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Lexus Europe celebrate IS launch with English National Ballet

Blog Entry – Jacob’s Pillow 2013

From June 10 – 23, two Houston Ballet II dancers have been invited to participate in the prestigious ballet program at the legendary Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Western Massachusetts. Ballet: Brigade; Dancers: Aoi Fujiwara and Eric White; Photo: Amitava Sarkar Aoi Fujiwara, an 18 year-old originally from Osaka, Japan who has trained at Houston […]

Swan Lake – Mariinsky; NYCB

Tickets for NYCB's Swan Lake performances beginning September 17th will go on sale in early August. Tickets for the Mariinsky's Swan Lake performances at the Kennedy Center in January go on sale October 2nd. You can bet your last dollar...

Villella at SPAC with NYCB

Edward Villella will be NYCB's Guest of Honor at the Ruby Ball Gala on July 13th at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The performance will include Balanchine's Rubies in addition to rep by Martins, Wheeldon, and Robbins. This is ...

ABT – Romeo and Juliet – 6/15

The final Romeo and Juliet of the season included some fine performances from the supporting cast but the performances of the principal cast were uneven. While Roberto Bolle was a thoughtful Romeo of mostly fine lines, tidy turns, and faultless...

English National Ballet inspire Thomas Campbell & Lily and Lionel

Ballet Backstage | Swan Lake in pictures

Ballet News Reviews | English National Ballet’s Swan Lake in the round

Making Musical Magic In Peter Pan

Portland, Oregon-based musical arranger Niel DePonte worked with choreographer Trey McIntyre to create the score for Mr. McIntyre’s three-act narrative work Peter Pan, which Houston Ballet will perform June 13 – 23 at Wortham Theater Center. Mr. DePonte used the music of the venerable English composer Edward Elgar (1857 – 1934) to create the score […]

Program for Roberto Bolle & Friends @ NYCC

Here's the program for the September 17th gala event at City Center. Alina Somova in Excelsior with Bolle won't be remotely like a Petipa disaster, and might, in fact, be quite watchable. Dancers: Roberto Bolle, Jirí Bubenìcek, Marlon Dino, Lucia...

D. David Brown, Executive Director of Pacific Northwest Ballet, to Retire in June 2014

Roland Petit’s Coppélia starring Sergei Polunin opens at the London Coliseum in one month

Swan Lake illustrations inspired by English National Ballet’s production which opens tonight

‘Dance United’ to raise money for Oklahoma tornado relief June 15

Northern Ballet announces new season tour for 2013

Top Birmingham schools unite for music and dance extravaganza

Company Dancer Spotlight: Guillaume Basso

Learn more about Guillaume Basso, native of Dijon, France and Joffrey Ballet company member since last season (2012-2013). You may have noticed his extraordinary jumping and turning ability onstage, but here's a little more about his...Show More Summary

Nacho Duato

The Duato Style If there is something that defines Nacho Duato’s style of movement, it is dynamics: his language is expressive, fluid and fast. However, to properly understand Duato past his quite characteristic European contemporary style (clearly influenced by his work with Kylián), one needs to also consider his musicality: Duato’s work is always very [...]

ABT – Romeo and Juliet – 6/10

A few days ago, Haglund sat around wondering why during the many years of watching Alessandra Ferri and Julio Bocca in Romeo and Juliet, he was thrilled with each performance and never got bored. In fact, sometimes while waiting for...