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Repertoire Announced for The Ninth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize  Competition Judges Host Ballet Talk  March 2, 2011… Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the repertoire for The Ninth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize which takes place Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the [...]

It’s very easy to write about ballet using the terminology, French as it is, talking in a very codified way that mostly exists within the rehearsal studio, which can be hard for newcomers to penetrate.  It’s much harder to knuckle down and focus on the nuts and bolts that you take for granted that everyone will understand [...]

Picture the scene.  There you are, in a costume fitting, just one of many and nothing out of the ordinary; part of ballet company life as a First Artist.  And then, Wham !  The costume you are being fitted for quite clearly belongs with the Principal role.  What a way to find out your casting [...]