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All posts tagged "George Balanchine"
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2.9KFeature ArticlesVail Dance Festival announces 2020 season
From July 31-August 11, the Vail Dance Festival, a project of nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation, presents its 32nd season, featuring commissioned world premieres, new...
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3.5KFeature ArticlesDouble vision: Dancing twins Kurt and Kyle Froman
Many of us grew up dancing alongside a brother or sister, but some sibling duos carried on all throughout school and enjoyed professional...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesMiami City Ballet and New World Symphony: A monumental collaboration
Some collaborations seem destined. The cooperative work of George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky is one iconic example. Their decades-long friendship proved to be one of the most prolific artistic...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesMeet the newly promoted dancers of San Francisco Ballet
In June, San Francisco Ballet (SFB) announced 10 promotions, three new company members and five apprentices for the 2020 repertory season. Soloists...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesMaking ballet class accessible and affordable: NYC $5 Community Ballet
In 2015, Mira Cook, like anyone facing a problem, could either live with it or take charge with a solution. Since moving...
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4.0KReviewsThe rich legacy of Shakespearean ballets: New York City Ballet in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
June 1, 2019. The David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY. In his time, William Shakespeare was a maverick innovator; he literally...
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6.4KDance HealthThe SAFE® Method: Spirals and patterns for recovery, artistry and more
Formal dance training includes much about patterns in the body: the sequential arcs of port de bras, common step sequences such as...
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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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4.0KFeature 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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2.6KReviewsFamily Day at the theater: How to enjoy the ballet with young kids
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. April 7, 2019. Last Sunday...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesFinal Bow for Yellowface: Ending outdated representations of Asians in ballet
It was yet another Nutcracker season at New York City Ballet (NYCB), and the company was getting more and more letters questioning...
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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...
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3.0KDance Studio OwnerSpotlight on the Teacher: Marcia Dale Weary
In this month’s installment of Spotlight on the Teacher, Dance Informa recognizes renowned ballet teacher Marica Dale Weary, who recently passed away...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesChristopher Ruud’s last bow: 21 years of fulfillment, pain and so much more
Principal Dancer Christopher Ruud took his last bow with Ballet West, after 21 years with the company, on February 23, 2019. Speaking...
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3.9KFeature ArticlesWhat was your favorite highlight of 2018?
Can you believe that the end of another year is quickly approaching? Time can go so fast, and rather than let it...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesArthur Mitchell: Ballet’s African-American trailblazer
Close your eyes for a moment, and visualize a ballerina and a danseur dancing a pas de deux. Are they black? Chances...
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4.0KReviewsAtlanta Ballet shows growth in mixed repertory program ‘Return to Fall’
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. September 14, 2018. On Friday night, September 14, the Atlanta Ballet presented Return to Fall,...
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5.8KFeature ArticlesPaul Taylor, the practical poet of American Modern Dance – an elegy
Paul Taylor was a true giant of American modern dance, with works that displayed both simplicity and depth of understanding into the...
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7.7KFeature ArticlesSascha Radetsky comes full circle
Sascha Radetsky shot into the national consciousness in 2000, when he played one of the charismatic yet contemplative lead roles in the...
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7.4KFeature ArticlesThe journey of BalletMet Artistic Director Edwaard Liang
As a young ballet student, Edwaard Liang in 1993 won the Professional Prize at the prestigious Swiss competition, the Prix de Lausanne....
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4.1KReviewsBoston Ballet’s ‘Classic Balanchine’: Seeing the classics with clear eyes
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. May 17, 2018. George Balanchine – arguably the one individual most responsible for the American ballet aesthetic....
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5.5KFeature ArticlesLongtime NYCB Director Peter Martins retires amidst allegations
The New York City Ballet (NYCB) Board of Directors announced on December 9 that longtime Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins would...
