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Beatles inspire dreamscape dancers
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A classic tune by The Beatles provided the backdrop for a performance by Dubbo Ballet Studio during yesterday's Dubbo Eisteddfod session.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds was a dreamscape performed as…
Guillaume Côté has one preshow superstitution he refuses to break
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The principal dancer and choreographic associate at the National Ballet of Canada is one of the country’s (and the world’s) most accomplished men in tights. This week, Guillaume Côté, 32, will reprise his role as Romeo…
La fille mal gardée, Birmingham Hippodrome
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As a general rule, there is a lot more to reviving a great ballet than merely joining the dots. Frederick Ashton’s plotless works are reduced to pretty patterns if they aren’t cast to the hilt with musical dancers who know…
Faun and Fantasy in Underground Dance Theatre’s BOK at NAF from 7 July
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Hot on the heels of winning the Kyknet Fiesta Award for Best Dance Production 2014 for SKOONVELD, Underground Dance Theatre returns to the National Arts Festival Fringe with BOK. BOK has Underground Dance Theatre re-imagining…
Israel Festival Review: Malandain Ballet Biarritz, ‘Romeo and Juliet’
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Thierry Malandain, artistic director of the Malandain Ballet Biarritz Company, is a prolific choreographer who relies on ballet technique, mixed with more contemporary characteristics. On its first visit, this regional company…
‘Football is the ballet of the masses’
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On Thursday, I sat at my desk, the sounds of the first match of the 2014 World Cup mingling with the clicks of computer mice and keyboard keys in the newsroom.
They are lovely sounds really.
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Performance Opportunity for Talented Children in your Community!
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NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Ajkun Ballet Theatre, a New York City based professional ballet company, invites children of Westchester County, grades pre-k - 8, to participate in our 2014 production of The Nutcracker.…
One Thousand and One Nights ballet opens
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DOHA: People from various cultures have applauded “One Thousand and One Nights” ballet which recently opened at the Katara Opera House.
The ballet in two acts, based on an anthology of folk tales in Arabic…
REVOLUTION, LA FILLE MAL GARDEE and More Set for Ajkun Ballet Theatre’s Summer 2014 …
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Ajkun Ballet Theatre has announced its Summer 2014 season in New York City. Details below!
Performing in New Yok PASS
Description: Follow the Ajkun Ballet Theatre's company backstage and on tour for an…
Cape Town youth’s dancing In The Spotlight
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Six dynamic dance performances, featuring the company’s talented dancers aged between 11 and 17 in various classical works and a new contemporary piece form part of the youth celebrations later this month.Picture:…
Los Angeles Ballet floats with ‘La Sylphide’ and ‘Serenade’
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Maleficent isn't the only witch in town. Madge, the evildoer in August Bournonville's 1836 Romantic ballet "La Sylphide" also has been creating misery (and laughs).
As devilishly portrayed by Los…
"A Midsummer Nights Dream" in Bay Head
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The "Bumblebees" and "Butterflies" from "A Midsummer Night's Dream."(Photo: Bernard Maisner)
The Spring Student Ballet & Music Recitals were held at the Bay Head…
Review: Coppelia, Aotea Centre
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Merry cavorting villagers turn up often in classical ballets, usually as the background setting to something more sombre involving princes and wraiths, and they are frequently, frankly, just a bit of a yawn.
But…
Governor ponders vetoes of hometown projects
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TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott is poring over projects lawmakers tucked into the state's $77.1 billion budget that range from a Central Florida bicycle trail and gay men's chorus in Broward County to a Panhandle…
Oakland Ballet review: Oakland connections
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"Oaklandesque" is not an adjective in common usage, but if Graham Lustig has his way, this admission of the singularity of the city across the bay should soon find a place in the vocabulary of dance practitioners…
Smuin Ballet review: 2 premieres point to future glory
Smuin Ballet opened its spring series and the climax of its 20th anniversary season Friday evening at the Lam Research Theater, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, with the kind of program one hopes to see more of from this…
American Ballet Theatre to Host ‘ABTKids’ Program, 5/17
ABTKids, a unique hour-long program designed for children and families, will present a performance of highlights from American Ballet Theatre's 2014 Spring Season on Saturday, May 17 at 11:30 A.M. at the Metropolitan…
Dancing teen chasing chance of lifetime
Brianna Hobson and her family will be selling cakes this weekend, to further her ballet ambitions. Photo/Stuart Munro
The family of Wanganui's 16-year-old Brianna Hobson is making a massive effort to get her to an intensive five days of…
Afternoon of a Faun: Tanaquil Le Clercq: Remembering the Late Ballet Legend
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Almost forgotten today, the name Tanaquil Le Clercq was once renowned in the dance world. Joining the New York City Ballet in the early ’50s, tall and long-limbed at a time when most women in ballet were!--/fi:/csp/mediapool/sites/SeattleWeekly/assets/csp/helper/getDeckHead.csp,>!-->…
El Paso Symphony ends season with a bang, special guests
“Holy Cow! There’s no room to hide on this program! It is nothing but fantastic music!”
That’s how this weekend’s El Paso Symphony Orchestra guest artist, renowned timpanist Dr. Andrew Spencer, reacted by!-->!-->…
Little Mermaid takes dance steps
The classic fairytale, ‘The Little Mermaid’ will be re-told in dramatic dance at The Theatare at the Mill on Wednesday, May 7.
Ballet Theatre UK will perform the story of a mermaid and her love for a human…
Flawlessly designed ‘Alice in Wonderland’ premieres at Eisemann Center
The ambition of local choreographers just keeps growing. Katie Puder’s holistically conceived, flawlessly executed Alice in Wonderland for her Avant Chamber Ballet group is the latest example, marking another step…
‘Shostokovich Trilogy’ at SF Ballet wows
Wednesday evening's West Coast premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's "Shostakovich Trilogy" by the San Francisco Ballet yielded one of those rare co-commissions (with American Ballet Theater) in which every moment feels like a…
Meredith Stead is Ballet Idaho’s new marketing director
Stead is responsible for managing all marketing efforts and public relations within the organization, as well as group and season ticket sales. Meredith joins the Ballet Idaho team with more than ten years experience in arts and…
This Weekend, Ballet San Antonio Pirouettes In Travis Park
Ballet San Antonio has been taking their dancers out of the halls for public performances recently. I caught up with Ballet
San Antonio's President Courtney Barker to find out where they’re headed next, which is!-->…
At Kennedy Center, New York City Ballet reminds us why we go to the theater
An outbreak of eccentricity swept through the New York City Ballet at the Kennedy Center Opera House on Wednesday, and oh, what grand delirium ensued. It began as touches of comedy in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Soiree Musicale,” then…
Menlowe Ballet hosts ‘Community Day’ performance of ‘Transcendence’
Menlowe Ballet's latest four-show production, "Transcendence," takes the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center stage this weekend, with a "Community Day" performance at 2 p.m. Saturday giving members of nonprofit and…
Dance world honors (and roasts) Sally Rousse
Fans filled the seats at the Cowles Center on Sunday night to celebrate James Sewell Ballet co-founder Sally Rousse. “Sally Jubilee!” marked the dancer/choreographer’s 50th birthday and the end of an era as she is moving on from the…
Miami City Ballet School to Stage Benefit Performances, 5/2-3
Join us Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm at the Miami City Ballet Ophelia and Juan Js. Roca Center, Lynn and Louis Wolfson, II Theatre when Miami City Ballet School - the official school of Miami City…
This Tightly Choreographed Tale Of Ambition And Ballet Will ‘Astonish’
The title of Maggie Shipstead's second novel is: Astonish Me. She did just that —astonish me — with her debut novel of 2012, called Seating Arrangements. After reading that novel, I likened the then!-->!-->!-->!-->…