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• Royal New Zealand Ballet announces 2016 line-up: - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

  18-10-2015 23:36 via
  Royal New Zealand Ballet announces 2016 line-up:
  Scoop.co.nz (press release)
  2016 sees Artistic Director Francesco Ventriglia reveal his first full season for the national ballet company. The exciting line-up includes a festival programme of larger-than-life contemporary works that have never been seen in NZ, the world premiere ...and more »
  

• Boston Ballet performs Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony in epic season-opener - Wicked Local

  18-10-2015 18:50 via
  Wicked Local
  Boston Ballet performs Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony in epic season-opener
  Wicked Local
  Although “Third Symphony of Gustav Mahler: A Ballet by John Neumeier” is 40 years old, the Boston Ballet is the first North American company to perform it and just the fourth company in the world to do so. That's because the six-movement ballet is a ...and more »
  

• Sharabi/Cunningham review – shades of Blue and a voice taking flight

  18-10-2015 16:49
  
  Lilian Baylis theatre, London
  Idan Sharabi is inspired by the music of Joni Mitchell, while Claire Cunningham explores the emotional cost of moving on crutchesIn many ways, the two works on this programme are opposites. Ours, Idan Sharabi’s male duet with Dor Mamalia, is a capricious rush of actions and gestures, executed with off-the-cuff virtuosity and set to a fade-in/fade-out montage of recorded voices and fragments of songs from Joni Mitchell’s album Blue. Disabled artist Claire
  
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• Nashville Ballet explores darkness of 'Dracula' - The Tennessean

  18-10-2015 13:01 via
  The Tennessean
  Nashville Ballet explores darkness of 'Dracula'
  The Tennessean
  Nashville Ballet's Artistic Director & CEO Paul Vasterling has a rare gift for storytelling, bringing complex characters and emotions to life through movement. But with his bold take on “Dracula,” this dynamic choreographer digs even deeper, exploring ...
  

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• DSU's Celebrity Concert Series presents the Bay Pointe Ballet - The Independent | SUindependent.com

  18-10-2015 12:53 via
  The Independent | SUindependent.com
  DSU's Celebrity Concert Series presents the Bay Pointe Ballet
  The Independent | SUindependent.com
  Bay Pointe Ballet will be the next group to grace the Cox Fine Arts Center stage as part of DSU's Celebrity Concert Series. They will perform “Dracula” on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, October 20 and 21, at 7:30 p.m. The tale of Dracula's eternal ...and more »
  

• Spandau Ballet star fights to save local boozer - Express.co.uk

  18-10-2015 11:30 via
  Express.co.uk
  Spandau Ballet star fights to save local boozer
  Express.co.uk
  SPANDAU Ballet star John Keeble is leading the fight to save a historic pub from closure. By Matt Gibson. PUBLISHED: 09:49, Sun, Oct 18, 2015 | UPDATED: 10:25, Sun, Oct 18, 2015. pub Mark Kehoe. Spandau Ballet drummer John Keeble is fighting to save ...
  

• Ham and Passion review – funny, sexy and flamboyant

  18-10-2015 09:00
  
  DeNada Dance Theatre’s smart meditations on sexual identity and machismo could teach larger ensembles a thing or twoCarlos Pons Guerra grew up on the island of Gran Canaria. As a teenager he was anxious to broaden his horizons, and persuaded his parents to pay for him to read English at Leeds University. Once in Leeds, however, he used the money to attend the Northern School of Contemporary Dance. “I thought my parents were far enough away,” Guerra says wryly. “I thought
  
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• Tulsa Ballet presents 'The Taming of the Shrew' - Tulsa World

  18-10-2015 07:05 via
  Tulsa World
  Tulsa Ballet presents 'The Taming of the Shrew'
  Tulsa World
  Tulsa Ballet dancers Jonnathan Ramirez and Madalina Stoica perform in “The Taming of the Shrew.” Courtesy. Tulsa Ballet. 'The Taming of the Shrew'. presented by Tulsa Ballet. When: 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Oct. 25. Where: Chapman Music Hall, ...
  

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• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opens season with triple bill of must-see masterworks - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  18-10-2015 06:02 via
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opens season with triple bill of must-see masterworks
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  For anyone unsure of the rigor or reputation of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the company says: Come see this show. Friday through next Sunday at Benedum Center, PBT will open the curtain on its 2015-16 season with a triple bill program of masterworks: ...
  

• Harriman tradition carries on with Daniel Ulbricht's 'Stars of American Ballet' - Kansas City Star

  18-10-2015 04:03 via
  Kansas City Star
  Harriman tradition carries on with Daniel Ulbricht's 'Stars of American Ballet'
  Kansas City Star
  Ballet is an art form that is handed down person to person, its visceral legacy passed directly from one body to another, each generation of artists linking to the next. This chainlike heritage will be made visible when Daniel Ulbricht's “Stars of ...
  Miami City Ballet soaring to new heights as it opens 30th seasonMiami Heraldall 2 news articles »
  

• Rochester City Ballet hires artistic director - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

  18-10-2015 02:53 via
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  Rochester City Ballet hires artistic director
  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
  When Nichole Gantshar, the executive director of the Rochester City Ballet, was combing through resumes for the company's next artistic director, she had to pinch herself when she came across David Palmer's body of work. Palmer, currently the associate ...
  Rochester City Ballet Names Artistic DirectorWXXI Newsall 2 news articles »
  

• Dance review: Swan Lake by the Birmingham Royal Ballet - Express.co.uk

  18-10-2015 01:13 via
  Express.co.uk
  Dance review: Swan Lake by the Birmingham Royal Ballet
  Express.co.uk
  PEOPLE often ask me the question, why is Swan Lake so popular? The answer is simple, it's the best. By Jeffery Taylor. PUBLISHED: PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, Oct 18, 2015. dance, review, Swan Lake, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler's Wells Theatre, Jeffery ...
  The King Dances, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Sadler's WellsThe Arts Deskall 3 news articles »
  

• Nevada Ballet, Cirque du Soleil team up — PHOTOS - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  18-10-2015 00:53 via
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Nevada Ballet, Cirque du Soleil team up — PHOTOS
  Las Vegas Review-Journal
  Choreographer Ariel Triunfo, right, watches dancers perform during a rehearsal of her piece for the annual A Choreographers' Showcase at Nevada Ballet Theatre Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in Las Vegas. Ronda Churchill/Las Vegas Review-Journal ...
  

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