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San Francisco Ballet Update May 2011   SF Ballet Announces Repertory for Russian Engagement SF Ballet will present two performances at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow on June 29 and 30. On June 29, the repertory will include: a pas de deux from Christopher Wheeldon’s Within the Golden Hour, Helgi Tomasson’s Chaconne for Piano and [...]

Canada’s National Ballet School Announces Partnership with Ryerson University’s Faculty of Communication & Design May 10, 2012…Canada’s National Ballet School is pleased to announce a new partnership launching with the Faculty of Communication & Design at Ryerson University.  Beginning in Spring 2012, the two educational institutions will participate in projects designed to encourage cross-discipline collaboration [...]

Ballet San Jose | BALLET IS ESPECIALLY FUN AT BALLET SAN JOSE’S EDUCATIONAL MATINEE FOR CINDERELLA On Saturday, May 5 (Cinco de Mayo) Ballet San Jose presented a very special Educational Matinee performance of Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella at San Jose Center for the Performing Arts in downtown San Jose. Over 1,400 attended, many of them [...]

The South Bank Show The most respected arts programme in the world is revived on Sky Arts from 27th May on Sky Arts 1 HD From Broadway to Bow, from the First World War   to female songwriters, The South Bank Show returns to screens this May with a   brand new, exclusive line up, [...]

New York City Ballet pre-performance special programs for both children and adults taking place from Saturday May 12-Saturday, May 19. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM BALLET FOR YOUNG PEOPLE: AN EXPLORATION OF CHOREOGRAPHY NYCB Principal Dancers Sterling Hyltin and Robert Fairchild lead this onstage interactive demonstration about choreography especially designed for family audiences. [...]

Pacific Northwest Ballet | After Petipa Works & Process, the performing arts program at the Guggenheim to live stream   Tune in at 7:30 pm EDT  (4:30 pm Pacific) Sunday, May 13 and Monday, May 14, 2012   For over 27 years and in over 350 productions, Works & Process has offered New York audiences [...]

BOSTON BALLET ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER COMPANY TOUR TO FINLAND IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AT THE FINNISH NATIONAL OPERA   Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen and Resident Choreographer Jorma Elo, Both of Finland, Join Company for Debut Performances BOSTON, MA – April 16, 2012 – Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced today that the Company will appear in [...]

Ballet San Jose School Spring Performances WHO: Ballet San Jose SCHOOL WHAT: Spring Performances WHEN: May 27, 2012 at 2pm and 4pm WHERE: California Theatre, 345 South First Street in downtown San Jose WHY: An opportunity to see students from the Ballet San Jose School perform in both the Open and Professional Divisions. This performance, [...]

Wu Fei-fei, Soloist at The Hong Kong Ballet, wins the “Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer” Award at the 2012 Hong Kong Dance Awards Hong Kong – 3 May 2012 The Hong Kong Ballet is delighted to announce that its Soloist, Wu Fei-fei, has won the award for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer” at [...]

National Ballet of Canada | Hamlet Makes North American Premiere on June 1 Guillaume Côté, Piotr Stanczyk and Naoya Ebe Dance Hamlet May 3, 2012… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced Principal Dancers Guillaume Côté and Piotr Stanczyk and Second Soloist Naoya Ebe will dance the title role in [...]