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The Autumn 2012 Season at Sadlers Wells Thin pickings at Sadlers Wells if it’s classical ballet you’re looking for – this Autumn season sees just two ballet companies visiting the theatre. In September, San Francisco Ballet present three mixed bills : Symphonic Dances by Edwaard Liang, Divertimento No 15 by George Balanchine and Christopher Wheeldon’s [...]

ABT LAUNCHES THE ABT APP FOR IPHONE® AND IPOD TOUCH® Users Receive the Most Up-To-Date Information on ABT Performances, Repertory, Dancers and Ballet History 5/14/2012 – American Ballet Theatre, America’s National Ballet Company®, proudly announces the addition of a mobile app to the Company’s digital resources. In launching the app, ABT aims to further reach [...]

Ballet News & The Diamond Jubilee Reader, I need YOU ! As part of the celebrations on Ballet News of the Diamond Jubilee this summer, I’d like Ballet Newsers to decorate a pair of pointe shoes in honour of the Diamond Jubilee. You can go wild with the design and come up with something totally unique, [...]

The Royal Ballet School to perform at Wild London to celebrate Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Want to catch a glimpse of Her Majesty The Queen in her Diamond Jubilee year ? On Tuesday, May 15th, Her Majesty The Queen will visit Wild London in Richmond Park as part of her Diamond Jubilee celebrations. It’s 23 years [...]

Ballet News | #aphotoadayinmay photographic challenge Readers, we’re off on an adventure ! #aphotoadayinmay is your chance to showcase your photography skills in a really easy way during May 2012. What happens is You take one photograph with your smartphone each day using the completely fabulous Instagram, based on the list in the photograph above, and try to [...]

Ballet News Invites…. you to preview a selection of the most popular photographs on the website Today I received a message via the Ballet News facebook page, as follows : For publication “Dear Ballet News, I have been enjoying all the wonderful and interesting photographs that you have been sharing with us all. I know [...]

English National Ballet returns to The Orangery, Kensington Palace, for it’s second annual Summer Fundraising Party On 27 June 2012 English National Ballet will once again take over one of London’s most glorious outdoor settings, The Orangery, Kensington Palace, for an evening of breathtaking ballet, sumptuous surroundings and fundraising. The 2011 Summer Party was a [...]

A year inside The Australian Ballet   Episode 2 of A year inside The Australian Ballet   This episode focuses on Corps de ballet member Jake Mangakahia as he is specially chosen to work with Stephen Page in Warumuk – in the dark night, as part of the Infinity triple bill currently showing in Sydney [...]

Tamara Rojo’s Fusion Journey Last month, Tamara Rojo performed a World Premiere at the Russian Icons Gala in honour of Anna Pavlova.  Rojo danced Life is a Dream, choreographed by Fei Bo. At the time I reported, “Tamara Rojo (The Royal Ballet), in a World Premiere by Fei Bo called Life is a Dream, delivered [...]

Ballet News | Easter & The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt I recently wrote about the fabulous Faberge Big Egg Hunt that’s been going on all over London in the run up to Easter. Well, now the eggs have all nested together in Covent Garden’s Piazza, so it’s really easy to see them. As I reported [...]