The National Ballet of Canada brings John Neumeier's ballet Nijinsky to Paris in October. The performances mark the National Ballet’s return to Paris for first the time in 45 years. Nijinsky will run from 3–8 October at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées. The company's Artistic Director, Karen Kain, announced the principal casting earlier today. Principal Dancer Guillaume … [Read more...] about National Ballet of Canada brings its stars to Paris in Neumeier’s Nijinsky
Svetlana Lunkina
Carla Fracci gives her first ever masterclass… Giselle
After years of refusing offers from all over the world to share her intimate knowledge of the characters she has portrayed, Carla Fracci has agreed to give her first masterclass. The Ecole Superieure de Danse de Cannes-Mougins Rosella Hightower, one of the world’s leading professional dance schools, has managed to persuade Fracci to share some of her insight into the … [Read more...] about Carla Fracci gives her first ever masterclass… Giselle
The Kings of Dance have a Queen: Svetlana Lunkina
Kings of Dance will come to London with their newly crowned queen, Svetlana Lunkina. Roberto Bolle and Ivan Vasiliev will perform Roland Petit's Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, with ex-Bolshoi star Svetlana Lunkina joining them as a 'Special Guest Artist'. The full programme for the four London dates is as follows: ACT ONE LE JEUNE HOMME ET LA MORT Music: … [Read more...] about The Kings of Dance have a Queen: Svetlana Lunkina
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 emergency medical treatment in London before being flown back to Moscow.Svetlana Lunkina, in an interview with Izvestia, said that although healing is faster in women, it is an injury that … [Read more...] about Bolshoi star ballerina Alexandrova will be off the stage for a year
Grand Gala at the Kremlin with stars from Hamburg, Stuttgart, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky and Béjart companies
Stars from the Hamburg Ballet are heading to Moscow for a Kremlin Gala show on September 17 and 18. Soloists will perform various pieces by John Neumeier, the artistic director of the Hamburg Ballet, who will be the special guest at the gala . Two leading soloists of the German troupe, Héléne Bouchet and Thiago Bordin, will dance the “Adagietto” from Gustav Mahler’s Fifth … [Read more...] about Grand Gala at the Kremlin with stars from Hamburg, Stuttgart, Bolshoi, Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky and Béjart companies
In pictures: the Bolshoi dance Chroma
Bolshoi dancers Yan Godovsky, Maksim Surov and Artem Ovcharenko: Svetlana Lunkina and Vyacheslav Lopatin: Photos © AFP/File, Dmitry Kostyukov For other excellent images visit Marc Haegeman's site … [Read more...] about In pictures: the Bolshoi dance Chroma
Diana Vishneva Gala Performance programme – Mariinsky Theatre, 23rd June 2011
PART I Errand into the Maze one-act ballet Music: Gian Carlo Menotti Choreography: Martha Graham Staging at the Mariinsky Theatre: Miki Orihara Sets: Isamu Noguchi Costumes: Edythe Gilfond Lighting: Jean Rosenthal Performed by Diana Vishneva and Ben Schultz PART II Melody (performed to a recording) Music: Antonín Dvořák Choreography: Asaf Messerer Performed … [Read more...] about Diana Vishneva Gala Performance programme – Mariinsky Theatre, 23rd June 2011