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All posts tagged "Boston Ballet"
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2.3KFeature ArticlesWhat we created, how we’ll go forward: 5 trends of COVID dance
I love reviewing dance. Since 2015, I’ve reviewed — on average — about one performance a week, for this very publication. In...
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1.7KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Process and Progress’: A capstone program
Available through www.bostonballet.org.May 12-26, 2021. The 2020-21 season has been anything but easy for dance companies. Yet, in their own ways, they’ve found...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesSan Diego’s Rosin Box Project gains traction in southern California and beyond
Sometimes, the best laid plans just don’t work out. And sometimes, they work out far better than expected. “Plans” is, perhaps, an...
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11.4KReviewsNow and then: Boston Ballet’s ‘Celebrating Jorma Elo’
February 25-March 7.Through bostonballet.org/bbatyourhome. Dance doesn’t exist in a vacuum, evidently enough; what came before is either a foundation or something to...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesMaking contact: COVID dance bubbles across the concert scene
The restrictions that COVID-19 has brought to the workplace have been difficult for everyone, in any field. But how do dancers, whose careers revolve...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesThe state of the dance industry through COVID: Checking back in
Back in May, Dance Informa spoke with nine leaders at top U.S. dance companies — Boston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, A.I.M by Kyle...
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2.2KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘The Gift’: Redefining traditions
December 17-27, 2020.Accessible through BB@yourhome. They say there’s a first for everything, and — as years go — 2020 was a first...
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2.3KReviews‘Forsythe Elements’ in Boston Ballet’s BB@yourhome: Questioning what ballet and performance can be
November 19-29, 2020.Streamed on bostonballet.org through subscription. I remember the first time I saw a William Forsythe work. It was obviously ballet,...
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2.2KTips & AdviceRachel Cossar: Choreography for Business
It is no secret that dancers around the world are finding themselves in uncharted territory. Whether it is taking a class virtually...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesBoston Ballet reimagines 2020-21 season
Boston Ballet is committed to the safety and welfare of its dancers, musicians, stagers, artisans, faculty, administrative staff, volunteers and audiences. Given...
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2.9KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Lia Cirio affirms we can rise above together
Boston Ballet Principal Lia Cirio is honest about the difficulty of being a dancer in COVID times; the mental and physical toll...
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3.5KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19, Part II: Looking into the future
Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19: Adapting and continuing the mission
March 2020 — COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S.. States begin shutting down businesses and imposing restrictions on gatherings of people...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesYouth America Grand Prix moves digital
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) has announced a new Virtual Scholarship Program. The world’s largest ballet scholarship competition will continue its mission to...
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4.7KReviewsClassical simplicity: Boston Ballet’s ‘Giselle’
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. September 19, 2019. The curtains rose on the first performance of Giselle on June 28, 1841, at the...
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5.7KDance Studio OwnerBoys, bullying and ballet: How we nurture young dancers
On the August 22nd edition of Good Morning America, Lara Spencer reported on Prince George’s school curriculum. After noting that the young...
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2.8KFeature ArticlesAmerican dancer Darrion Sellman receives gold medal at Genée International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is pleased to announce the medalists of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition 2019, held at...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesBoston Ballet brings on a new roster, a new team
In the late spring of 2019, one Boston Ballet dancer after another gave their final bow with the company (some from the...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesKathleen Breen Combes bows farewell to Boston Ballet and begins a new act
A career in classical ballet can feel incredibly all-encompassing — from rehearsing to class to cross-training and maintenance, the work is constant....
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4.2KFeature ArticlesToronto to host 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is set to bring the Genée International Ballet Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious ballet...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesBoston Ballet’s John Lam tries on a new…dress
Boston Ballet Principal John Lam has danced leading roles in some of the most sought-after ballets – Prince Desire in The Sleeping...
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3.6KReviewsA classic that breaks out of the classical mold: Boston Ballet’s Coppélia
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. March 21, 2019. When you think of a classical story ballet, what comes to mind? Fairies, princes...
