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• A Time to Dance: Previewing American Repertory Ballet's new season - Packet Online

  18-09-2015 13:03 via
  Packet Online
  A Time to Dance: Previewing American Repertory Ballet's new season
  Packet Online
  Nanako Yamamoto is among the dancers who will be performing for the American Repertory Ballet throughout its 2015-16 season. Wanted: Performance partners, no experience necessary. Without leaving your seats, engage with professional dance and ...
  

• Shobana Jeyasingh review – classical dance meets street-inflected torsion

  18-09-2015 12:41
  
  Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
  A vibrant double bill draws on hybridity and migration, as two dancers of Indian origin explode outwards into their own wildly contrasting stylesOnce again, Shobana Jeyasingh’s double bill draws on themes of hybridity and migration; once again, she surprises her audience. Strange Blooms (2013) is about plants, but not as you might imagine. In the opening section, Sunflower Saplings, the dancers explode in high-tension torques, accompanied by what sounds like bo
  
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• Ballet tribute for renowned ballet teacher Dorothy Stevens - Halifax Evening Courier

  18-09-2015 12:11 via
  Halifax Evening Courier
  Ballet tribute for renowned ballet teacher Dorothy Stevens
  Halifax Evening Courier
  Rehearsals for a special gala performance in honour of renowned ballet teacher Dorothy Stevens are now well underway. These lovely pictures show prospective young dancers during the audition process.and more »
  

• The Sleeping Beauty becomes a 'feminist ballet' in the hands of David McAllister - ABC Online

  18-09-2015 12:01 via
  ABC Online
  The Sleeping Beauty becomes a 'feminist ballet' in the hands of David McAllister
  ABC Online
  The Australian Ballet has returned to the State Theatre in Melbourne with an opulent new interpretation of the classic fairytale The Sleeping Beauty. The production is artistic director David McAllister's first outing as a choreographer. The former ...and more »
  

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• Darcey Bussell encourages future ballet stars - BBC News

  18-09-2015 08:34 via
  BBC News
  Darcey Bussell encourages future ballet stars
  BBC News
  Former principal ballerina of the Royal Ballet Darcey Bussell has her fingers in lots of pies these days, not least as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing. But her first passion is ballet, and as president of the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), Bussell is ...and more »
  

• MSO, New Ballet stage delayed program Saturday - Memphis Commercial Appeal

  18-09-2015 00:55 via
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
  MSO, New Ballet stage delayed program Saturday
  Memphis Commercial Appeal
  September 16, 2015 — New Ballet Ensemble dancers Jayme Stokes, (from left) LeAnthony Douglas, Justin Stewart, Ptia Reed, Jimmiee Hewett, and Noelia Garcia strike a pose on stage in front of musicians from the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the ...
  

• Ballet not to be missed - Hawke's Bay Today

  18-09-2015 00:42 via
  Ballet not to be missed
  Hawke's Bay Today
  RIVETING: A Midsummer Night's Dream is to be performed in Napier on Saturday. PHOTO/STEPHEN A'COURT. The Royal New Zealand Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a magical performance not to be missed. Prepare to be transported into an ...
  Unprecedented artistic coup the Royal New Zealand Ballet in Napier tomorrow.All About Hawke's Bay (press release)all 2 news articles »
  

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