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Genée International Ballet Competition 2013 – Tickets on sale and semi-finals judges announced With only five months to go until competition begins, tickets have gone on general release for the semi-finals and Final of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition, taking place from 20-29 September 2013 in Glasgow. Matthew Cunningham, RAD Director of Marketing and [...]

The Royal Ballet announces 2013/14 season Today saw the launch of Artistic Director Kevin O’Hare’s second season at The Royal Ballet, and he was characteristically understated but also quietly confident that as his first season is going very well - the company is selling almost all of the tickets it offers - and is excited about the new season. Has [...]

Famed International Dance Star José Manuel Carreño to Perform in Ballet San Jose’s DON QUIXOTE, Feb 15 and 17   Ballet San Jose has announced  the signing of famed international dance star José Manuel Carreño to perform the lead role of Basilio for BSJ’s company premiere of Don Quixote, staged by Wes Chapman after Marius [...]

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces Promotion and New Hires James Moore Promoted to Principal Dancer  SEATTLE, WA – At yesterday evening’s conclusion of Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Roméo et Juliette, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director Peter Boal announced to the opening night audience that James Moore, a member of the company since 2004, has been promoted to principal dancer. [...]

The Hong Kong Ballet | The Sleeping Beauty A Production by Cynthia Harvey, former Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre & The Royal Ballet Starring Stuttgart Ballet Principal Dancer Friedemann Vogel <Hong Kong – 14 January 2013>  Commissioned for The Hong Kong Ballet in 2010 and produced by former Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre and The [...]

The Royal Ballet’s Steven McRae & Royal Danish Ballet’s Alban Lendorf to dance with ABT in Spring 2013 as part of artist exchange programme Principal Dancer Cory Stearns to Appear with The Royal Ballet and Soloist Isabella Boylston to Perform with the Royal Danish Ballet as Exchange Artists American Ballet Theatre has announced an exchange [...]

Cupcakes & Conversation with Calvin Royal III, Corps de Ballet, American Ballet Theatre What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning ? Monday is my day off. So it’s usually little motivation and more sleeping in! It’s my day to get the ‘chores’ done (laundry, groceries for the week, clean the house). If we’re [...]

Dance Center of Oklahoma City Ballet adds class for children with Down syndrome   OKLAHOMA CITY (Dec. 20, 2012) – The Dance Center of Oklahoma City Ballet will begin the New Year by offering a new dance program for children with Down syndrome.   At “Chance to Dance,” 12 students between the ages 5-10 with [...]

Ballet News Christmas Cupcakes & Conversation 2012 What does a ballet dancer do ? What happens when the curtain goes down ? The grit and the glamour : your backstage pass into ballet. It doesn’t matter whether you are new to ballet, a ballet teacher, dancer, student or someone who just loves ballet, there is always something [...]

Ballet Chicago’s The NutcrackerKicks Off the Holiday Season! Ballet Chicago celebrates its   25th Anniversary Season with its annual presentation of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, at the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago on December 15-16 and   December 21-23. This beloved ballet tells the story of young Marie who   receives a magical Nutcracker doll [...]

KAY MAZZO and PETER MARTINS TAPE VIDEO SERIES for THE GEORGE BALANCHINE FOUNDATION   Former principal dancers with New York City Ballet coach roles Balanchine created on them                                                                                                                                                                      New York City –Kay Mazzo and Peter Martins, former principal dancers with New York City Ballet, have coached their roles in Duo Concertant and Stravinsky Violin Concerto for [...]

American Ballet Theatre | Nutcracker casting PRINCIPAL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR ABT’S THE NUTCRACKER AT BAM HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE DECEMBER 7-16, 2012 Xiomara Reyes and Eric Tamm to Lead Opening Night Cast11/19/2012 – Xiomara Reyes and Eric Tamm will lead the opening night cast of American Ballet Theatre’s The Nutcracker at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera [...]

Ida Praetorius and Andreas Kaas of The Royal Danish   Ballet Win The Erik Bruhn Prize Alessandro Sousa Pereira of The Royal Danish Ballet Wins  Choreographic Prize November 29, 2012… The National Ballet of Canada today announced that Ida Praetorius, 19, and Andreas Kaas, 19, both of The Royal Danish Ballet are the winners of The Tenth International Competition [...]

Dutch National Ballet | REMI WÖRTMEYER PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL DANCER The Australian dancer Remi Wörtmeyer will be promoted to principal dancer commencing 1 January 2013. Wörtmeyer (Adelaide) joined the company in 2010 as a grand sujet and was promoted to soloist the following year. And now he is promoted to principal. His strong technique and [...]

Cupcakes and Conversation with Yosvani Ramos, Principal, The Australian Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning ? I make myself a double espresso coffee every morning as soon as I wake up. Couldn’t function without it! Why ballet ? There’s nothing else I’d rather do. Who would you most like to dance [...]

National Ballet of Canada | Repertoire Announced for The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize Hosted by Sonia Rodriguez and Rex Harrington November 20, 2012… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the repertoire for The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize which takes place November [...]

Canada’s National Ballet School | Aszure Barton to Receive CANY 2012 Arts & Letters Award   TORONTO, ON (November 14, 2012) – World renowned choreographer and Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) alumna, Aszure Barton, will be honoured with the 2012 Arts & Letters Award at this year’s Maple Leaf Ball, to be held at New [...]

The Royal New Zealand Ballet | Giselle leaps between stage and silver screen The New Zealand Film Commission is thrilled to announce support for a new feature film Giselle in collaboration with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Filming of Giselle is already underway with the ballet production of the same name approaching opening night. “This [...]

The National Ballet of Canada | Emma Hawes and Brendan Saye  The Erik Bruhn Prize Competitors Guillaume Côté Creates New Work for Choreographic Prize October 9, 2012… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that Corps de Ballet members Emma Hawes and Brendan Saye will represent the company at The [...]

The most dramatic and beautiful of ballets Giselle – The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s major new production   A high-profile new staging of Giselle, performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet, will premiere in Wellington on 7November ahead of a seven centre tour. Ethan Stiefel, RNZB Artistic Director, will co-produce The TelstraClear Season of Giselle, with [...]