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Guest Principal Artist DanielCamargo | Photography: Younsik Kim Hong Kong Ballet (HKB) announces the casting of Van Cleef & Arpels Proudly Presents: Balanchine’s Jewels. With its debut of this modern masterpiece, HKB will showcase its shining artistry and mastery of a variety of ballet styles. Cast list for lead roles: 21 May 7:30pm22 May 7:30pm22 May 2:30pm23 […]
English National Ballet’s first live performance to a theatre audience in over a year will take place on Monday 17 May, the first day theatres in England are able to reopen after closures due to coronavirus restrictions. Performing to socially distanced audiences at Sadler’s Wells, London, the Company presents Reunion, five original works by renowned choreographers and rising talents. […]
Dutch National Ballet 60 yearsImage: Bart Hess * anniversary season – Dutch National Ballet 60 years* world premiere new production of the classic Raymonda* 10 world premieres by a.o.Toer van Schayk, David Dawson, Juanjo Arqués, Wubkje Kuindersma, Sedrig Verwoert and Shailesh Bahoran* international festival for Hans van Manen’s 90th birthday* special programme for 85th birthday […]
Pacific Northwest Ballet soloist Steven Loch has announced that he will be leaving the company at the end of the 2020-2021 season, following a 10-year career with PNB. He has recently accepted an offer to join Miami City Ballet and will begin dancing with MCB in their 2021-2022 season. Mr. Loch joined PNB as an […]
Young Choreographers filmed at The Wallace Collection, will see students work with composer Martin Georgiev and the Royal College of Music, and London College of Fashion University of the Arts London Students to create short choreographies inspired by art works curated by Dr Minna Moore Ede 2021 Summer Performance to include new works from Andrew McNicol and […]
Pacific Northwest Ballet will be bidding an adieux passionnés to principal dancers Jerome Tisserand and Laura Tisserand at the end of the company’s 2020-2021 season: The couple have announced that they will be leaving Seattle this summer, to accept positions with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo. Laura Tisserand (formerly Gilbreath) trained at PNB School before joining the company […]
“Empowering Boys In Dance” is a new initiative of the Vail Dance Festival in partnership with Arts In Society, a project of Redline Contemporary Art Center. It aims to encourage and empower young men to discover and express themselves through the art of dance. As we have witnessed in news coverage, there remains a stigma about boys who […]
As the country emerges from lockdown restrictions, the Royal Opera House is delighted to announce a suite of performances, partnerships and events, to say thank you to the amazing staff of the NHS There will be a special Family Sunday event at the Royal Opera House in September dedicated to NHS workers and their families, […]
Barry Hughson, Executive Director of The National Ballet of Canada,today announced that Artistic Director Karen Kain is being honoured by Canada Post with a commemorative stamp in celebration of her illustrious 50-year career. The stamp, featuring a photograph of Ms. Kain in Swan Lake, is released along with a stamp honouring another Canadian ballet legend, Fernand Nault, former Co-Artistic Director of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens de Montréal. Both stamps are released today to mark International Dance Day. “I am deeply touched […]
Both BBC Young Dancer 2022 and Dance Passion 2022 will be inviting applications including opportunities for film-making and interactive initiatives To mark International Dance Day on 29 April, the BBC today called out to dance talent from across the UK as it announced the return of the Dance Season to BBC TV, radio, and digital […]