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Nutcracker Online Performances 2020
List and Reviews of the best Nutcracker Online Performances 2020 by your favorite ballet companies around the world.
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Boston Ballet Review: A Patchwork of Forsythe Parts
November 13, 2020 – Boston Ballet Review of their Forsythe Elements program features Pas/Parts 2018, Playlist (EP), In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, The Second Detail.
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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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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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Boston Ballet Review: Capturing the Essence of Giselle
September 28, 2019 Boston Ballet Giselle Boston, MA Boston Ballet‘s season opener Giselle is not only a theatrical and artistic delight, but a lesson in the values of classical ballet tradition. As much as contemporary ballet choreographers of today are stretching predefined boundaries and creating new voices to be heard, it is also important that the vocabulary…
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Learn Ballet Pantomime
One of the most beautiful facets of a classical ballet is its use of pantomime to convey the narrative to the audience. As there is traditionally no verbal communication, body language – most specifically, the expressive use of heads and arms – is how ballet dancers speak with one another on the stage as well…
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Boston Ballet Presents Coppélia
Making a Boston Ballet reprise after showings in 2010 and 2013 is George Balanchine’s Coppélia, a wonderfully funny and witty ballet. The company will be joined at the Boston Opera House by students of the affiliate Boston Ballet School. “Coppélia, considered one of the greatest comedic ballets, comes alive through Balanchine’s classic choreography and Delibes’…
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Boston Ballet 2019-2020 Season
The Boston Ballet 2019-2020 Season showcases the company’s broad range. Artistic Director, Mikko Nissinen, has curated a season full of classical favorites, dynamic contemporary ballets, and world premieres. “Our upcoming season dances on the edge of what ballet can be by showcasing the classics like Giselle and Swan Lake while moving the artform forward with…
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Boston Ballet Presents Full on Forsythe
For the opening of their 2018-2019 Spring season, Boston Ballet is preparing for an exciting program of renowned choreographer and artist William Forsythe to be performed at the Boston Opera House. William Forsythe is one of the most influential choreographers living and working today. For over four decades, his works reexamine ballet’s past, redefine its…