Caryn Campbell has been appointed Executive Director of The Misty Copeland Foundation (MCF) and Sindy Folgar has been named Director of the MCF BE BOLD programme. The appointments, which will be … [Read more...] about Misty Copeland Foundation announces its new directors
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Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project
Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project The company, formed in 2000 by Akram Khan and Farooq Chaudry, has become well known for its imaginative, … [Read more...] about Akram Khan Company marks its 20th anniversary with The Silent Burn Project
The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance – dance photography from NYC Dance Project
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory – the husband-and-wife team behind the NYCDance Project – have their second dance photography book coming out next week: The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance. Their … [Read more...] about The Style of Movement: Fashion and Dance – dance photography from NYC Dance Project
Roberto Bolle – ballet’s Mr Nice Guy – bows out
With a performance of Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon on 20 June, Roberto Bolle said goodbye to the American Ballet Theatre. He has been a principal dancer with the company over the last decade. Everyone … [Read more...] about Roberto Bolle – ballet’s Mr Nice Guy – bows out
Marcelo Gomes to guest in Giselle with the Mariinsky Ballet
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 … [Read more...] about Marcelo Gomes to guest in Giselle with the Mariinsky Ballet
La Scala brings Misty Copeland, Marianela Núñez and Roberto Bolle to California in Giselle
La Scala’s ballet company is in California, warming up for tomorrow’s opening night of Giselle at the Segerstrom Center. The company’s resident principal dancers will only be seen at the Saturday … [Read more...] about La Scala brings Misty Copeland, Marianela Núñez and Roberto Bolle to California in Giselle
La Scala Ballet’s programme change for the US – with Bolle, Nuñez and Copeland
The previously announced ballet to be performed at California’s Segerstrom Center by La Scala’s Ballet Company was Mauro Bigonzetti’s Cinderella, a ballet created for the opening of La Scala’s ballet … [Read more...] about La Scala Ballet’s programme change for the US – with Bolle, Nuñez and Copeland
Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland
Salsa, merengue and mambo… that’s how I started dancing. So says Davide Dato, Principal Dancer at the Vienna State Ballet. Many classical dancers began in their living room imitating Michael … [Read more...] about Meeting Davide Dato, the Italian ballet star who’s finally hitting the headlines in his homeland
Misty-eyed for Misty Copeland at La Scala
I’ll lay my cards on the table: I thought that Misty Copeland was an over-hyped media phenomenon, with a personal story that had leapfrogged ahead of her actual ability. This opinion was totally based … [Read more...] about Misty-eyed for Misty Copeland at La Scala
Coppélia scrapped and Misty Copeland and Roberto Bolle as Romeo & Juliet open new ballet season at La Scala
Mauro Bigonzetti's Coppélia had already been put aside as the ballet to open La Scala's ballet season on 20 December due to his back problems. There was discussion of another version of the ballet to … [Read more...] about Coppélia scrapped and Misty Copeland and Roberto Bolle as Romeo & Juliet open new ballet season at La Scala
ABT’s Misty Copeland counterattacks after photoshopping allegations: “I’m happy and proud of my body”
American Ballet Theatre's Misty Copeland posted a photo on her Instagram account last week by New York based photographer Gregg Delman. The photo is from his new book called, sensibly, Misty Copeland … [Read more...] about ABT’s Misty Copeland counterattacks after photoshopping allegations: “I’m happy and proud of my body”
Albert Ayzenberg photographing dancers, “it’s not just about capturing a beautiful silhouette”
Photographer Albert Ayzenberg was born in the Ukraine, transferring to the United States when he was a child. It was there that he received his first camera. Since I was a little boy I've been … [Read more...] about Albert Ayzenberg photographing dancers, “it’s not just about capturing a beautiful silhouette”
Nominees of Benois de la Danse 2015
CHOREOGRAPHERS: ALEXANDER EKMAN - A Swan Lake, Mikael Karlsson. The Norwegian National Ballet. JEAN-CHRISTOPHE MAILLOT - The Taming of the Shrew, Dmitry Shostakovich. Bolshoi Ballet. DWIGHT … [Read more...] about Nominees of Benois de la Danse 2015
Play Misty for me – Prince borrows ABT ballerina Misty Copeland
The American Ballet Theatre hired Misty Copeland when she was just 18. I had never, ever, thought, I’m black, and no one else looks like me. At ABT, I realized, Oh, I do have this other thing that … [Read more...] about Play Misty for me – Prince borrows ABT ballerina Misty Copeland
