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Atlanta Ballet Review: A Nutcracker Full of Surprises
November 27, 2019 Atlanta Ballet The Nutcracker Washington, D.C. The ballet holiday season has officially begun with Atlanta Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The Kennedy Center. D.C. audiences are the first outside of Atlanta to see this theatrical multi-media production that premiered last year in the company’s home state. Yuri Possokhov‘s fast-paced choreography aligns appropriately with the…
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Tulsa Ballet Celebrates 50 years of The Nutcracker
Tulsa Ballet will be performing the holiday classic The Nutcracker for the fiftieth year at Tulsa Performing Arts Center from December 7-22, 2020. There is a reason why The Nutcracker has continuously charmed the hearts of families all around the Tulsa area for 50 years. It’s not just because of the surreal magical moment snow…
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Carmen Suite Review: Collaboration and Community Create a New Beginning for Alberto Alonso’s Ballet
November 8 & 9, 2019 Various Carmen Suite Gainesville, FL American Ballet Theatre’s (ABT) Sarah Lane and Cory Stearns captained the corrida of Cuban-born choreographer Alberto Alonso’s legendary and distinctly avant-garde tale, Carmen Suite, during the production’s sold out, two-night run at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida, November 8 and 9. This was the…
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American Ballet Theatre Review: A Colorful Program of Dance
October 25, 2019 American Ballet Theatre The New Romantics New York, NY Heading into the final weekend of their fall season at the David H. Koch Theater, American Ballet Theatre performs their The New Romantics program; it features a New York Premiere and a World Premiere that sandwich a new audience favorite. All three works…
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The Kennedy Center Presents Atlanta Ballet in The Nutcracker
For its annual holiday production for 2019, the Kennedy Center presents Atlanta Ballet in The Nutcracker. This production made its debut in 2018 with choreography by Yuri Possokhov set to Tchaikovsky’s score. This will be the first time Atlanta Ballet performs at the Kennedy Center. Atlanta Ballet joins the robust list of American ballet companies to…
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World Ballet Day 2019
World Ballet Day 2019 is upon us! Here is the official link to the event as well as some videos to get your fix – Enjoy! https://youtu.be/ZEVZOXaY9cUhttps://youtu.be/EF5Nkg_MrhEhttps://youtu.be/390h0Cv2gMQ
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Boston Ballet School + Walnut Hill School for the Arts Form Partnership
Boston Ballet School (BBS) and Walnut Hill School for the Arts have announced a new partnership that will begin in fall 2020. Boston Ballet School’s Professional Division at Walnut Hill School for the Arts will be the joining of Boston Ballet School’s Pre-Professional Program and Walnut Hill School for the Arts. The organization will offer…
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Stella Abrera’s Last Performance with ABT
Stella Abrera will be retiring from American Ballet Theatre at the end of the 2019-2020 season. A Principal Dancer with the company since 2015, she will dance the title role of Giselle on Saturday evening, June 13, 2020 at the Metropolitan Opera House. *Update: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Stella Abrera did not dance this…
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Alicia Alonso: Video of a Ballet Legend
It is a sad time for those of us who make the ballet world our home as classical ballerina Alicia Alonso now dances from up above. The legendary founder of the National Ballet of Cuba died on October 17, 2019 in a hospital in her home country of Cuba at the age of 98. Alonso…
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Mariinsky Ballet Review: Paquita in its Full Glory?
October 8, 2019 Mariinsky Ballet Paquita Washington D.C. The 2019-2020 Kennedy Center ballet season opens with one of classical ballet’s most iconic companies performing a work rarely seen in its entirety. Mariinsky Ballet’s Paquita at The Kennedy Center is the United States premiere of this updated production of a love story that takes place in Napoleon-occupied Spain.…