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BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S 2013 SUMMER SEASON at BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME   Sir Peter Wright’s production of Coppelia David Bintley and Galina Sasova’s Giselle   Venue and booking information: Birmingham Hippodrome: Tickets: 0844 338 5000   Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to return to the Birmingham Hippodrome stage from 4 – 22 June.  The Company will perform [...]

The Royal Ballet | Nadia Nerina retrospective exhibition Acclaimed ballerina and pioneer of ballet on television celebrated in a retrospective exhibition: Nadia Nerina, Principal Ballet dancer with The Royal Ballet from 1947-1966 Royal Opera House, 22 March – 17 August 2013 Generously supported by the Philip Loubser Foundation  Nadia Nerina was a pioneer in the world [...]

HOUSTON BALLET II ANNOUNCES TOURING TO SWITZERLAND AND TORONTO IN SPRING 2013   HOUSTON, TX – Houston Ballet Artistic Director Stanton Welch announces Spring 2013 touring schedule for Houston Ballet II. On Saturday, February 2, Houston Ballet II dancers will perform excerpts from Stanton Welch’s neoclassical work, A Dance in the Garden of Mirth, at [...]

Candice Adea, winner of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition joins The Hong Kong Ballet <Hong Kong – 26 October 2012> Madeleine Onne, Artistic Director of The Hong Kong Ballet, announces that Candice Adea, winner of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition 2012, joins the Company as a Soloist. Candice joins The Hong Kong Ballet from BalletPhilippines [...]

San Francisco Ballet | FREQUENT SF BALLET COLLABORATOR AND TONY AWARD WINNING DESIGNER MARTIN PAKLEDINAZ HAS DIED   SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Monday, July 9, 2012–Frequent SF Ballet collaborator and celebrated costume designer Martin Pakledinaz died on Sunday, July 8, at the age of 58, after a long illness. Pakledinaz, known for his work on Tony [...]

BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S 2012 INTERNATIONAL TOUR to GRANADA Two performances only at the 61st INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND DANCE Peter Wright’s COPPÉLIA and a triple bill including Director David Bintley’s TAKE FIVE   Birmingham Royal Ballet will close its 2011/12 season with two spectacular outdoor performances at the Teatro del Generalife in Granada next [...]

BOSTON BALLET ANNOUNCES 2012-2013 SEASON INCLUDING THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THE NEW NUTCRACKER   Boston Ballet’s thrilling season of dance features The Sleeping Beauty, Coppélia, Balanchine classics, a Jorma Elo world premiere, and an all Kylían program   BOSTON, MA – March 26, 2012 – Boston Ballet Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen announced today the programming for [...]

She’s back!  Pacific Northwest Ballet presents George Balanchine’s Coppelia                      Music: Léo Delibes Book: Charles Nuitter, after E.T.A. Hoffmann’s Der Sandmann, 1815 Choreography: Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust (after Petipa) Staging: Judith Fugate and Garielle Whittle Scenic and Costume Design: Roberta Guidi di Bagno Lighting Design: Randall G. Chiarelli Running [...]

Ballet News Reviews | Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Coppélia Coppélia Birmingham Royal Ballet London Coliseum Thursday, 15th March 2012 This was a night when yet again, the men of Birmingham Royal Ballet showed just how awesome they are.  This time, eight of them in perfect synchronicity, taking off, spinning and landing together, each time.  And I have [...]

BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET ANNOUNCES 2012 – 2013 BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME SEASON   UK PREMIERE OF DAVID BINTLEY’S ALADDIN SEASON CELEBRATES THE BRITISH BALLET TRADITION OF STORYTELLING FOUR 6.30pm FRIDAY PERFORMANCES TO APPEAL TO FAMILY AUDIENCE   Book on-line at the Birmingham Hippodrome website Call Ticket Sales: 0844 338 5000 (Public booking dates – on-line, by telephone [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                          PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOL PRESENTS SNOW WHITE PART OF PNB’s FAMILY MATINEE SERIES Featuring performances by students of the Pacific Northwest Ballet School March 17-25, 2012 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street at Seattle Center Seattle, WA 98109   March 17 at 3:30 pm March 18 at 4:30 pm March [...]

NEW YORK CITY BALLET COMMISSIONS JUSTIN PECK TO CREATE FIRST-EVER WORKS FOR THE COMPANY   A Member of the NYCB Corps de Ballet Peck Will Present Two World Premiere Ballets to Music by Philip Glass and Sufjan Stevens During the Summer and Fall of 2012 New York City Ballet announced today that 24-year-old corps de [...]

Media release: Wednesday 18 January 2012 BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE AT SYMPHONY HALL BIRMINGHAM Presented by David Bintley, CBE Performance: Friday 17th February at 7.30pm Town Hall & Symphony Hall Ticket Office: 0121 780 3333 or visit the Town Hall website. For one performance only, Birmingham Royal Ballet returns to [...]

Dance Theatre of Tennessee presents “Swan Lake Act 2” as part of its opening series “At 75 – A Tribute to Elaine Thomas” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2011, Friday and October 1, 2011, Saturday, 8:00pm, Harpeth Hall Auditorium   Nashville, TN – September 30, 2011 The Dance Theatre of Tennessee (DTT) will bring [...]

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces 39th Season Line-Up. PNB Box Office Opens for 2011-2012 ticket sales on Monday, July 18. Special Two-Week Offer: NO SERVICE FEES July 18 – 31! September 2011 – June 2012 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, Washington Season to feature American premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote. [...]

Pacific Northwest Ballet Announces 39th Season Line-Up PNB Box Office Opens for 2011-2012 ticket sales on Monday, July 18 Special One Week Offer: NO SERVICE FEES July 18 – 24! September 2011 – June 2012 Marion Oliver McCaw Hall 321 Mercer Street, Seattle Center Seattle, Washington Season to feature American premiere of Alexei Ratmansky’s Don [...]

Media release: Tuesday 17 May 2011 BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET’S 2011 SUMMER SEASON Peter Wright’s production of Coppélia A mixed bill Passion and Ecstasy Birmingham Royal Ballet is delighted to return to the Birmingham Hippodrome stage from 15 – 25 June.  The Company will perform its summer season in its home town with two programmes, Peter [...]

 Cupcakes & Conversation with Amber Scott, Senior Artist with The Australian Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Monday morning? The anticipation of performing, be it that night, or for a production in the near future.  I guess the inherent discipline that comes with being a dancer and the decades of a morning routine [...]

Ballet News takes in the Cuban sol! When I was researching for this interview one of my friends told me that I’d have such fun because Xio was so lovely and easy to talk to.  And that’s exactly what happened. Xiomara Reyes is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and has been since 2003. [...]

   Cupcakes & Conversation with Lydia Wellington, Corps de ballet, New York City Ballet What motivates you at 8am on a Tuesday morning? I can’t relax for more than one day (and I really take that Monday to veg out), so I practically jump out of bed on Tuesday morning. I think I get really [...]