Phoenix Dance Theatre is delighted to announce the release of three new original dance films in a celebration of Black women choreographers. The English company based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, recently celebrated its 40th
anniversary and is the longest-standing contemporary dance company outside London.
Commissioned in 2021 by then Artistic
Nancy Hays has released 1, 2, 3, Too Many Times, an undiscovered gem that surfaced following the funeral of songwriter Marjorie Reeves, who co-wrote Nancy’s biggest hit, Come Dance With Me. 1, 2, 3, Too Many Times is available through streaming services at Amazon, Apple, Spotify and others, or can be accessed on Hear Now or on YouTube, . On October 10,
English National Ballet has announced Aaron S. Watkin has been appointed as its new Artistic Director. He will take up the position in August 2023.Aaron comes to English National Ballet from the Semperoper Ballett in Dresden, Germany, where he has served as Artistic Director since 2006. During his tenure, he has built an internationally respected reputation
Tamara Rojo CBE,
Artistic Director of
English
National
Ballet, has announced promotions within the Company and new joiners for the 2022/2023 Season.
The following promotions have been made within the Company:
As announced earlier this year, Shiori Kase has been promoted to Lead Principal and Aitor
English National Ballet
is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2022
Emerging Dancer
Award is
Eric Snyder.
Having performed a pas de deux from
The Sleeping Beauty
and
Cha Cha and Tiara,
a new contemporary piece choreographed by Rentaro Nakaaki, with his partner
English National Ballet’s Emerging Dancer returns this Thursday, May 19, showcasing the bright future of ballet with a global livestream broadcast from the Company’s east London home, the Mulryan Centre for Dance.
The annual event recognizes the excellence of English National Ballet’s dancers. Six of the Company’s most promising dancers,
bbodance is thrilled to host a second Beyond Syllabus online conference for dance teachers this April - open to all, regardless of affiliation to societies and awarding organizations. The conference will be livestreamed from London, but is open to teachers all around the world. Last year’s inaugural “Beyond Syllabus” Conference was a huge success with over
English National Ballet believes ballet is for everyone and their dedicated on-demand video platform, ENB at Home, gives further access to a wide range of exciting ballet content from the stage and beyond from the comfort of home or on the move. ENB at Home offers two services, BalletActive, which hosts a wide variety of ballet-based classes and fitness
On January 2, 2022, the Bolshoi Theatre celebrates famous ballet master and choreographer Yuri Grigorovich's 95th birthday. The fate of the Russian ballet in the second half of the 20th century is very closely tied with the name Yuri Grigorovich. Yuri comes of a St. Petersburg ballet family. He graduated from St. Petersburg Ballet Academy and danced on the
English National Ballet is celebrating over 10 years of its highly successful Dance for Parkinson’s program. English National Ballet’s Dance for Parkinson’s was a model for ground-breaking research published by Dr. Sara Houston from Roehampton University. It is also part of a collaboration with King’s College London and UCL on one of the world’s largest
English National Ballet have released an album of sumptuous music from the ballet Raymonda on Spotify and other streaming platforms for music lovers to enjoy. Raymonda features a glorious and sensuous score by Alexander Glazunov, and is a rarely seen ballet in the UK. The album, which is available now on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming
Gerard Charles, who was until recently the director of artistic operations at Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, will step into the role of artistic director at The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) on
Monday, 15 October. He will be responsible for providing artistic leadership, creativity and expertise to all areas of the Academy’s work, maintaining its
