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Kansas City Ballet 2020-2021 Season
Kansas City Ballet’s 2020-2021 season features three full-length ballets along with two annual programs. The three headline performances of the upcoming season invite audiences to join our talented company on a breathtaking journey into Gothic darkness, then into abandonment followed by a love-inspired, glass-slipper rescue, and finally into Balanchine’s grandeur and wit revealed through the…
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Tulsa Ballet 2020-2021 Season
The Tulsa Ballet 2020-2021 season has been announced and is programmed with both full-length classics and innovative new works. The roadmap of each and every one of Tulsa Ballet’s seasons is dictated by our organization’s mission statement. It reads: Preserve the tradition of classical ballet, Promote the appreciation of contemporary dance, Create works of superior and…
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Susan Jaffe to be New Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
Susan Jaffe will leave her post as Director of Dance at UNCSA to become the new Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre starting in the 2020-2021 Season.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Affects the Ballet World
Updated at 21:20pm CET on April 10, 2020 Coronavirus (COVID-19) is not discriminatory and it was just a matter of time that those of us in the ballet industry would be affected. From a friend’s message letting me know that her school in Italy is closed, to social media images of professional dancers taking class…
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Scottish Ballet Review: An Audacious Double Bill
March 10, 2020 Scottish Ballet This is My Body… New York, NY Wrapping up their 50th anniversary season, Scottish Ballet presents This is My Body… to the Joyce Theater and eager New York City audiences. This double bill elicits moments of laughter, furrowed brows, and philosophical contemplation – welcoming the theater-goer’s mind to explore some of…
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American Ballet Theatre Review: Giselle is a Gem
February 11, 2020 American Ballet Theatre Giselle Washington, D.C. The standing ovation at the end of America Ballet Theatre’s Giselle at The Kennedy Center last night does not do the performance justice. The combination of ingredients – exquisite dancing, expert staging, elegant costume and sets – is a recipe that Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie has mastered.…
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National Ballet of Canada Review: The Sleeping Beauty
January 30, 2020 National Ballet of Canada The Sleeping Beauty Washington, D.C. For a ballet that is so familiar with audience members of all ages, there were some surprises during National Ballet of Canada’s The Sleeping Beauty at The Kennedy Center last night. Rudolf Nureyev’s 1972 production of this fairytale classic does not skimp on…
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National Ballet of Canada Review: Contemporary Grace, Power, and Artistry
January 28, 2020 National Ballet of Canada Repertory Program Washington, D.C. You know you’re in for an exciting ride when an evening of ballet is programmed to showcase The National Ballet of Canada dancing William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, and Alexei Ratmansky. Before the performance even begins, the Kennedy Center audience is already abuzz regarding the…
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Ballet Swan Arms Practice
One of the most iconic and beautiful movements in the classical canon are ballet swan arms during Swan Lake. It is an epitomical display of how ballet dancers use their port de bras (carriage of the arms) to express character, voice, and aesthetics. The video below by Ernesto Galan for Boston Ballet demonstrates the how…
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Vienna State Ballet: 2020 New Year’s Celebration
Every new year for me officially begins upon watching the annual concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic. 2020 is no different for me, but there are a couple of historic details to note, including the first time a Spanish choreographer has created the iconic new year’s pieces danced by the Vienna State Ballet. José Carlos…