Cupcakes & Conversation with Brooke Widdison-Jacobs, Artist, West Australian Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning? Well, to be honest, I do need my coffee in the morning but as soon as that kicks in I am excited to start the week. You never know what kind of rehearsals you will have [...]
May 20, 2013
Chelsea Flower Show 2013
Chelsea Flower Show 2013 Today is press day at the Chelsea Flower Show, which is celebrating 10o years. If you’d like to keep up with all the exibitors, the gardens, the flowers and of course the live updates regarding the medals, then you might be interested in downloading the iPhone app from iTunes. What else will [...]
May 16, 2013
BALLET STAR TAMARA ROJO LAUNCHES GLOBAL ‘BIG DANCE’ IN LONDON
BALLET STAR TAMARA ROJO LAUNCHES GLOBAL ‘BIG DANCE’ IN LONDON Dancers from English National Ballet, led by their Artistic Director, Tamara Rojo, were joined today at their Kensington Studios by young dancers from Chingford Foundation School, to launch the BIG DANCE PLEDGE, to be performed by thousands of people all over the world this [...]
May 16, 2013
Metropolitan Ballet Company Announces Auditions for Boys’ Scholarship Dance Program, Led by Alexander Iziliaev, Former Principal Dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet
Metropolitan Ballet Company Announces Auditions for Boys’ Scholarship Dance Program, Led by Alexander Iziliaev, Former Principal Dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet The Boys’ Scholarship Program, celebrating its 15th year in 2013, provides tuition-free training in all-male classes to more than 50 boys, ages 7-18, each year. Boys’ unique movement and learning styles are addressed by distinguished [...]
May 16, 2013
Ballet Austin Academy Placement Auditions for 2013/14 School Year
Ballet Austin Academy Placement Auditions for 2013/14 School Year Dreams Begin Here. WHO: Ballet Austin Academy, where we nurture dreams, spark creativity and foster aspirations. WHAT: Audition for Placement in Ballet Austin Academy’s 2013/14 School Year WHEN: June 1, 2013 (Ages 8-12 – 2:00-3:30 pm; Ages 13 and Older – 3:30-5:00 pm) WHERE: [...]
May 16, 2013
HOUSTON BALLET’S JOURNEY WITH THE MASTERS SHOWCASES THREE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY’S GREATEST CHOREOGRAPHERS
HOUSTON BALLET’S JOURNEY WITH THE MASTERS SHOWCASES THREE OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY’S GREATEST CHOREOGRAPHERS MAY 30 – JUNE 9, 2013 Merrill Ashley Stages Company Premiere of George Balanchine’s Ballet Imperial Company Revives Jiří Kylián’s Signature Work, Sinfonietta Jerome Robbins’s Comedic Spoof The Concert Brings Laughter to the Stage From May 30 – June 9, [...]
May 15, 2013
Cupcakes & Conversation with Ty King-Wall, Principal, The Australian Ballet
Cupcakes & Conversation with Ty King-Wall, Principal, The Australian Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning ? Absolutely nothing! I get up at 8.30am….Not a morning person! If ballet chose you, as many dancers say it did, what is it that has made you stick with it ? Insanity, and a certain level [...]
May 15, 2013
Ballet News Reviews | Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby
Ballet News Reviews | Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby Northern Ballet Sadlers Wells, London 14th May 2013 The Great Gatsby isn’t, at first sight, a story that lends itself easily to ballet. The complex characters make it difficult to get the whole story over to an audience with no words. However, the [...]
May 14, 2013
Famous love story Queensland’s first Super Star
Famous love story Queensland’s first Super Star The Newman Government is delivering on a key Arts for All Queenslanders election commitment, with the announcement of the first Super Star project. Arts Minister Ian Walker said Queensland would be home to an exclusive season of the ballet Romeo and Juliet, featuring internationally acclaimed dancers. “This [...]
May 14, 2013
Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School celebrates a day of FREE fitness and dance classes for those 60 and older
Ballet Austin’s Butler Community School celebrates a day of FREE fitness and dance classes for those 60 and older AUSTIN, TX – May 13, 2013 – Aging is inevitable…it happens to all of us. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to stay young and healthy. In honor of National Senior Health [...]
May 14, 2013
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Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby | Illustrated
Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby | Illustrated Regulars among you will know that Ballet News has been collaborating with Berenice Berelli for some time now. Today I want to offer you the latest Limited Edition and exclusive collection based on Northern Ballet’s The Great Gatsby, which opens at Sadlers Wells in London this week. Inspired by Principals Martha [...]
May 13, 2013
Alina’s Gala | Ballet News auctions Alina Cojocaru’s signed pointe shoes
Alina’s Gala | Alina Cojocaru’s signed pointe shoes auctioned for her charity, Hospices of Hope Only Alina Cojocaru could open her Gala with the Rose Adage from The Sleeping Beauty. The music alone sends shivers of fear into the most professional of professional ballet dancers : not Cojocaru. Her supreme technicality aided by wonderfully smooth partnering from [...]
May 13, 2013
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Ricky Hu Songwei from The Hong Kong Ballet wins
Ricky Hu Songwei from The Hong Kong Ballet wins the Award for Young Artist (Dance) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2012 <Hong Kong – 13 May 2013> The Hong Kong Ballet is delighted to announce that Ricky Hu Songwei has won the Award for Young Artist (Dance) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2012. Madeleine [...]
May 11, 2013
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS ITS 2012-2013 Season Encore Performance
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS ITS 2012-2013 Season Encore Performance Performance to include works by George Balanchine, Kent Stowell, Ulysses Dove, and more! ONE NIGHT ONLY! Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 6:30 pm Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109 SEATTLE, WA – Encore! Encore! Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrates [...]
May 10, 2013
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Cupcakes & Conversation with Daniel Roberts, Artist, West Australian Ballet
Cupcakes & Conversation with Daniel Roberts, Artist, West Australian Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning? Well class is usually at 10am at WAB so at 8am I’m usually sitting in my living room with a big coffee and looking forward to catching up on what everyone got up to on their [...]
May 9, 2013
The Royal Ballet | Hansel and Gretel in pictures
The Royal Ballet | Hansel and Gretel in pictures Hansel and Gretel opened this week at The Royal Opera House. Here’s a taste of the production. Liam Scarlett’s Hansel and Gretel is in rep until 11th May. Please note that this may not be suitable for children.
May 8, 2013
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BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S 2013 SUMMER SEASON at BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S 2013 SUMMER SEASON at BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME Sir Peter Wright’s production of Coppelia David Bintley and Galina Sasova’s Giselle Venue and booking information: Birmingham Hippodrome: Tickets: 0844 338 5000 Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to return to the Birmingham Hippodrome stage from 4 – 22 June. The Company will perform [...]
May 8, 2013
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS Director’s Choice
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PRESENTS Director’s Choice A Tribute to George Balanchine Featuring Agon, Diamonds, and a World Premiere by Christopher Wheeldon May 31-June 9, 2013 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109 7:30 pm on May 31, June 1, 6, 7 and 8 Matinees on June 1 at [...]
May 7, 2013
Cupcakes & Conversation with Hannah O’Neill, Paris Opera Ballet
Cupcakes & Conversation with Hannah O’Neill, Paris Opera Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning ? It’s different every day I guess. Whether it’s something I’m looking forward to rehearsing or simply because the sun is shining. I try and live day by day and take it as it comes. A coffee [...]
May 6, 2013
Ballet News Limited Edition Collection
Ballet News Limited Edition Collection | No.2 For my second collection of exclusive illustrations by Berenice Bercelli I have chosen drawings focusing on famous pas de deux’s that highlight some of the defining ballet moments so far during 2013. These illustrations are not prints – they are handmade and come in limited numbers, so it’s essential to [...]


































May 21, 2013
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