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The Factory begins to take shape
Manchester GraffitiPhoto Mike ColvinSource WikipedaCreative Commons LicenceIn his Autumn statement last year the Chancellor of the Exchequer promised a £78 million investment in a new arts centre in...
View ArticlePhoenix in Huddersfield
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Mixed Bill, Lawrence Batley Teatre, Huddersfield, 27 Nov 2015When I reviewed Phoenix's triple bill at The Linbury in The Phoenix Soars Over Londonon 13 Nov 2015 I promised to...
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Remembering Mandev Sokhi
A Red KiteSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceFrom 18:00 this evening Ballet Cymru will hold a gathering at its studios in Rogerstone to celebrate the life of its dancer and education officer...
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Manchester's Favourite Ballet Company
Manchester Town HallSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceEnglish National Ballet, Romeo and Juliet, Palace Theatre, 28 Nov 2015Last night was the 46th anniversary of the first performance by...
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Mata Hari
Mata HariAuthor: Lucien WalerySource WikipediaBoth English National Ballet and the New Zealand National Ballet have created works to commemorate the First World War (see Kia Ora! The Royal New Zealand...
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Ballet Cymru in London
Criccieth, one of my favourite places on the planetAuthor Ken BagnallSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceBallet Cymru Triple Bill Lilian Baylis Studio, 30 Nov 2015To the best of my knowledge and...
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Ballet West's Next Tour
TaynuiltAuthor J M BriscoeSource Wikipedia Creative Commons LicenceThe very first article for this blog is a review of Ballet West's production of The Nutcracker in Pitlochry (see Ballet West's "The...
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Danceworks International Ballet Academy Christmas Show
Earlier this year I wrote about Danceworks International Ballet Academy for dancers between the ages of 8 and 16 (see Danceworks Academy 21 March 2015). Next weekend they are dancing Act II of The...
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Chelmsford prepares for The Sleeping Beauty
Cara O'Shea, one of Northern Ballet Academy's most popular teachers, danced Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty with Chelmsford Ballet when she was only 15. In March that role will be danced by Scarlett...
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Hampson's Cinderella
The Forth Road BridgeAuthor EuchiasmusSource WikipediaCopyright released by the authorI had planned to see Scottish Ballet's Cinderella with a good friend from university who lives in Perth but I...
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Flying the Flag for Manchester - Northern Ballet School's Giselle
Aerial view of Greater ManchesterAuthor Doc SearlsSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceOn 28 Nov 1969 the Northern Dance Theatre gave its first performance at the University Theatre in Manchester...
View ArticleLady of the Camellias Streamed from Moscow
Nigrum Sol BT Standard YouTube LicenceBolshoi Ballet, The Lady of the Camellias, HDTV transmission for Moscow, 6 Dec 2015We don't see enough of John Neumeier's work in this country which is a shame...
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Thanks George
George Osborne MPSource HM TreasuryOpen Government LicenceIn his Spending review and autumn statement 2015 the Chancellor of the Exchequer made three funding announcements which should benefit the...
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Twelve of the best Ballerinas of all Time
Pas de QuatreThe Daily Telegraph has just published 12 of the greatest ballerinas of all time 8 Dec 2015. It has chosen Pavlova, Ulanova, Markova, Fonteyn, Nerina, Ananiashvili, Guillem, Bussell,...
View ArticleChantry Dance looks forward to 2016
This has been a great year for the Chantry Dance Company. They started the year by performing in Un ballo in maschera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden which was followed by an engagement in La...
View ArticleAll those Nutcrackers
The Nutcracker is always popular this time of the year but this year we have an unusually heavy crop. In the UK we have:The Royal Ballet's up to 14 Jan 2016 at Covent Garden which is almost entirely...
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Manchester City Ballet's Giselle
Manchester City Ballet's GisellePhotographer Caroline Holden(c) Northern Ballet School 2011 all rights reservedReproduced with the kind permission of the SchoolManchester City Ballet, Giselle, The...
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Queensland Ballet's Bounty
Author TUBSSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceTwo of the highlights of the year were listening to and actually meeting Li Cunxin, the artistic director of the Queensland Ballet at the London...
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English National Ballet's Appeal for Funds for its Parkinson's Classes
I should have mentioned this earlier (and would have done had I kept up to date with my emails) but English National Ballet are raising money to fund their classes for persons suffering from...
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The Bolshoi's Encore
Last Sunday I took another butcher's at The Bolshoi's performance of The Nutcracker of 21 Dec 2014. I reviewed it last year in Clara grows up- Grigorovitch's Nutcracker transmitted directly from Moscow...
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