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
Lauren Hunter, a 15-year-old from California, was named one of the eight prizewinners of the 2017 Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition over the weekend. Along with seven other competitors, she was awarded a scholarship that will allow her to choose among the 68 prestigious partner schools and companies of the competition.
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After four days of intensive classes, 20 candidates of the 2017 Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition in Switzerland have qualified for the Finals. Of them, one represents the USA – 15-year-old Lauren Hunter.
Since the beginning of the week, 66 candidates from all over the world have attended daily classes, coaching, and
In September 2015, the Paris Opera Ballet launched a new digital platform entitled “3e Scène,” meaning “the third stage.” The project promotes new work by choreographers, composers, directors, visual artists, filmmakers and writers on the historic company’s website. The brainchild of former Artistic Director Benjamin
Sky, one of Europe’s leading entertainment companies, recently partnered with the English National Ballet (ENB) to offer audiences a ground-breaking virtual reality piece inspired by Akram Khan’s Giselle.
By combining a mixture of cutting-edge technology, new choreography and the world-class talents of English National Ballet’s
On Friday, June 24, Darcey Bussell CBE, in her capacity as President of the Royal Academy of Dance, escorted Sir Matthew Bourne to Buckingham Palace for an Audience with Her Majesty The Queen. As Patron of the Royal Academy of Dance, The Queen presented the recently-knighted Sir Matthew Bourne with the Academy’s Queen Elizabeth II Coronation (QEII)
Leading ballet company Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, Germany will broadcast its performance of Le Corsaire worldwide live on Sunday, June 12 starting at 3pm (C.E.T./ Berlin.) This is the company’s only live broadcasting in the current 2015-16 season.
Featuring company principals in major roles, Le Corsaire is, at its core, a pirates
The Australian Ballet has confirmed its next international tour will be to London, from July 13-23. Marking the company’s 25th tour abroad, it will present two of its signature works – a return season of Graeme Murphy’s highly acclaimed Swan Lake and Alexei Ratmasnky’s Cinderella.
Casting for both programs includes:
Four
years in the making,
Shaun Parker & Company
is a
small thriving dance company
based in Sydney at The Seymour Centre. It’s founder, Shaun Parker, a Monash University science degree graduate turned dancer/choreographer, is fêted for his dynamic, youthful work that “is so cutting
This November will see the première of Greyhounds by and with Egon Madsen, the company coach of Gauthier Dance and star soloist during the golden years of the Stuttgart Ballet. A work exploring the lifelong adventure of dancing, Greyhounds will be presented at Theaterhaus Stuttgart, a major theatre in Germany.
Madsen, who celebrated his
Contemporary choreographer Russell Maliphant will lead a full-day dance workshop at Danceworks Studios in London on Saturday, October 31 from 10 am to 4 pm. Recognised as one of the great choreographers of our time, Maliphant’s work is characterised by a unique approach to the relationship between movement, light and music. He runs his own company and
German contemporary dance company Gauthier Dance has dedicated the whole month of November to Infinity. The name of the mixed bill featuring eight choreographies refers to the mathematical symbol of infinity, the sideways eight and shows the virtually infinite potential of contemporary dance. Due to the COLOURS festival in June and July, the production has
