said, … [Read more...] about James Whiteside answers the Gramilano Questionnaire… Dancers’ Edition
Alessandra Ferri to guest with Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Alessandra Ferri will take the title role in Artemis in a new production of the piece by the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company.Artemis, based on the Greek myth of the goddess of the hunt, was originally created for American Ballet Theatre in 2003 as part of the Cultural Olympiad and featured Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes. Lubovitch Company dancer Tobin Del … [Read more...] about Alessandra Ferri to guest with Lar Lubovitch Dance Company
Roberto Bolle & Friends arrives in Verona: not drunk and not vulgar!
Roberto Bolle and Friends is up and running with two dates in Genoa already ticked off the list. Tomorrow comes the Verona date at that biggest of all dance venues, the 15,000-seater Roman amphitheatre, the Verona Arena.The line-up for 2014 is Alicia Amatriain, Polina Semionova, Daniil Simkin, Hee Seo, Eris Nezha, Julie Kent, Cory Stearns, Jason Reilly, Skylar Brandt and … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle & Friends arrives in Verona: not drunk and not vulgar!
