Up to 68% off Eifman Ballet Rodin in Toronto

Groupon is offering deep discounts on Boris Eifman's Rodin at the Sony Centre in Toronto, May 23-25:

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A visit to Freed's pointe shoe factory

A very interesting article detailing a visit to Freeds of London, famous pointe shoe manufacturer:
http://spitalfieldslife.com/2013/05/16/at-freed-of-london-ltd-ballet-theatrical-shoemakers/#comment-110571

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Half price tickets for Boris Eifman's Rodin in Toronto

Travelzoo has the following offer:
The following seating areas are available for the performance on Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. at the Sony Centre in Toronto:

• Rear Orchestra Sides LLL-PPP ... $27.50 (reg. $55)
• Orchestra Centre W-PPP ... $37.50 (reg. $75)
• Orchestra A-U ... $47.50 (reg. $95)

The Los Angeles Times raves, "you find the same in-your-face intensity, the same graphic sensuality, the same appetite for special effects and the same sense of pervasive darkness that distinguish the newest blockbuster films and hit television dramas."

"Rodin" is set to music by Saint-Saens, Massenet and Ravel.

Book by May 20. 

 

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Video: Behind the Scenes at the Royal Danish Ballet

This behind-the-scenes documentary by Royal Danish Ballet dancer Julien Ringdahl follows Alban Lendorf, Carling Talcott, and Cecilie Lassen as they deal with the difficulties (and joys) of being a dancer in the weeks leading up to Christopher Wheeldon's new production of The Sleeping Beauty.

1,2,3 Dance - full length version from Julien Ringdahl on Vimeo.

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Tuesday 11 March – Thursday 20 March 2014

Copenhagen and Hamburg 4 performances

Royal Danish Ballet:

Manon (MacMillan)

Napoli (Bournonville)

Optional second performance of Napoli

Hamburg Ballet:

Vaslav, Ruckert Lieder, Chopin Dialogue, Kinderszenen (all Neumeier)

Onegin (Cranko)

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Exciting 2013 Festival at Saint-Sauveur

The Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur has just announced its program.

Ballet BC

Canada
25 & 26 JULY
8 p.m. 

Petite Cérémonie, by star dancer-choreographer Medhi Walerski, and Aniel, by the company’s artistic director Emily Molnar, feature the entire troupe in two remarkable works created for Ballet BC.

Excerpts from  Herman Schmerman by William Forsythe and Muse, by choreographer Nicolo Fonte, round out the program.

Spectacle international

8 p.m., Big Top
JULY 27
JULY 28
6 p.m., Big Top

 American Ballet Theatre

• Herman Cornejo principal dancer
• Luciana Paris soloist

Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris

• Benjamin Pech étoile
• Alice Renavand principal dancer

National Ballet of Canada

• Étienne Lavigne first soloist
• Greta Hodgkinson principal dancer

The Royal Danish Ballet

• Andreas Kass & Ida Praetorius Soloists

Renowned Quebec Artists

• Louise Lecavalier
• Keir Knight ex-dancer of La La La Human steps

Emerging Artist

• Cesar Corrales Staring role of Billy in Billy Elliot.

Aterballetto

AUGUST 1 AND 2
8 p.m. Big Top

For its first visit to Quebec and first appearance in Canada in 25 years, the prestigious Italian dance company, under the artistic direction of Cristina Bozzolini, presents Aterballetto Suite, a masterly program of excerpts from the works Romeo and Juliet, Almost Blue, Come un respiro and Rossini Cards, all by Mauro Bigonzetti

BJM - Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal

AUGUST 3
8 p.m. Big Top

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Cayetano Soto presents Fuel, a work inspired by the music of Julia Wolfe and featuring twelve dancers propelled by a strange and incessant source of energy. This is a choreography of exceptional technical virtuosity and captivating beauty.

Created especially for the BJM dancers, Harry, by Barak Marshall, is a cool, hopeful, and humorous exploration of the inner conflicts and tensions experienced by every human being.
Closer, by choreographer and star dancer Benjamin Millepied, offers up a magnificent pas-de-deux that is at once minimalist, sensual, and bold, set to a score for piano composed by Philip Glass.

To order tickets, click here. 

The festival is also offering a variety of packages including accommodation, meals, and performances. For more information, click here. 

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Ballet in Cinema Broadcasts for Canada 2013-14

Royal Ballet:

DON QUIXOTE Live – Wed., October 16

THE NUTCRACKER Live – Thur., Dec. 12

THE NUTCRACKER Encore - Sun., Dec. 22

GISELLE Live – Mon., January 27

A WINTER’S TALE Live – Mon., April 28

Bolshoi Ballet:

SPARTACUS Live – Sun., October 20

SLEEPING BEAUTY Live – Wed., Mar 19

SLEEPING BEAUTY Encore - Sun., Apr 13

JEWELS Live – Sun., January 19

LOST ILLUSIONS Live – Sun., February 2

THE GOLDEN AGE Live – Sun., March 30

NDT (Nederlands Danse Theater): To be announced

Visit http://www.cineplex.com/Events/DanceSeries/Home.aspx

for theatre listings, showtimes, and to buy tickets. 

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Profile of Alexei Ratmansky

Alexei Ratmansky, American Ballet Theatre: NYC-ARTS | Profile from NYC-ARTS on Vimeo.

includes interviews with David Hallberg, Julie Kent, and Sarah Mearns.

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National Ballet of Canada Carmen casting

	Carmen	Don José	Michaela	Garcia	Escamillo
Wed. June 5th   @ 730	Heather Ogden	Guillaume Côté	Xiao Nan Yu	Robert Stephen	Jiří Jelinek
Thurs. June 6th @ 2	Tina Pereira	Jonathan Renna	Tanya Howard	Christopher Stalzer	McGee Maddox
Thurs. June 6th @ 730	Greta Hodgkinson	Piotr Stanczyk	Stephanie Hutchison	Keiichi Hirano	Jiří Jelinek
Fri. June 7th @ 730	Heather Ogden	Guillaume Côté	Xiao Nan Yu	Robert Stephen	Jiří Jelinek
Sat. June 8th @ 2	Tina Pereira	Jonathan Renna	Tanya Howard	Christopher Stalzer	McGee Maddox
Sat. June 8th @ 730	Greta Hodgkinson	Piotr Stanczyk	Stephanie Hutchison	Keiichi Hirano	Jiří Jelinek
Sun. June 9th @ 2	Tina Pereira	Jonathan Renna	Tanya Howard	Christopher Stalzer	McGee Maddox
Sat. June 15th @ 730	Heather Ogden	Guillaume Côté	Xiao Nan Yu	Robert Stephen	Jiří Jelinek
Sun. June 16th @ 2	Greta Hodgkinson	Piotr Stanczyk	Stephanie Hutchison	Keiichi Hirano	McGee Maddox

All performances at the Four Seasons Centre in Toronto. For tickets:
http://national.ballet.ca/performances/season1213/Carmen/#AbouttheBallet-tab

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National Ballet of Canada gala repertoire and casting

The NBOC's "Mad Hot Ballet " gala at 6:30 pm on June 12 will feature the following pieces:

Por Ti by Spanish choreographer Luis Martin Oya will make its company premiere and will be performed by Principal Dancers TBA and Piotr Stanczyk.

Principal Dancers Guillaume Côté and Greta Hodgkinson will dance the Summer pas de deux from The Four Seasons by James Kudelka.

Enkeli, choreographedby Côté, will be performed by Corps de Ballet members Emma Hawes and Brendan Saye. Enkeli was originally created for The Tenth International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize and Mr. Côté received the Audience Choice Award for choreography.

Guest artist Svetlana Lunkina will perform a pas de deux from Don Quixote with Piotr Stanczyk.

The performance will conclude with excerpts from Carmen by Davide Bombana, performed by Principal Dancers Heather Ogden and Guillaume Côté with Artists of the Ballet.

All guests are invited to attend a Carmen-themed reception in the Isadore and Rosalie Sharp City Room following the performance, complete with Spanish-inspired cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. 

To buy tickets: http://national.ballet.ca/ecomm/ticketing/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=1474

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Great video: Ballet, what's in it for men

A great piece from Australian Ballet in which Adam Bull, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Cristiano Martino, and Cameron Hunter explain why they are ballet dancers:

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Beautiful MacMillan pas de deux: rehearsal video

Jenna Roberts and Iain MacKay of Birmingham Royal Ballet rehearse MacMillan's rarely seen Pavane pas de deux, to music by Fauré:

Birmingham Royal Ballet - Pavane rehearsals from Rob Lindsay on Vimeo.

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Why you want to go to Copenhagen to see ballet

Among the Royal Danish Ballet's many fabulous dancers is Alban Lendorf. Here he is in La Sylphide, Etudes, and Swan Lake. Look at those beautiful jumps and beats!!!









Tours en l'air is organizing a trip to Copenhagen for March 2014. Get in touch if you're interested!

Tuesday 11 March – Thursday 20 March 2014

Copenhagen and Hamburg 4 performances

Royal Danish Ballet:

Manon (MacMillan)

Napoli (Bournonville)

Optional second performance of Napoli

Hamburg Ballet:

Vaslav, Ruckert Lieder, Chopin Dialogue, Kinderszenen (all Neumeier)

Onegin (Cranko)

BOOKING JUNE 2013

TV Profile of Guillaume Cote

Global TV's 16x9 featured Guillaume Cote on Friday May 10th, now available online:
http://globalnews.ca/video/553276/full-story-the-dancer

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Wheeldon's Cinderella in San Francisco:reviews

For a synopsis and reviews from the Dutch National Ballet performances, click here.  

Click on the title  to take you to the article.

Carla Escoda: San Francisco Spares No Expense on a 21st Century ...
Spanish, Russian and Balinese princesses vie for a reluctant Prince Guillaume's affections in Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella for San Francisco Ballet ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../san-francisco-spares-no-expense_...

Christopher Wheeldon's 'Cinderella' Premieres At San Francisco Ballet (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post

The San Francisco Ballet has never shied away from a challenge (it is the oldest company in the nation, after all), and this Friday's national ...

No fairy godmother in this 'Cinderella' - San Francisco Chronicle

www.sfchronicle.com/.../No-fairy-godmother-in-this-Cinderella-446440...‎

6 days ago – For a Cinderella ballroom coach like no other, Wheeldon acquired the services of ... San Francisco Ballet rehearses Wheeldon's Cinderella.

San Francisco Ballet – Cinderella – San Francisco

By Aimee Tsao Dance tabs 

DanceTabs

Christopher Wheeldon's new Cinderella for San Francisco Ballet is spied in 2 more casts by Aimée Tsao. Some nice dancing but still rather an OTT Broadway-style extravaganza:
http://dancetabs.com/2013/05/san-francisco-ballet-cinderella-another-look-san-francisco/

Review: San Francisco Ballet works magic with Wheeldon's 'Cinderella'
San Jose Mercury News
Christopher Wheeldon was smart to choose the Grimm Brothers' "Cinderella" for his first evening-length ballet, which the San Francisco Ballet opened Friday at the War Memorial Opera House in a sold-out run. This two-hour, 33-minute ballet in three acts ...

SF Ballet review: 'Cinderella' charming
San Francisco Chronicle, Alan Ulrich

"All Cinderellas should look and dance as well as this one".

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Pure Magic in San Francisco Ballet Cinderella

San Francisco Ballet

By Janice Berman, San Francisco Classical Voice

Christopher Wheeldon's 'Cinderella'—A Smash Hit for Season Finale at SF Ballet Examiner.com Christopher Wheeldon's CINDERELLA is pure magic. Together with librettist Craig Lucas, the choreographer takes the age-old folk tale and develops a number of delectable twists which, like Cinderella's missing shoe, are a comfortable match to the ...

SF Ballet Reviewed: Modernly Divine “Cinderella”
The San Francisco Appeal
Christopher Wheeldon's new “Cinderella” is simply spectacular. ... A co-production with Dutch National Ballet, this “Cinderella” made its US debut at San Francisco Ballet last Friday to high expectations, hard-to-contain excitement, and a sold-out ...

Christopher Wheeldon's Take on Prokofiev's 'Cinderella'
New York TimesSAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday the choreographer Christopher Wheeldon will present a world premiere and an update of an old ballet at New York City Ballet's spring gala. Yet over this past weekend he was presenting a different premiere in the Bay ...

The Two Sisters
Rita Felciano, Danceviewtimes

Cream rises to the top
Bay Area Reporter
San Francisco Ballet's Cinderella (choreography: Christopher Wheeldon) is already sold out. Before it opened, rumor has it, it was sold out. Don't let that stop you. You must go. Somebody's mother-in-law always gets sick, and you can get her ticket on ...

"Cinderella" Sells Out
San Francisco Examiner
If a sold out week-long run of Christopher Wheeldon's “Cinderella” is anything to go by, San Francisco Ballet should note that story ballets and fairy tales sell. “Cinderella,” which opened at the War Memorial Opera House on May 3 and closes May 12 ... 

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Online streaming of Maryinsky II opening gala

On line for the next six months:
http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Gala_Inauguration_Theatre_Mariinsky_II_Saint_Petersbourg/

Ballet highlights:
- video tour of new theatre to music from Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet
- entrance of the Shades from La Bayadere
- Uliana Lopatkina in an excerpt from Neumeier's The Nutcracker
- Vaganova students, followed by company in finale of Etudes
- Diana Visheneva in an excerpt from Carmen Suite
-  Ekaterina Kondaurova performs The Dying Swan
- opening of The Rite of Spring (Hodson reconstruction) followed by Sasha Waltz's new version for the company
- Olga Esina and Alexander Sergeyev in Petit's "Leda & the Swan"
- Oxana Skorik and Vladimir Shklyarov in the finale from "Diamonds"

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