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English National Ballet’s Beyond Ballet Russes in pictures English National Ballet opened Programme 2 of their Beyond Ballet Russes tribute, with Apollo/Le Train bleu/Jeux/Suite en blanc. Photographs © Helen Maybanks.  No unauthorised reproduction. Ballet performance listing Apollo/Le Train bleu/Jeux/Suite en blanc is at the London Coliseum until Sunday 1st April. Ballet News offer Ballet News is offering [...]

Royal Ballet Live | Highlights Last Friday, March 23rd, The Royal Ballet launched a first for them – Royal Ballet Live; a live streaming day showing daily class, rehearsals, interviews and an Insight Evening, with their media partner The Guardian. The trailer for Royal Ballet Live asked the question, “have you ever wondered what it takes [...]

The Australian Ballet launches 10 part web series | A year inside The Australian Ballet  Today The Australian Ballet has launched a 10 part web series, A year inside The Australian Ballet, following Senior Artist Amy Harris and Corps de ballet member Jake Mangakahia as they embark on our 50th anniversary. Filmed in high res and [...]

Ballet News offers English National Ballet tickets @ £10 In the mood for a trip to the ballet but feeling the pinch a bit ? English National Ballet is delighted to offer Ballet News readers best available seats for Beyond Ballets Russes: programme 2. Tickets cost £10* and are available from 12 noon tomorrow (28th March). [...]

The George Balanchine Foundation is pleased to announce the release of the complete series of THE BALANCHINE ESSAYS in DVD format. Toward the latter part of his life, Balanchine talked about creating a “dictionary” of his technique, a visual reference for students of the ballet. The George Balanchine Foundation has helped to fulfill his wish [...]

Scottish Ballet | Live behind the scenes for Streetcar Scottish Ballet will be opening its online doors for a glimpse behind the scenes with the creative team of our brand new production of A Streetcar Named Desire next Thursday evening at 7pm. How it works Hashtag Scottish Ballet on twitter @ScottishBallet #SBstreetcar if you’ve got any questions [...]

Ballet News | Aulterra Neutralizer™ for mobiles, laptops and iPads (3-Pack) Today I want to recommend a product, the The Aulterra Neutralizer™ which I have been using to stop the buzzing I feel in my ears after I’ve used my mobile phone to make or receive calls.  I know that most people in the ballet world are constantly [...]

Ballet News | The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt If there’s something guaranteed to be irresistable to me, it’s chocolate.  It has the ability to cheer me up, give me energy and make me smile.  I’ve written about the health benefits of eating certain kinds of chocolate, particularly Willie’s Cacao, as well as the ballet-inspired treats from Hotel [...]

ROYAL BALLET LIVE | BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE ROYAL BALLET On 23 March, the Royal Opera House will offer an unprecedented glimpse into life behind the scenes at The Royal Ballet.   A full working day will be streamed live on the Royal Opera House YouTube channel and the Guardian website and will feature [...]

Olivier Awards 2012 with MasterCard Nominations Announced The nominations for the Olivier Awards with MasterCard – the most prestigious event in the UK’s theatrical calendar – were announced today. In the dance section, the design team at The Royal Ballet have been nominated for Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, as well as Ed Watson for [...]