After being introduced to Julian Mackay, and his whole dancing family, three years ago by his sister Maria Sascha Khan - now First Soloist with the Ekaterinburg State Ballet - I have been following the activities of the four siblings with interest. Nadia Khan was recently with the Compañía Nacional de Danza de España but now with the Rome Opera Ballet, and the youngest, … [Read more...] about 18-year-old Julian MacKay becomes a soloist with the Mikhailovsky Ballet
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Young American at the Bolshoi: Julian MacKay wins Sochi and Istanbul medals
The (other) American at the Bolshoi, 16-year-old Julian MacKay, has been winning medals at the international ballet competitions at Sochi and Istanbul. Of course there are lots of ballet competitions and lots of medals, even if these particular competitions are important ones, but what is incredible is that he was representing the Bolshoi Academy at Sochi. An American in Paris … [Read more...] about Young American at the Bolshoi: Julian MacKay wins Sochi and Istanbul medals
You choose it out of Love! Dancing with the Khan-MacKay family
Dancing, like acting and singing, often runs in the family. There are countless dancers whose parents danced: Zenaida Yanowsky (Royal Ballet), Yury Yanowsky (Boston Ballet) and Nadia Yanowsky (Het Nationale Ballet) are the children of Russian ballet dancer Anatol Yanowsky and Spanish ballet dancer Carmen Robles. Ballet's in their blood.What makes the Khan-MacKay family … [Read more...] about You choose it out of Love! Dancing with the Khan-MacKay family
Boss of St Petersberg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre is banned from foreign travel
Bailiffs in St Petersburg have banned the director of the Mikhailovsky Theatre, Vladimir Kekhman, from leaving Russia, said Lenta.Businessman Kekhman has debts exceeding 285 million rubles (7 million euros). The current restriction lasts until 12 August.The Kekhman Group JFC imports fruits, but according to various estimates, the company's debts range from 15.8 to 38.5 … [Read more...] about Boss of St Petersberg’s Mikhailovsky Theatre is banned from foreign travel
The Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its new season tonight with Semionova and Gomes in Giselle
Tonight the Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its 2012-2013 season with Polina Semionova dancing the eponymous heroine in Giselle.Semionova left to join the Berlin Staatsoper immediately after graduating from the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Coincidentally, earlier this week Daniel Barenboim, the Music Director of the Berlin Staatsoper, gave a press conference at the Mikhailovsky where … [Read more...] about The Mikhailovsky Theatre opens its new season tonight with Semionova and Gomes in Giselle