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Images of War: Ballet Central's "War Letters" and other Works
The Green Howards at the Battle of AnzioAuthor Sgt. Radford, No. 2 Film and Photographoc UnitSource WikipediaBallet Central, Stanley and Audrey Burton Theatre, 28 April 2016When I first saw Chris...
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Ballet in Sub-Saharan Africa
LagosAuthor: Benji RobertsonSource WikipediaCreative Commons LicenceIn 13 Prominent Ballet Dancers and Choreographers Born in Southern Africa 3 May 2009 Ross Dix-Peek wrote:"Most people would not dare...
View ArticleSome More Information on Alessia
Ernst Meisner's EmbersStandard YouTube LicenceLast year I was lucky enough to see Ernst Meisner's Embers twice: once in Amsterdam on 6 Feb 2015 (see The Dutch National Ballet Junior Company's best...
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Prickling - NDT2 in Bradford
NDT2's Cacti(c) 2016 Nederlands Dans Theater, all rights reservedReproduction licensed by the companyNDT2, Mixed Programme, Alhambra, 30 April 2016I saw Nederlands Dans Theater 2 at the Alhambra last...
View ArticleWhy I Still Go to Class - Despite Everything
LAMDA Poem - Stage Three - Ballet Lesson Wildcats Academy (Wildcats Theatre School)Standard YouTube Licence"Aren't you a bit too old for this ballet malarkey?" ask my chums from time to time. After...
View ArticleJakop Ahlbom's Swan Lake
Teaser Swan Lake from Jakop Ahlbom on Vimeo.First we had Mat Ek's Swan Lake, then Sir Matthew Bourne's, next David Nixon's, then Alexander Ekman and now Jakop Ahfbom's which will be danced at the...
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Another Masterclass
Michaela DePrince and her students, Danceworks, 7 July 2015(c) 2015 Danceworks LtdOne of the most popular articles that I have ever published was Michaela's Masterclass 8 July 2015. It was about a...
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The Hungarian National Ballet's Sleeping Beauty: Aurora's Wedding
Aurora's WeddingPhoto: Attila Nagy(c) 2016 Hungarian National Ballet: all rights reservedReproduced with kind permission of the companyOn the 17 April 2016 I attended the première of the Hungarian...
View ArticleHow to get to the Gala for Alessia
The Gala for Alessia which I have mentioned in Principato's Project 7 April 2016, Update on the Trecate Gala 28 April 2016 and Some More Information on Alessia 30 April 2016 as well as on BalletCo...
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Budapest Bluebird
Pas de deuxPhoto: Attila Nagy(c) 2016 Hungarian National Ballet: all rights reservedReproduced with kind permission of the companyTwo more great photos by Mr Nagy of the Hungarian National Ballet's...
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As Fresh as Ever: Ballet Black's Dogs Don't Do Ballet in Sale
Waterside Arts CentrePhoto Nev1SourceWikipediaCreative Commons LicenceBallet Black, Dogs Don't Do Ballet, Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, 7 May 2016I was charmed by Christopher Marney's Dogs Don't Do...
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Swan Lake from Tatarstan
Last Monday I mentioned Jakop Ahlbom's Swan Lake at the Meervaart Theatre in Amsterdam (see Jakop Ahlbom's Swan Lake 2 May 2016). On 24 Jan 2017 the same theatre will stage a more conventional Swan...
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The Beautiful Dancers at the Gala for Alessia
More on the Gala for Alessia. The brilliant young dancer and choreographer, Cristiano Principato, whose photo appears in the top left hand corner, has persuaded 11 of his chums to come to Trecate in...
View ArticleI never tire of Dogs Don't Do Ballet
Ballet Black's Dogs Don't Do Ballet seemed so fresh and new yesterday that I was convinced that there must be some new choreography (see As Fresh as Ever: Ballet Black's Dogs Don't Do Ballet in Sale 7...
View ArticleAn Example of Casa Alessia's Work in Burundi
Standard YouTube LicenceI have written quite a lot about the Gala for Alessia at the Silvio Pellico Theatre in Trecate Northern Italy at 21:00 on 28 June 2016. Admission to the theatre is free so long...
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70 Years of the London Ballet Circle
National Liberal ClubAuthor DebonairchapSource WikipediaCreative Commons LibraryI have just returned from a most delightful evening at the National Liberal Club. The occasion was a talk and party to...
View ArticleBatley and Leebolt
Standard YouTube LicenceI have just received the following email from Mr Alex Wright, Development Officer: Friends, Patrons & Legacies of Northern Ballet:"Dear Miss LambertMartha Leebolt and Tobias...
View ArticleBirmingham Royal Ballet comes to York
At this time of the year the dancers of the Birmingham Royal Ballet split into two tours. One goes to Durham, York and Shrewsbury while the other visits Poole and Truro. Each tour has a different...
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Budapest Prologue
ProloguePhoto Atilla Nagy(c) Hungarian National Ballet: all rights reservedReproduction licensed by the CompanySir Peter Wright reminded us of our glorious evening in Budapest when we watched his...
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Great Theatre where you Least Expect to Find It
BirdwellAuthor Carol RoseSourceWikipediaCreative Commons LicenceTake 2 Performing Arts Academy, Barnum, The Academy Theatre, Birdwell, 13 May 2016Just outside Barnsley lies the village of Birdwell. I...
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