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World Ballet Day 2017

September 24, 2017 – 8:35 am

The next WBD is on 5 October. Five companies, The Australian Ballet, Bolshoi, Royal Ballet, National Ballet of Canada and

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Ballet, World Ballet Day | Comments (0)

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

January 3, 2016 – 1:13 pm

A hundred years ago the Ziegfeld Follies opened on Broadway with Bachelor Days, a vaudeville show that included a song

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Midsummer Night's Dream, Akram Khan, Alexander Ekman, Alexei Ratmansky, Arthur Pita, Ballets Russes, Bolshoi Babylon, Bolshoi Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre, Cacti, Dieter Graefe, Ethan Stiefel, Fearful Symmetries, Forgotten Land, Giselle, In the Middle Somewhat Elevated, Ismene Brown, Jiri Kylian, Johann Kobborg, John Adams, John Cranko, John Macfarlane, La Scala, Leonard Bernstein, Lest We Forget, Liam Scarlett, Lowell Liebermann, Lucy Moore, Makhar Vaziev, Mark Franchetti, Max Weber, Natalia Osipova, Nick Read, Paul Taylor, Peter Martins, Queensland Ballet, Reid Anderson, Richard Buckle, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Russell Maliphant, Sadlers Wells, Sergei Diaghilev, Sergei Filin, Sergei Polunin, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Stuttgart Ballet, Sydney Dance Company, Tamara Rojo, Tamas Detrich, Till Eulenspiegel, Vaslav Nijinsky, Vitesse, Vladimir Urin, William Forsythe, World Ballet Day, Ziegfield Follies | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day companies throw open their studio doors

October 6, 2015 – 11:36 am

The big difference between World Ballet Day 2015 and the inaugural event last year was the way the five main

By valerie | Posted in Features | Also tagged A Hero of Our Time, Akane Takada, Akram Khan, Alexander Campbell, Alexei Ratmansky, Amy Harris, Australian Ballet, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Benidicte Bemet, Bolshoi Ballet, Boris Akimov, Christopher Carr, Christopher Hampson, Cinderella, Daniel Gaudiello, David Bintley, David McAllister, David Nixon, Djakapurra Munyarryun, Dust, English National Ballet, Federico Bonelli, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Hamlet, Ismene Brown, Jackie Barrett, Jean-Christophe Maillot, Jonathan Cope, Justine Summers, Kenneth MacMillan, Lauren Cuthbertson, Lisa Craig, National Ballet of Canada, Ore Oduba, Presque Rien, Radu Poklitaru, Raven Girl, Romeo & Juliet, Royal Ballet, Ryoichi Hirano, Sarah Thompson, Sergei Filin, Sleeping Beauty, Stephen Baynes, Steven Heathcote, Swan Lake, Tamara Rojo, Two Pigeons, Wayne McGregor, World Ballet Day, Yuhui Choe, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day, #5 San Francisco Ballet and the Wrap Up

October 4, 2014 – 1:03 pm

In nine months Helgi Tomasson will celebrate his 30th year as artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet. I think

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Alexei Ratmansky, Bruce Sansom, Christopher Stowell, Don Quixote, Felipe Diaz, Helgi Tomasson, John Neumeier, Luke Ingham, Manon, Maria Kochetkova, Myles Thatcher, Nijinsky, Nutcracker, Sergei Filin, Sofiane Sylve, Stefanie Arndt, The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude, William Forsythe, Yuri Grigorovich | Comments (0)

World Ballet Day: October 1

September 29, 2014 – 9:44 pm

Tomorrow five ballet companies around the world will be live streaming from their studios, first from Australia, then Russia, the

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Aeternum, Anthony Dowell, Australian Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Carlos Acosta, Christopher Wheeldon, Concerto Grosso, David McAllister, Don Quixote, Frederick Ashton, Graeme Murphy, Helgo Tomasson, Jean Cristophe Maillot, John Neumeier, La Bayadere, Liam Scarlett, Manon, National Ballet of Canada, Nijinsky, Ostinato, Peter Wright, RAkU, Royal Ballet, Scenes de ballet, Stanton Welch, Taming of the Shrew, The Taming of the Shrew, The Verriginous Thrill of Exactitude, Tim Harbour, Vadim Muntagirov, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works, Yuri Possokhov | Comments (0)

Tchaikovsky’s Christmas present to the world: the grand pas de deux from Nutcracker

December 20, 2013 – 12:16 am

We have to thank â€“ or blame â€“ William Christensen, the founding artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet, for

By valerie | Posted in Footnotes | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Ben Stevenson, George Balanchine, Graeme Muprhy, Li Cunxin, New York City Ballet, Nutcracker, Peter Wright, Queensland Ballet, William Christensen | Comments (0)

The Australian Ballet gala: Tributes to the past, hopes for the future

November 4, 2012 – 11:33 am

On November 2, 2012 – 50 years to the day since Peggy van Praagh and her deputy, Ray Powell, took

By valerie | Posted in Reviews | Also tagged Adam Bull, After the Rain, Amber Scott, American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Carmen Suite, Christopher Wheeldon, Damian Smith, Daniel Camargo, David Hallberg, David McAllister, Demis Volpi, Don Quixote, Ellen Badenes, Etudes, Giselle, Harald Lander, Julie Kent, Kevin Jackson, Lana Jones, Little Monsters, Maina Gielgud, Margaret Scott, Marilyn Jones, Marilyn Rowe, Mizuka Ueno, Naoki Takagishi, Natasha Kusen, National Ballet of China, Pierre-FranÃ§ois Vilanoba, Royal Ballet, Sofiane Sylve, Stuttgart Ballet, Sun Ruichen, Swan Lake, Tokyo Ballet, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux, Ty KIng-Wall, Zhu Yan | Comments (0)

Three stars withdraw from Australian Ballet gala

October 24, 2012 – 10:36 pm

Just one week before the Australian Ballet’s series of gala performances for its 50th anniversary begins on October 31, comes

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, David Hallberg, DorothÃ©e Gilbert, Pierre-FranÃ§ois Vilanoba, Sofiane Sylve, StÃ©phane Bullion | Comments (1)

Remembering Rudi: the tribute year begins

October 12, 2012 – 9:41 am

A year of tribute to Rudolf Nureyev has begun with an exhibition showcasing more than 80 costumes and 50 photographs

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged Australian Ballet, Cinderella, Don Quixote, English National Ballet, La Scala, Raymonda, Royal Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev | Comments (0)

Borders break down as dance stars lead a double life

September 22, 2011 – 6:39 am

Thereâ€™s a buzz about the move of David Hallberg, American Ballet Theatre principal, to the Bolshoi Ballet and a fair

By valerie | Posted in News | Also tagged American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet, David Hallberg, Diana Vishneva, Ethan Stiefel, Gillian Murphy, Kevin McKenzie, Royal New Zealand Ballet, Sergei Filin | Comments (0)

Tag Archives: San Francisco Ballet

World Ballet Day 2017

2016: The past, the present, and a very big challenge of the future

World Ballet Day companies throw open their studio doors

World Ballet Day, #5 San Francisco Ballet and the Wrap Up

World Ballet Day: October 1

Tchaikovsky’s Christmas present to the world: the grand pas de deux from Nutcracker

The Australian Ballet gala: Tributes to the past, hopes for the future

Three stars withdraw from Australian Ballet gala

Remembering Rudi: the tribute year begins

Borders break down as dance stars lead a double life

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