Grimm - an Interesting Collaboration
Standard YouTube LicenceOne of the highlights of the Dutch National Ballet's opening night gala in 2015 was an extract from Narnia, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe which was performed by Ernst...
View ArticleScarlett's Swan Lake
Standard YouTube LicenceRoyal Ballet Swan Lake Royal Opera House 22 May 2018 19:30The curtain fell for the last time at about 22:35 yesterday and it is now 03:22 on Wednesday. Since then I have...
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Powerhouse Ballet - What comes next
Kirklees Leisure Centre© 2018 Jane Elizabeth Lambert: all rights reservedAt about 3 pm today. a group of dancers will meet in the studio shown in the photograph above to begin a 90 minute class with...
View ArticleBallet West Showcase 2018
Standard YouTube LicenceBallet West Showcase 27 May 2018 19:30 Macrobert Arts Centre, StirlingEach winter for the last 5 years I have come to Scotland to see a performance of a full-length classical...
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Remarkable Stuff - St Andrews University Dance Club Videos
Standard YouTube LicenceAccording to The Guardian's University League Table for 2019, St. Andrews lies # 3 in the nation. A mere 2.8 points behind the leader, Cambridge, 0.2 of a point behind Oxford...
View ArticleBallet Central in Leeds
Standard YouTube LicenceWendy McDermottBallet Central 2018 Tour 29 April 2018, 19:30 Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre, LeedsIt’s been a turbulent time for Ballet Central since their unimaginable...
View ArticleHow to get to the Dutch National Ballet's Gala
Standard YouTube LicenceTickets for the Dutch National Ballet's gala on Saturday, 8 Sept 2018 have just gone on sale and they are going like hot cakes. Last year they sold out well before I got round...
View ArticleClass Review - Ballet North Halifax
Standard YouTube LicenceBallet North, Charlotte Ingleson, The Dance Mil, Halifax, Thursday 31 May 2018 19:00 - 20:00 £8.00As several of the dancers who turned up to the first class of Powerhouse Ballet...
View ArticleBallet Cymru's Cinderella Second Time Round
Standard YouTube LicenceBallet Cymru Cinderella Waterside Arts Centre, Sale 2 June 2018, 19:30I expected great things from Wales's national ballet company (seeBallet Cymru 2018 Summer Tour 21 April...
View ArticleScreen-Stage Interface
Standard YouTube One of the most interesting press releases to have emanated from Northern Ballet recently was the announcement of the appointment of Kenneth Tindall as artistic director digital and...
View ArticleBallet West in Asia
Standard YouTube LicenceLong before I got to know Ballet West I wrote Taynuilt - where better to create ballet? 31 Aug 2013. It is a beautiful location and I saw for myself when I attended a class...
View ArticleDance as a University Sport
One important development since I was at university has been the emergence of dance as a university sport. According to this report from the Dance Club, has had a dance team known as "the blue angels"...
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At the end we begin
Time's Mortal Aspect by Charles van der StappenAuthor Ben2Licence Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 unportedSource WikipediaRichard Chappell Dance At The End We Begin 6 June 2018, 19:30...
View ArticleFlowers for Dreda?
Dread Blow is leaving Northern Ballet this evening and we shall miss her so. I tweeted last night:I have a ticket for @the_lowry to see Dreda Blow dance one last time. I shall miss her....
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Jane Eyre at the Lowry
The Lowry Theatre, Salford, Greater ManchesterAuthor: Skip88Licence Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 UnportedSource WikipediaNorthern Ballet Jane Eyre 9 June 2018, 19:30, The...
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Inspiration in Bingley - Cinderella at Bingley Little Theatre
BingleyAuthor: M G SpillerLicence Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 2.0 genericSource WikipediaSara Packham Theatre School and Ballet North Cinderella 10 June 2018 18:00 Bingley Little...
View ArticleNifty North Korean Footwork
Standard YouTube LicencePromoted by the comings and goings in Singapore I googled "Ballet in North Korea" and this is what I found. I am not sure that this counts as ballet but it certainly passes...
View ArticleHuddersfield University's Graduate Costume Show
Standard YouTube LicenceUniversity of Huddersfield Graduate Costume Show 15 June 2018 17:00 Lawrence Batley Theatre, HuddersfieldI am often asked by friends who regard balletomania as an addiction how...
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Querencia
Author Benh Lieu SONGLicence Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 unportedSourceWikipediaStudio 59 Querencia 16 June 2018, 19:30 Victoria Theatre, HalifaxQuerencia is an unusual title for a...
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Plato's Cave - the Live Transmission of the Royal Ballet's Swan Lake
Plato's CaveAuthor Jan Sanraedam according to Cornelos van HarlaamSource WikipediaRoyal Ballet Swan Lake 12 June 2018 Live streaming to cinemas worldwide from Covent GardenI was lucky enough to see the...
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