Genée International Ballet Competition 2019 medallists announced

Genée International Ballet Competition 2019 medallists announced

The Royal Academy of Dance is pleased to announce the medallists of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition 2019, held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto on 29 August.
After a week of intensive coaching from world-renowned teachers and choreographers, the competition final saw two coveted gold medals awarded to Mia Zanardo, aged 15 from Australia, trained by Hilary Kaplan and Archibald McKenzie, and Darrion Sellman, aged 15 from the USA, trained by Andrea Paris-Guiterrez and Jose Carayol. Silver medals were awarded to Paloma Hendry-Hodsdon, aged 17 from Australia and trained by Shirley Rogers; and Julian Wen-Sheng Gan aged 17, from Malaysia trained by Serena Tan Suet Leng. Jessica Templeton aged 16 from the UK, trained by faculty of Tring Park School was awarded a bronze medal. Julian Wen-Sheng Gan was also presented with the Margot Fonteyn Audience Choice Award and the Choreographic Award for best Dancer’s Own variation was awarded to Ashton Parker from South Africa, trained by Jonathan Barton.


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Ballet events at New York Public Library

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium. Lincoln Center
Click on the underlined links to reserve your spot.

Wed, August 28
@ 11 a.m.

Exhibition Programs

Archive in Motion Exhibition Tour 
The Jerome Robbins Dance Division celebrates its 75th year with an exhibition that charts its collecting history and establishment of international dance archival practices. Join us for a 1/2 hour tour of the exhibit, highlighting rarely displayed objects from the collection. Tour Leader: Jerome Robbins Dance Division Education Coordinator Kathleen Leary Maximum capacity of 15 people. Reservations close at 6pm the day before the tour. Reserve your spot starting August 8th at 10:30

Dance Rewind: School of American Ballet 1968 and 1969

Wednesday, September 11, 2019, 1 p.m.

Program Locations:

New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center, Third Floor Screening Room

Fully accessible to wheelchairs

ASL interpretation and real-time (CART) captioning available upon request. Please submit your request at least two weeks in advance by emailing accessibility@nypl.org.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division has an ongoing documentation program dedicated to the recording of live dance performance and dance related events and panels. This new series will highlight a selection of these recordings, which date back to 1967. Dance Division staff will introduce each program, which will range from 60-90 minutes each. 
A filmed run-through of Napoli, Act III Pas de Six by the School of American Ballet workshop recorded in 1969, in costume, with piano accompaniment. Staged by famed SAB teacher and Bournonville specialist Stanley Williams, the performance features future professional dancers Lisa de Ribere, Fernando Bujones, and Marianna Tcherkassky. Also on the program, a 1968 rehearsal of Paquita, Act III, Grand pas Espagnol, staged by Alexandra Danilova.
The Library for the Performing Arts is proud to offer free admission to this program on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program.  At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.
This event takes place in the Library for the Performing Arts' Screening Room, on the third floor. Enter via the elevator. Lines will form in front of the security desk one hour before the screening. No food or drink in the research area, please leave bags and coats with security at the third floor coat check.

Monday October 7 @ 6 p.m
.Once a Dancer: An Evening with Allegra Kent 
Legendary New York City Ballet principal ballerina Allegra Kent, in conversation with Mindy Aloff, shares memories and insights from her life in dance, illustrated by performance footage and photographs from the Library’s dance archives. New York City Ballet production of movie version of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Allegra Kent, choreography by George Balanchine Reserve your general admission seat starting September 7th, 2019. (

Thu, October 10
@ 6 p.m. 
Apollo
 Dance critics Alastair Macaulay and Robert Greskovic return to the Library for a presentation on George Balanchine and Igor Stravinsky’s neoclassical masterwork, Apollo. Using rarely seen performance footage, photographs, and designs from the Library’s archives, Macaulay and Greskovic will chart the evolution of this beloved classic. Reserve your general admission seat starting September 10th, 2019.

Tue, October 22
@ 11 a.m.

Exhibition Programs

Archive in Motion Exhibition Tour
 The Jerome Robbins Dance Division celebrates its 75th year with an exhibition that charts its collecting history and establishment of international dance archival practices. Join us for a 1/2 hour tour of the exhibit, highlighting rarely displayed objects from the collection. Tour Leader: Jerome Robbins Dance Division Curator Linda Murray Maximum capacity of 15 people. Reservations close at 6pm the day before the tour. Reserve your spot starting September 22nd at 10:30am.

Mon, November 4
@ 6 p.m.
Final Bow for Yellow Face: Replacing Caricature with Character in the Nutcracker 
We love the Nutcracker. But every year we cringe as the curtain rises on the second act, not knowing if an offensive racial caricature in “Chinese Tea” will take the stage. How do we change this classic and beloved work to be more respectful? Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin share how they are replacing caricature with character in 21st century Nutcrackers. Reserve your general admission seat starting October 4th, 2019.  

Wed, November 13
@ 1 p.m.
Swan Lake with American Ballet Theatre

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division has an ongoing documentation program dedicated to the recording of live dance performance and dance related events and panels. This new series will highlight a selection of these recordings, which date back to 1967. Dance Division staff will introduce each program, which will range from 60-90 minutes each. 

A 1970 rehearsal of American Ballet Theatre’s David Blair staging of Swan Lake, featuring Cynthia Gregory in the dual role of Odette/Odile. This is a film of an on-stage rehearsal, with piano music.

The Library for the Performing Arts is proud to offer free admission to this program on a first come, first served basis. Admission lines form one hour prior to each program.  At that time one ticket is provided per person. Tickets are not available for advance reservation and saving seats is not permitted. General admission seating. Call 212.642.0142 for more detailed information. All programs are subject to last minute change or cancellation.
This event takes place in the Library for the Performing Arts' Screening Room, on the third floor. Enter via the elevator. Lines will form in front of the security desk one hour before the screening. No food or drink in the research area, please leave bags and coats with security at the third floor coat check.

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Karen Kain: Dancing in the Moment with live Q&A

Get up close to prima ballerina Karen Kain in this rarely seen portrait of a Canadian dance icon, Karen Kain: Dancing in the Moment. Screening in commemoration of Kain’s 50th season with The National Ballet of Canada—the institution she now leads as Artistic Director—this gem from the CBC vaults accompanies Kain during her last season as Principal Dancer with the National Ballet, culminating in an emotional farewell performance in Winnipeg on October 4, 1997. Glorious archival clips of the trailblazing artist, who served as a muse for Rudolf Nureyev and Andy Warhol, are intertwined with loving tributes from friends and collaborators, including a moving rendition of Leonard Cohen's reading of "Dance Me to the End of Love," written especially for her.

Followed by an exclusive live conversation between Karen Kain and her friend, National Ballet colleague, and producer of the film, Veronica Tennant.

• Wednesday, 18 September 2019 from 18:30-20:30

• Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1Y3

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Fall for Dance (NY) 2019 schedule

 Schedule

PROGRAM 1 | TUE OCT 1 & WED OCT 2 8PM

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago A Picture of You Falling
Choreography by Crystal Pite

Vuyani Dance Theatre (South Africa) Rise | US Premiere*
Choreography by Gregory Maqoma

Misty Copeland New York City Center Commission | World Premiere
Choreography by Kyle Abraham

Caleb Teicher & Company Bzzzz, New York City Center Commission | World Premiere
Choreography by Caleb Teicher

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PROGRAM 2 | THU OCT 3 & FRI OCT 4 8PM

Mark Morris Dance Group Eleven from Mozart Dances
Choreography by Mark MorrisDyptik (France) Dans l’Engrenage | US Premiere*
Choreography by Mehdi Meghari and Souhail Marchiche

The Washington Ballet Shadow Lands | NY Premiere
Choreography by Dana Genshaft

Malevo (Argentina) Salvaje | US Premiere
Choreography by Matias Jaime

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PROGRAM 3 | SAT OCT 5 8PM & SUN OCT 6 3PM

The Mariinsky Ballet (Russia) At the Wrong Time | US Premiere
Choreography by Alexander Sergeev

English National Ballet (United Kingdom) Dust Duet | US Premiere
Choreography by Akram Khan

Skånes Dansteater (Sweden) Dare to Wreck | US Premiere
Choreography by Madeleine Månsson & Peder Nilsson

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Lazarus (Act II)
Choreography by Rennie Harris

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PROGRAM 4 | THU OCT 10 & FRI OCT 11 8PM

CNDC d’Angers (France) Beach Birds
Choreography by Merce Cunningham

Alicia Graf Mack Come Sunday
Choreography by Geoffrey Holder

MADBOOTS DANCE FOR US
Choreography by Jonathan Campbell & Austin Diaz

Tayeh Dance Unveiling New York City Center Co-Commission with Kaatsbaan | World Premiere
Choreography by Sonya Tayeh | Live music by Moses Sumney

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PROGRAM 5 | SAT OCT 12 8PM & SUN OCT 13 3PM

Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal (Canada) Dance Me | US Premiere*
Choreography by Andonis Foniadakis & Ihsan Rustem

Sara Mearns & Taylor Stanley New York City Center Commission | World Premiere
Choreography by Kim Brandstrup

Monica Bill Barnes & CompanyThe Running Show*
Choreography by Monica Bill Barnes

Martha Graham Dance Company Chronicle
Choreography by Martha Graham
*Adapted for Fall for Dance
Programs and casting subject to change

How to Buy

Tickets go on sale Sun Sep 8 at 11am

https://www.nycitycenter.org/pdps/FallforDance/

An online waiting room will open on Sunday, September 8 at 10am to help expedite your purchase. All visitors in the queue between 10am and 11am will be assigned a random number, creating a digital line at 11am. Visitors arriving after 11am will be placed at the end of the line.
There is a limit of four tickets per person, per show. All tickets are $15 each plus a $2.50 facility fee per ticket. Orders purchased online or by phone incur an additional handling fee of $6.75 per ticket.


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Ballet Appreciation: Life and Works of Frederick Ashton

An eight-week course looking at the life and work of the great British choreographer.
Tuesdays 10:00-noon
October 15  - December 3
Goethe Institute Toronto
100 University Avenue, 2nd floor

1 minute walk from St Andrew subway station or King streetcar.

6 minutes walk from Union Station GO train

fully accessible

$240 including HST

To register
1) please email me or phone me (416-693-4496)

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2) send a cheque made out to
Katherine Barber
201 Hanson St
Toronto ON M4C 1A7

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arrange an Interac e-transfer to toursenlair@gmail.com

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Canadians in Ballet lecture in Ottawa

 

Frances Chung, San Francisco Ballet

Celine Gittens, Birmingham Royal Ballet

How Canadians are Conquering the Ballet World
Lecturer: Katherine Barber
When you think of hotbeds of balletic talent, Saskatoon and North Bay are not the first places that spring to mind. Yet Canadians are making waves all over the ballet world, often with little recognition at home. Get to know 18 of them in this entertaining talk, illustrated by video clips, which will also explore the variety of what constitutes “ballet” today.

• Day: Thursday, October 17
• Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Location: Room 124, Leeds House Building (main campus), Carleton University (Ottawa)
• Fee: $30.00 (HST included)
• Enrollment capacity: 55 participants

REGISTRATION:

Register online using the following link: carleton.ca/linr/online-registration/.

Additional registration details can be found on  carleton.ca/linr/registration/, and frequently asked questions are answered here.

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