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
New York City Ballet
Photo album: First look at the new Crystal Pite ballet for The Royal Ballet
The Royal Ballet celebrates the diversity and richness of contemporary ballet with a mixed programme that includes an established classic, a recent work and a world premiere: David Dawson’s first work for The Royal Ballet, an acclaimed ballet by Christopher Wheeldon and a new creation by Crystal Pite.Canadian choreographer, Pite, is one of the most interesting and loved … [Read more...] about Photo album: First look at the new Crystal Pite ballet for The Royal Ballet
Amodio and Luzzati’s worthy Nutcracker on tour in Italy
I have been visiting Italy for the last 25 years and it has been my home for most of that time. For a quarter of a century I have been hearing about a production of the Nutcracker which was very popular during the ‘80s and ‘90s when the company Aterballetto took the ballet on tour. The choreography was by Aterballetto’s then director, Amedeo Amodio, and the striking designs by … [Read more...] about Amodio and Luzzati’s worthy Nutcracker on tour in Italy
Nutcracker in Milan – Bouder and Macario open tomorrow night
There is a rare opportunity to see Amedeo Amodio and Emanuele Luzzati's glorious Nutcracker which has been dusted down and is ready to conqueror Italian ballet-goers once again.The famous production is from 1989, when Elisabetta Terabust and Vladimir Derevianko created the roles of Clara and Prince.At the Arcimboldi Theatre in Milan on 2 and 3 December, New York … [Read more...] about Nutcracker in Milan – Bouder and Macario open tomorrow night
New York Stars Ballet Gala in Rome, 8 March
New York City Ballet Principal Dancers Ashley Bouder, Joaquin De Luz, Amar Ramasar and Andrew Veyette are joined by company dancers Emilie Gerrity, Joseph Gordon, Spartak Hoxha, Alexa Maxwell and Indiana Woodward for a Gala performance in Rome.On 8 March in the Santa Cecilia Hall in Rome’s modern arts complex, the Auditorium Parco della Musica, these dancers will show off … [Read more...] about New York Stars Ballet Gala in Rome, 8 March