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
SPOTLIGHT: USA, a platform of American dance in Bulgaria, will soon feature U.S. dance companies in performances in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. From March 26-28, SPOTLIGHT will introduce American dance companies to international dance professionals; increase cultural exchange and appreciation between the U.S. and Bulgaria. It will provide opportunities for American
A large audience attended the Prix de Lausanne Finals on Saturday, February 3, both at the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Switzerland and online. Eight young dancers were awarded a scholarship allowing them to enter one of the 72 partner schools or companies of the Prix de Lausanne. Non-awarded candidates could take part in the Networking Forum on
After four days of intensive work, 21 candidates have been qualified for the Finals of the 2018 Prix de Lausanne, a prestigious international competition for young dancers taking place in Switzerland.
From the beginning of the week, 74 candidates from all over the world have attended daily classes, coaching and rehearsals with prestigious
World Dance Movement (WDM) recently hosted Royal Caribbean Productions Auditions at WDM Spain, which was held at the beautiful Institute of the Arts in Barcelona. Next, auditions for this cruise line will be presented at WDM Italy on Sunday, July 23.
On the auditions, WDM Marketing Director Daniela Iorli said, “It's an amazing opportunity
Modern dancers are invited to join Lori Belilove for an inspiring 10-day
residency at The Isadora & Raymond Duncan Dance Research Center in Athens, Greece this July.
As Greek art, mythology and philosophy greatly influenced and inspired modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan, Greece is the perfect place for dancers to study her
M&T inMotion was founded by international choreographer and director Tim Podesta, founder of PROJECTion Dance, and Mara Galeazzi, star dancer of London's Royal Ballet, after the two first collaborated in 2015 to much success. These innovative and creative minds have now been busy working on various projects.
In March, M&T inMotion
Houston-based Ad Deum Dance Company, directed by Founder Randall Flinn, is preparing for a busy summer. Beginning in June, the organization will present concerts in its home city, host its summer intensive, travel to a teaching conference, hold company auditions, tour to Europe for outreach activities and visit cities along the eastern seaboard.
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Just a few days after Gauthier Dance in Germany celebrates its first decade with the anniversary production BIG FAT TEN, the company will leave to tour North America. The tour starts in the Canadian capital Ottawa before taking to New York City. The company hopes to conquer the Big Apple with seven shows of Marco Goecke's award-winning NIJINSKI at The Joyce
When Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov choreographed their version of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, which had its original production in Moscow, the principal ballerina was an Italian named Pierina Legnani, whose spectacular fouettes were incorporated into the now famous Black Swan pas de deux. When the Bolshoi Ballet Academy needed a ballet master in 1861, the
