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• This Ballet Dancer Turned NYC Into His Stage—And His Performance Has Gone Viral - SELF

  06-04-2016 23:35 via
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  This Ballet Dancer Turned NYC Into His Stage—And His Performance Has Gone Viral
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  Daniil Simkin is an incredible ballet dancer. He joined the American Ballet Theatre in NYC in 2008 as a soloist and became a principal dancer in 2012—which is a very big deal. He's one of the most talented men in ballet today, and he performs ...
  

• Dance|Review: Ballet Hispanico's Oldies but Goodies - New York Times

  06-04-2016 22:55 via
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  Dance|Review: Ballet Hispanico's Oldies but Goodies
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  Christopher Bloom and Diana Winfree of Ballet Hispanico dancing — maybe even writhing — in Ramón Oller's “Bury Me Standing,” at the Joyce Theater. Credit Andrea Mohin/The New York Times. In recent years, Ballet Hispanico has been steadily ...
  

• Is Justin Peck Making Ballet Cool Again? - Vanity Fair

  06-04-2016 21:12 via
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  Is Justin Peck Making Ballet Cool Again?
  Vanity Fair
  In 2009, Justin Peck choreographed his first work for Columbia University's student ballet troupe. It was four minutes long and had two dancers. “Not bad for a first attempt,” The New York Times wrote in a four-sentence review. “Let's see where he goes.”.
  

• The Royal Ballet's new season: another tiptoe towards equality - The Guardian

  06-04-2016 16:47 via
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  The Royal Ballet's new season: another tiptoe towards equality
  The Guardian
  Crystal Pite becomes the first woman to create work for the Royal Ballet since 1999 – alongside new productions by Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Javier de Frutos. It's another encouraging step by a ballet industry slowly embracing the 21st century ...and more »
  

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• The Royal Ballet's new season: another tiptoe towards equality

  06-04-2016 16:47
  
  Crystal Pite becomes the first woman to create work for the Royal Ballet since 1999 – alongside new productions by Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Javier de Frutos. It’s another encouraging step by a ballet industry slowly embracing the 21st century and nurturing new talentFor anyone who’s despaired over the Royal Ballet’s dismal record in commissioning women choreographers, the headline event of the company’s 2016-7 season has to be the arrival of a new ballet by
  
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• Royal Opera to serve up opera of Buñuel's surreal dinner party in 2017

  06-04-2016 16:07
  
  Thomas Adès’s opera of Exterminating Angel among new season highlights, as well as Anna Netrebko tackling Norma and Jonas Kaufmann singing OtelloAn opera based on Buñuel’s surreal film where 20 people who cannot leave a dinner party behave like animals and make love to each while civilisation disintegrates is to be a highlight of the Royal Opera’s new season. Related: The Royal Ballet's new season: another tiptoe towards equalityContinue reading...
  
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• Cedar City Junior Ballet: Bringing ballet to Cedar City for 14 years - St. George Daily Spectrum

  06-04-2016 02:48 via
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  Cedar City Junior Ballet: Bringing ballet to Cedar City for 14 years
  St. George Daily Spectrum
  Fourteen years ago, Cedar City Junior Ballet debuted its first full-length production, Coppelia, the story of two villagers, a small town and an eccentric doll maker. This weekend, CCJB artistic director Lise Mills, cast and crew will once again ...
  

• Tacoma City Ballet Presents Carmina Burana - The Suburban Times

  06-04-2016 02:33 via
  Tacoma City Ballet Presents Carmina Burana
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  TACOMA – Tacoma City Ballet presents Artistic Director, Erin M. Ceragioli's regionally celebrated production of Carmina Burana, accompanied by the Tacoma City Ballet Orchestra, Tacoma Symphony Chorus & Vivace! Treble Choir, under the direction of ...
  

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• How to Enjoy Ballet - Broadsheet

  06-04-2016 01:26 via
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  How to Enjoy Ballet
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  There are plenty of people who've made it to adulthood without ever going to the ballet. Maybe it seems intimidating. Maybe you don't think you know enough about it, or have just never been convinced of why you should. The fact is: the secret of ...
  Preview: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings a not-so-serious look at the classicsArtsATLall 2 news articles »
  

• 'Countenance of Kings' at SF Ballet - SFGate

  06-04-2016 01:23 via
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  'Countenance of Kings' at SF Ballet
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  San Francisco Ballet gives rising young choreographer Justin Peck an outlet to showcase his prodigious talents when the company premieres “In the Countenance of Kings” at the War Memorial Opera House this weekend. Peck, a soloist with New York City ...
  

• Aspen Santa Fe Ballet celebrates 20 years - The Park Record

  06-04-2016 01:07 via
  Aspen Santa Fe Ballet celebrates 20 years
  The Park Record
  Aspen Santa Fe BalletÕs Samantha Campanile and Lukasz Zieba perform Cayetano SotoÕs ÒHuma Rojo,Ó one of the three works that the company will present in Park City on Saturday. (Jordan Curet). In 1996, Jean-Philippe Malaty and Tom Mossbrucker ...and more »
  

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