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• What's next for the Australian Ballet: 'We have to create the classics for the future' - The Guardian

  02-12-2016 22:50 via theguardian.com
  
  What's next for the Australian Ballet: 'We have to create the classics for the future'
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  Ako Kondo and Andrew Killian in the Australian Ballet's 2016 production of Coppélia. Photograph: Daniel Boud. Stephanie Convery · @gingerandhoney. Friday 2 December 2016 16.50 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more ...
  
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• What's next for the Australian Ballet: 'We have to create the classics for the future'

  02-12-2016 22:50
  
  As the company stages the ‘timeless’ crowdpleaser Coppélia, its most faithful audiences remain hungry for new worksCan a ballet production from 1978 still be relevant today?The Australian Ballet believes so: its final production for 2016, which opened on Friday, is a restaging of the company founder and first artistic director Peggy van Praagh’s interpretation of Coppélia – nearly 40 years later. Related: Kinky Boots producer signs 'groundbreaking' deal to p
  
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• What's next for the Australian Ballet: 'We have to create the classics for future'

  02-12-2016 22:50
  
  As the company stages the ‘timeless’ crowdpleaser Coppélia, its most faithful audiences remain hungry for new worksCan a ballet production from 1978 still be relevant today?The Australian Ballet believes so: its final production for 2016, which opened on Friday, is a restaging of the company founder and first artistic director Peggy van Praagh’s interpretation of Coppélia – nearly 40 years later. Related: Kinky Boots producer signs 'groundbreaking' deal to p
  
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• Peoria Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' Dec. 10 and 11 - Peoria Journal Star

  02-12-2016 18:16 via pjstar.com
  
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  Peoria Ballet presents 'The Nutcracker' Dec. 10 and 11
  Peoria Journal Star
  Several weeks into rehearsals of the Peoria Ballet's 2016 "Nutcracker" the artistic director was forced to bow out due to an illness in the family. The ballet has been without a full-time artistic director since Ian Poulis decided not to renew his ...
  Watch the Bolshoi Ballet preview The Nutcracker, part of the Ballet in Cinema season: world premiere trailerTelegraph.co.uk
  Columbus Ballet breathes new
  
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• Tell us your favourite stage shows of 2016

  02-12-2016 15:22
  
  ’Tis the season to compile lists of your favourite productions of the year – let us know which ones left you spellbound
  As the end of the year beckons, we’re remembering the theatre, comedy and dance shows that stood out in 2016 – and we’d love to hear your favourites. Please fill out the form below before Monday 12 December, writing up to 250 words about the one show you found unforgettable. We’ll publish a selection of your favourites later this month. Conti
  
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• Choose the best stage shows of 2016

  02-12-2016 15:22
  
  ’Tis the season to compile lists of your favourite productions of the year – let us know which ones left you spellbound
  As the end of the year beckons, we’re remembering the theatre, comedy and dance shows that stood out in 2016 – and we’d love to hear your favourites. Please fill out the form below before Monday 12 December, writing up to 250 words about the one show you found unforgettable. We’ll publish a selection of your favourites later this month. Conti
  
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• Misty Copeland, ballet's top dancer, returns to Costa Mesa - OCRegister

  02-12-2016 08:58 via ocregister.com
  
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  Misty Copeland, ballet's top dancer, returns to Costa Mesa
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  Misty Copeland performs as Clara in Alexei Ratmansky's” The Nutcracker.” (Photo by Doug Gifford, Segerstrom Center for the Arts). By SHERRY STERN / CONTRIBUTING WRITER. Facebook; Twitter; Email; Comments; PRINT · SEND PDF ...
  
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• December 2016 | Hip-Hop Dance | Table of Contents

  02-12-2016 05:59
  In this issue we crisscross the country with stories about innovative hip-hop companies and crews. In Philadelphia, Rennie Harris Awe-Inspiring Works teaches dancers hip-hop technique and street dance history. In Chicago, The Puzzle League’s advocacy-based choreography educates as well as entertains. And in Oakland, Mud Water Project blends ballet with turfing, a local street dance style. Get in the groove! Continue reading
  
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• Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8 - The New York Times - New York Times

  02-12-2016 02:37 via nytimes.com
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  Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8 - The New York Times
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  A selected guide to dance performances in New York City.and more »
  
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• Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8 - New York Times

  02-12-2016 02:37 via nytimes.com
  Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8
  New York Times
  Gelsey Kirkland Ballet members dancing “The Nutcracker” in 2013. The company will begin performances of that seasonal staple on Thursday, at the GK Arts Center. See listing below. Credit Julieta Cervantes for The New York Times. A selected guide to ...
  
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• December 2016 | EditorSpeak

  02-12-2016 01:39
  "Artistry: Mystery vs Transparency": When I saw Frederick Wiseman’s 1995 film Ballet listed in our October issue’s “Moving Images” department, memories of the hours I spent watching this documentary flooded back. The film is a unique perspective on the lives of artists, and in remembering it, I thought about the conversations teachers might have with students—conversations about artistry, how we perceive it, and what enhances or impairs those perceptions."Never Stop
  
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• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kicks Off Its Holiday Season With Solange and Jazz - The Root

  02-12-2016 01:37 via theroot.com
  
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  Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Kicks Off Its Holiday Season With Solange and Jazz
  The Root
  Singer, songwriter and activist Solange Knowles has another notch on her belt: honorary chairwoman of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. And after having a “fan girl” moment (as Solange referred to it) with dance royalty Judith Jamison, the Seat ...and more »
  
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• December 2016 | On My Mind

  02-12-2016 01:36
  Let’s imagine that one town has two very good schools, and let’s say that they are roughly equal in size and that each offers a quality dance education. What could make one school stand out above the other?Believe it or not, the answer is kindness. At a time when new schools seem to be popping up everywhere, you can push yourself to the top of the pack by building a strong reputation as the school that makes students and parents feel like they are part of an extended dance family. Fr
  
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• December 2016 | Ballet Scene | Crossing Boundaries

  02-12-2016 01:15
  When My-Linh Le watches turfers at work, she sees the grace, fluidity, and balance of ballet—no small feat, considering that turfers often perform their style of street dance aboard San Francisco Bay Area BART trains, busking for donations in cramped and unsteady spaces. “Turfers tend to get [up] on their toes,” she says, “and they like to do spins.”So it made sense to Le to combine ballet and turfing in a concert setting. In 2015, the Oakland, California–base
  
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• Highland family's 8 kids roll out 5th Christmas dance video - Daily Herald

  02-12-2016 00:04 via heraldextra.com
  
  Daily Herald
  Highland family's 8 kids roll out 5th Christmas dance video
  Daily Herald
  For some, the Christmas holiday season begins after Thanksgiving (or at least it should). For a Highland family, it's marked with the release of their annual Christmas dance video. For the last five years, this family with eight children has published ...and more »
  
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