le corsaire review - pirates, panache - and putin
Mikhailovsky theatre,St PetersburgBackstage politics aside, the Mikhailovksy’s Le Corsaire is a...
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it s not christmas without a nutcracker
Up and down the land this winter,Clara and the prince of her dreams will dance through a flurry of...
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teen ballet sensation leroy mokgatle: there is no...
When the 16-year-old South African was told he was too short to become a principal dancer,it...
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big ballets plus size swans step out to prove...
Channel 4's latest reality show turns big women into ballet dancers,with the wait on of Wayne...
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cheri review - alessandra ferri is beautifully...
Linbury Studio,Royal Opera House, LondonThe tender expressiveness of 52-year-ancient Ferri carries...
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fonteyn and nureyev sparkle in le corsaire at...
5 November 1962: Nureyev,it seems, is great for Fonteyn who evidently relishes his exotic, or far...
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fonteyn and nureyev sparkle in le corsaire at...
5 November 1962: Nureyev,it seems, is friendly for Fonteyn who evidently relishes his exotic, or far...
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northern ballet: 1984 review - sleight of hand...
West Yorkshire Playhouse,Leeds Jonathan Watkins’ gripping production employs subtleties of...
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romeo and juliet review - expressive intelligence...
Royal Opera House,LondonHaywards Juliet is transparently spontaneous, beautifully shaped and well...
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royal ballet mixed bill review - carlos acosta...
Royal Opera House,London Acosta’s souped-up ballet looks messy and naive in comparison to the...
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royal ballet: raven girl connectome review - wayne...
Royal Opera House,LondonMcGregor’s adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel takes flight, but...
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symphonie dramatique review - a star crossed dance...
Linbury Studio,LondonSwerving from clipped minimalism to speedy, propulsive ballet, and this manic...
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akram khan s giselle review - a modern classic in...
Palace theatre,ManchesterEnglish National Ballet’s dancers delight in Khan’s 21st-century...
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bryony brind obituary
Unconventional ballet dancer and a favourite of choreographers trying out new worksWhen she was...
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david drew obituary
Dancer best known for his character roles who had a 56-year association with the Royal...
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mariinsky ballet review - 20 minutes of ninja...
Millennium Centre,CardiffValery Gergiev hares through Alexei Ratmansky’s brain-fizzing dance of...
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scottish ballet: cinderella review - sumptuous and...
Festival theatre,EdinburghBethany Kingsley-Garner brings charm to the title role in this elegantly...
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royal ballet: la fille mal gardee review - hayward...
Royal Opera House,LondonFrancesca Hayward and Marcelino Sambé dance with unforced beauty, imbuing...
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violette verdy obituary
French ballerina famous for her pure classical technique and the musicality she brought to her...
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justin peck and the nationals bryce dessner create...
The 28-year-dilapidated dancer and choreographer’s latest work,inspired by a Hans Christian...
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romeo and juliet: how ballet gets to the heart of...
Why does Romeo and Juliet translate so well to dance? Sarah Crompton sits in on rehearsals at both...
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keep dancing: the ballet stars leaping through the...
Their bodies hurt,the roles are drying up and everyones comparing them with their younger selves. So...
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la bayadere review - ratmansky returns orientalist...
Staatsoper Unter den Linden,BerlinAlexei Ratmansky’s reconstruction of Marius Petipa’s...
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royal ballet mixed bill review - a winning world...
Royal Opera House,LondonMcGregor’s all-male Obsidian Tear, one of his strongest works to date, and...
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she said review - three steps forward for women
Sadler’s Wells,LondonEnglish National Ballets recent triple bill shakes up the status quo, with a...
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wheeldon triple bill review - osipova glitters as...
Royal Opera House,London[br]This Christopher Wheeldon programme includes the premiere of one-act...
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cinderella review - all in all, magic
Festival theatre,EdinburghChristopher Hampson’s lyrical Cinderella for Scottish Ballet delivers...
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shakespeare triple bill review - birmingham royal...
Birmingham HippodromeJessica Lang’s rippling Wink,inspired by the sonnets, leads a set of pieces...
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jane eyre review - bold bronte ballet is anything...
Cast,DoncasterCathy Marston displays a novelist’s touch in layering characters in her wonderfully...
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students in the program na ponta dos pes ( on...
Students in the program “Na Ponta dos Pes” (”On Tiptoe”),a ballet class in Rio de...
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the steps say the words: antoinette sibley on...
‘The ballet really gets over the incompatibility between the supernatural people and the human...
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swan lake review - stripped back version even...
Theatre Royal,GlasgowScottish Ballet’s daring new interpretation boots out the main characters –...
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claire calvert: when i was little i wasn t saying ...
The Royal Ballet soloist on portraying Hermione in The Winter’s Tale,taking a year out after...
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gloria contreras obituary
Dancer and choreographer who ran her own company in Mexico for 45 yearsGloria Contreras,who has died...
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les ballets trockadero de monte carlo review - a...
Peacock theatre,LondonThe all-male company’s sublime parodies of classical and modern dance from...
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bio banding could cut risk of injury for ballet...
Grouping dancers by physical maturity rather than age could better equip late-maturing girls to deal...
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christopher wheeldon: how i fell for the...
The acclaimed choreographer explains the origins of Strapless – his unusual ballet approximately...
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romeo and juliet review - the royal ballets romeo...
Royal Opera House,London[br]Gary Avis’s charismatic Tybalt steals the show in this...
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bolshoi ballet: don quixote review - back at their...
Royal Opera House LondonWith a flourish of capes and a clicking of castanets,the company match the...
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yolanda sonnabend obituary
Stage designer and portrait painter,renowned for her work with the choreographer Kenneth...
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matthew bourne takes risk on ballet version of the...
Choreographer says note based on 1948 film – a Broadway version of which flopped – will be his...
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new ballet hispanico works explore intersection of...
unusual Ballet Hispánico works explore intersection of Latino,Asian culturesWhen Ballet Hispánico...
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birmingham royal ballet variations triple bill...
Sadler’s Wells,London[br]Balanchine’s 1947 ballet is pressured and punchy, but the rest of this...
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birmingham royal ballet: the tempest review -...
Sadler’s Wells,LondonDavid Bintley’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s play conjures a convincing...
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balletboyz: life review - angry rabbits v dead...
Sadler’s Wells,LondonThe fur flies – and hops, skips and pirouettes – in an inspired and funny...
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in ballet, real life romance is the enemy of...
So,Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin are a couple. But the passion of dancers should be...
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yvonne chouteau obituary
Dancer with ‘an ethereal quality’ who helped establish classical ballet in the USIn the late...
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australian ballet 20:21 review - electrifying...
A symphony,a dream and the world premiere of Tim Harbour’s Filigree and Shadow, a macabre vision...
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the sleeping beauty review - as sweet and...
His choreography does not stray so far from Petipa but with unapologetic attention to detail,David...
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ballet black triple bill review - dash, daring and...
Barbican,LondonBallet Black’s triple bill was graced with some sparkling performances and...
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joan ravenscroft obituary
Our aunt,Joan Ravenscroft, who has died aged 97, or devoted her early life to ballet,dancing with...
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five of the best ballet and dance shows for...
If your festive season isn’t complete without The Nutcracker or another classic ballet,you will...
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ballet stars osipova and polunin confirm show …...
Royal Ballet lead and ‘base boy of ballet end relationship rumours as they announce modern...
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the sleeping beauty: a lavish baroque fairytale -...
David McAllister,artistic director of the Australian Ballet, has chosen The Sleeping Beauty to debut...
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benjamin millepied: ballet s black swan bows out...
Last week Benjamin Millepied resigned as head of dance at the prestigious Paris Opera...
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royal ballet: ashton mixed programme review - two...
Royal Opera House,London Vadim Muntagirov and Lauren Cuthbertson dance a sparky revival of The Two...
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philip martin nielson: an autistic life...
He was told his autism meant he could never enjoy an independent life – but the non-verbal world...
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vitesse review - australian ballet serves...
State Theatre,Arts Centre MelbourneAnnual contemporary bill is a welcome respite from the Australian...
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royal ballet: the winters tale review - wheeldons...
Royal Opera House,LondonThis revival of Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet looks more impressive than...
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breakthrough ballerina
In “A Ballerinas Tale,” filmmaker Nelson George follows Misty Copeland as she copes with an...
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benjamin millepied and paris opera ballet: a step...
Millepied’s departure is a surprise: he was meant to revitalise a ballet institution,forcing it...
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ballet companies must stop wrecking our bodies,...
Irina Kolesnikova,who performs at London’s Coliseum in August, says dancers should be nurtured, or...
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la scala ordered to rehire ballerina sacked in...
Court rules Mariafrancesca Garritano was fired unfairly for claiming dance school was responsible...
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