National Ballet of Canada Cinderella Casting

https://youtu.be/bMXidivknZQ 


All performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto, November 2016.  For tickets click here: http://national.ballet.ca/Productions/2016-17-Season/Cinderella
Find out why Cinderella wears glass slippers, and much more about the ballet, at my "Tea and Tutus" event. More info here:
http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/10/get-more-out-of-cinderella.html 

	Cinderella	Her Prince Charming	Her Stepmother	Her Stepsister	Her Other Stepsister	Fairy Godmother
November 12 at 2:00 pm	Jillian Vanstone	Naoya Ebe	Rebekah Rimsay	Stephanie Hutchison	Lise-Marie Jourdain	Lorna Geddes
November 12 at 7:30 pm	Sonia Rodriguez	Guillaume Côté	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Tanya Howard	Rebekah Rimsay	Lorna Geddes
November 13 at 2:00 pm	Emma Hawes*	McGee Maddox	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Hannah Fischer*	Tiffany Mosher	Stephanie Hutchison
November 16 at 7:30 pm	Sonia Rodriguez	Guillaume Côté	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Tanya Howard	Rebekah Rimsay	Lorna Geddes
November 17 at 2;00 pm	Jurgita Dronina*	Harrison James*	Rebekah Rimsay	Kathryn Hosier*	Shaila D’Onofrio	Stephanie Hutchison
November 17 at 7:30 pm	Jillian Vanstone	Naoya Ebe	Rebekah Rimsay	Stephanie Hutchison	Lise-Marie Jourdain	Lorna Geddes
November 18 at 7:30 pm	Sonia Rodriguez	Guillaume Côté	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Tanya Howard	Rebekah Rimsay	Lorna Geddes
November 19 at 2:00 pm	Jurgita Dronina*	Harrison James*	Rebekah Rimsay	Kathryn Hosier*	Shaila D’Onofrio	Stephanie Hutchison
November 19 at 7:30 pm	Emma Hawes*	McGee Maddox	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Hannah Fischer*	Tiffany Mosher	Stephanie Hutchison
November 20 at 2:00 pm	Sonia Rodriguez	Guillaume Côté	Lise-Marie Jourdain*	Tanya Howard	Rebekah Rimsay	Lorna Geddes

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Dancers announced for Canada All Star Ballet gala

Some of the biggest names in ballet!





Eleonora Abbagnato, Audric Bézard, Isabella Boylston, Lauren Cuthbertson, Jurgita Dronina, Hannah Fischer, Mathilde Froustey, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Harrison James, Carlo di Lanno, Alban Lendorf, Svetlana Lunkina, Evan McKie, Ruslan Skvortsov, Cory Stearns, Jillian Vanstone. 

Tickets are now on sale, please click here:
http://www.sonycentre.ca/calendar-event-details/?id=291 

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Bolshoi Confidential book signing this Thursday

https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/news/simon-morrison-bolshoi-confidential

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Restless Creature: Wendy Whelan documentary

New Yorkers! Catch this reportedly excellent documentary about recently retired New York City Ballet ballerina Wendy Whelan at the New York Film Festival this week.

Monday, October 10

6:15 PM

Standby Only

Bruno Walter Auditorium

Amsterdam Ave at 65th St.

Thursday, October 13

9:00 PM

Francesca Beale Theater

144 W. 65th St, south side, street level

Sunday, October 16

6:00 PM

Standby Only

Howard Gilman Theater

144 W. 65th St, south side, street level

http://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2016/films/restless-creature-wendy-whelan/

 

Review:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/restless-creature-wendy-whelan-review-934804

 

I will update with info about screenings elsewhere if I hear about them.

 

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"Ballerina" animated movie

This movie about a  young girl who wants to dance at the Paris Opera opens:
Belgium

	14 December 2016
France	14 December 2016
UK	19 December 2016
Ireland	19 December 2016
Netherlands	21 December 2016
Greece	22 December 2016
Croatia	22 December 2016
Singapore	22 December 2016
Republic of Macedonia	5 January 2017
Bulgaria	6 January 2017
Australia	12 January 2017
Germany	12 January 2017
New Zealand	12 January 2017
Thailand	12 January 2017
Lithuania	13 January 2017
Hungary	19 January 2017
Estonia	20 January 2017
Poland	20 January 2017
Chile	26 January 2017
Russia	26 January 2017
Spain	17 February 2017
USA	3 March 2017
Portugal	27 April 2017

 
Two things about this trailer bother me: that she's apparently dancing on pointe in her boots, and that it's the old ballet-movie cliché about nasty rivalries for parts. Can't people come up with some OTHER story about ballet?

But I guess I shouldn't judge before I've seen the whole film, which of course I will do!



It does have some beautiful visuals of the Opera Garnier, though:
https://youtu.be/xuUijLmDPmU

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New Ballet course: Jewish Contributions to Ballet

More than the Hora: Jewish Contributions to the World of Ballet

Tuesdays, 10 - 1130 am

November 8 - 29

Goethe Institute Toronto

100 University Avenue, 2nd floor  

a few steps from Saint Andrew subway station; parking is available at Roy Thomson Hall. 

If you can't make it for this session but are interested, please let me know and I will offer the course again in January-February. 

November 8: Composers Giacomo Meyerbeer and Ludwig Minkus
November 15: Designer Leon Bakst and dancer Ida Rubinstein
November 22: Dancers and Company founders Marie Rambert, Sonia Gaskell, Alicia Markova, and Celia Franca 
November 29: Choreographer Jerome Robbins

All these people made major contributions to ballet, and all ballet lovers should know about them. The connecting thread in this course is that they all happened to be Jewish. 

In the high-art world of ballet, Jewish dancers, choreographers, composers and designers have all left a significant mark. Discover how ballet as we know it would not have been the same without them.

Per class drop-in (but you must register at least 1 week in advance as space is limited): $28.25
All four classes: $100
To register please call: 416-693-4496 or email toursenlair@gmail.com

These lectures, illustrated by entertaining video clips focusing on the huge variety of what constitutes “ballet”, will introduce you to some of the well-known and less-well-known Jewish contributors to this art form. 

Classical ballet as we know it was ushered in to the music of one Jewish composer, Giacomo Meyerbeer, in the 1830s, and then sustained to the music of another, Ludwig Minkus, through its classical flowering in Russia in the late 19th century. 

The early 20th century brought the radical reforms of Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, with the sumptuous designs of Leon Bakst and the sultry dancing of Ida Rubinstein. 

Bakst design for Scheherazade

As the century unwound, many strong Jewish ballerinas – Marie Rambert, Alicia Markova, Celia Franca, and Sonia Gaskell, founded ballet companies in countries having no tradition of the art form. In the second half of the century, Jerome Robbins brought Broadway pizzazz and American flair to the art form.

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Livestream: A Day in the Life of New York City Ballet

https://youtu.be/-DJE1vJFzaQ



Hot on the heels of World Ballet Day, Lincoln Center is hopping on the Facebook livestream bandwagon.

On Friday, October 7, 2016, A Day in the Life at Lincoln Center will stream live on its Facebook page. The all-day Facebook Live broadcast will give never-before-seen access to activities onstage and off. 

Find out how New York City Ballet’s Megan Fairchild spends her day at Lincoln Center, Friday October 7 starting at 10:00 am EST . There will also be footage of an advanced class at School of American Ballet.

A Day in the Life at Lincoln Center on Facebook Live All-day October 7, 2016

Facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC #LCIn1Day

Full Schedule

Friday, October 7, 2016, from Sunup to Curtain Down

A Day in the Life at Lincoln Center Facebook Live daylong broadcast

Facebook.com/LincolnCenterNYC

Specific times and locations will be announced throughout the day on Facebook/LincolnCenterNYC

Preview Video: https://youtu.be/-DJE1vJFzaQ

Simulcasts available at various times on:

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

https://www.facebook.com/chambermusicsociety 

Film Society of Lincoln Center

https://www.facebook.com/filmlinc 

Jazz at Lincoln Center

https://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter

The Juilliard School

https://www.facebook.com/TheJuilliardSchool 

Lincoln Center Theater

https://www.facebook.com/LincolnCenterTheater 

Lincoln Ristorante

https://www.facebook.com/LincolnRistoranteNYC

The Metropolitan Opera

https://www.facebook.com/MetOpera

New York City Ballet

https://www.facebook.com/nycballet 

New York Philharmonic

https://www.facebook.com/nyphilharmonic

The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

https://www.facebook.com/nypl.lpa

School of American Ballet

https://www.facebook.com/SABNYC

WNET TV Thirteen

https://www.facebook.com/thirteenwnet

20% discount on Ballets Trockadero tix

A 20% early bird discount is available from now till October 15.
Performances are at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto,
Friday February 10 at 8 pm, 
Saturday February 11 at 3 and 8 pm.
 
20% off on all tickets in sections A through D.
Here's the link:
http://www.ticketmaster.ca/Les-Ballets-Trockadero-tickets/artist/803967?tm_link=edp_Artist_Name
 
Tickets are $35 - $103.

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Tours en l'air newsletter

Dear Balletomane,

In this newsletter:

Tea and Tutus returns! Get more out of Cinderella and Onegin

Ballet and Art in Florida March 2017 booking soon

Bolshoi Ballet in cinemas October 16 and November 6 or 27

Nederlands Dans Theater North American Tour

Svetlana Lunkina and Friends gala

Revised trip schedule

  

Tea and Tutus returns! Get more out of Cinderella and Onegin

Illustrated talks about these two great ballets over a lovely afternoon tea.

Cinderella: Thursday 27 October

Onegin: Friday 18 November

Other dates potentially available. Please inquire if you can't make one of the above.

For more info click here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/09/tea-and-tutus-cinderella-and-onegin.html Sign up by October 18.

Ballet and Art in Florida March 2017 booking soon

Chagall. A Venetian-style palazzo. A world premiere from Alexei Ratmansky. Ashton performed by the company currently recognized as the experts in his style.

You can find the itinerary for this exciting trip by clicking here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/09/ballet-and-art-in-florida-in-march.html If you are interested, please join those who are already on the priority booking list by emailing me. Booking will open about 3 weeks from now.

Svetlana Lunkina and Friends gala

February 11^th 2017, Sony Centre Toronto. Tickets available soon. Stay tuned to your Tours en l'air newsletter for possible group bookings.

Revised trip schedule

Still some spots available:

Bordeaux-Toulouse July 2017: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/08/toulouse-bordeaux-ballet-trip-july-2017.html

New York October 2016:

http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/08/new-york-ballet-trip-october-2016_25.html

Added:

June 16 -27 (12 days)
Stuttgart and Dresden
(day trips to Berlin and Prague)
Dresden Semperoper Ballet
Giselle (Dawson)
Stuttgart Ballet
Romeo and Juliet  (Cranko) 
Death in Venice (World Premiere, Volpi)
Czech National Ballet
The Little Mermaid (Kodet)
Berlin State Ballet
The Sleeping Beauty (Duato)

Abandoned:

Prague-Vienna May 2017, Berlin-Dresden-Leipzig March 2017

Bolshoi Ballet in cinemas October 16 and November 6 or 27

In spite of some impressive male leaping about, I have to say I found The Golden Age quite awful, with ugly music and costumes, tedious choreography and a trivial but nonetheless hard-to-follow story, but you can make up your own mind when it is shown in cinemas on October 16. For cast and synopsis, click here

http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/09/bolshoi-cinemacast-golden-age-cast-and.html

On the other hand, The Bright Stream (November 6 in the US, November 27 in Canada) is very enjoyable and I recommend it highly. Plus it stars Svetlana Lunkina!

(The Bolshoi broadcasts are at select Cineplex theatres in Canada, for US screenings click here: http://www.bolshoiballetincinema.com/)

Nederlands Dans Theater North American Tour

If you have never seen this great contemporary company, you should!

Montreal

1 - 5 November 2016
Théâtre Maisonneuve (Place des Arts)

Sehnsucht - Sol León & Paul LightfootIn the Event - Crystal PiteStop-Motion - Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
Info & tickets

Toronto

9 November 2016
Sony Centre

Sehnsucht - Sol León & Paul LightfootIn the Event - Crystal PiteStop-Motion - Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
Info & tickets

There are no group discounts, but if you combine this performance with another in the Sony Centre Dance Series (Batsheva in January or Boris Eifman in May), you can save 20% or 30%. http://www.sonycentre.ca/calendar-event-details/?id=256

New York

16 - 19 November 2016
New York City Center

Safe as Houses - Sol León & Paul LightfootWoke up Blind - Marco GoeckeThe Statement - Crystal PiteStop-Motion - Sol León & Paul Lightfoot
Info & tickets

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