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• Review: Ratmansky's Confectionery Shop Also Serves Ballet Poetry ... - New York Times

  16-03-2017 22:23 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Review: Ratmansky's Confectionery Shop Also Serves Ballet Poetry ...
  New York Times
  “Whipped Cream,” by American Ballet Theater, made its premiere at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, Calif. Credit Gene Schiavone.
  New ballet 'Whipped Cream' is weird and wonderful in Costa Mesa ...OCRegisterall 2 news articles »
  
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• March-April 2017 | Ask Rhee Gold

  16-03-2017 18:07
  
  Advice for dance teachers from Rhee Gold
  
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• Rosalind review – this is As You Like It but not as you know it

  16-03-2017 16:30
  
  The Place, London
  James Cousins deploys a language of sexual fluidity as his superb dancers bring passion and intimacy to a flirtation with Shakespeare’s heroineIn James Cousins’ bold reinvention of As You Like It, the choreographer has moved a long way beyond his source. Not a word of Shakespeare is spoken, there are no named characters beyond the titular heroine, and there’s no obvious reference to the Forest of Arden in the abstract tubular stage set. Instead, Cousins has di
  
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• Tupelo Ballet presents 'Snow White' and 'Pas de Quatre' - Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

  16-03-2017 15:43 via djournal.com
  
  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
  Tupelo Ballet presents 'Snow White' and 'Pas de Quatre'
  Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
  Clockwise, from top, Hannah Faith Cox, Isabella Webb, Rebecca Talton, Molly Clark Hudson and Anna Kirk Presley star in Tupelo Ballet's production of “Snow White” and “Pas de Quatre.” By W. Derek Russell. Daily Journal. TUPELO – Tupelo Ballet director ...
  
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• Australian Ballet's body-bending works push boundaries of dance - The Australian

  16-03-2017 14:04 via theaustralian.com.au
  The Australian
  Australian Ballet's body-bending works push boundaries of dance
  The Australian
  Contemporary dance is not necessarily faster than classical ballet, but it's often so demanding on the performers that it can seem that way. Tonight the Australian Ballet will open its new triple bill of contemporary dance works, Faster, at Melbourne's ...
  Dance gets a sporty makeover in Australian Ballet's new production, FasterThe Sydney Morning Heraldall 2 news articles »
  
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• 'Urban Dancers' lets ballet's sweat and glitter fly, up close - Lexington Herald Leader

  16-03-2017 13:41 via kentucky.com
  
  Lexington Herald Leader
  'Urban Dancers' lets ballet's sweat and glitter fly, up close
  Lexington Herald Leader
  Jorge Barani will be a featured dancer in Kentucky Ballet Theatre's “Urban Dancers.” Joe Lyman Lyman DVM Photography. By Candace Chaney. Contributing Arts Critic. LinkedIn · Google+ · Pinterest · Reddit; Print; Order Reprint of this Story. If sweeping ...
  
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• Original Helena fusion ballet, 'Pandora,' debuts at Myrna Loy - Helena Independent Record

  16-03-2017 13:03 via helenair.com
  
  Helena Independent Record
  Original Helena fusion ballet, 'Pandora,' debuts at Myrna Loy
  Helena Independent Record
  Dancers from Premiere Dance Company rehearse a dance, 'Greed,' from 'Pandora,' an upcoming ballet performance at the Myrna Loy Center. 'Pandora' is an original fusion ballet written by Errol Koch and choreographed by Premiere Dance Company ...
  
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• Bloodless bullfighting in Texas frontier country: 'I call it the ballet of life' - The Guardian

  16-03-2017 12:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Bloodless bullfighting in Texas frontier country: 'I call it the ballet of life'
  The Guardian
  Karla Santoyo, a headliner at Santa Maria. Bullfighting is 'a little bit complicated for a woman because it's a world of men.' Photograph: Katie Hayes Luke. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email; View more sharing options; Share on ...
  
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• Project Polunin review – Sergei's Swarovski-studded ballet falls flat - The Guardian

  16-03-2017 10:30 via theguardian.com
  
  Project Polunin review – Sergei's Swarovski-studded ballet falls flat
  The Guardian
  Ever since Sergei Polunin walked out of the Royal Ballet in 2012, the extravagantly talented dancer has been locked in a highly public argument with his art form. Even though he's continued to perform in the spotlight (his dance video to Hozier's Take ...and more »
  
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• Project Polunin review – Sergei's Swarovski-studded ballet falls flat

  16-03-2017 10:30
  
  Sadler’s Wells, LondonSergei Polunin and Natalia Osipova bring star power to an ambitious dance programme but despite some beautiful moves it’s a misjudged muddleEver since Sergei Polunin walked out of the Royal Ballet in 2012, the extravagantly talented dancer has been locked in a highly public argument with his art form. Even though he’s continued to perform in the spotlight (his dance video to Hozier’s Take Me to Church went viral) he’s often seemed to be dancing
  
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• Ballet turns into rain dance during water-themed show - The Columbus Dispatch

  16-03-2017 10:18 via dispatch.com
  
  The Columbus Dispatch
  Ballet turns into rain dance during water-themed show
  The Columbus Dispatch
  Ballet rehearsals frequently feature dancers executing pirouettes and plies. Most are unlikely to include slips and slides. Then again, most ballets don't include water. In recent weeks, dancers at BalletMet have been preparing for the world premiere ...
  
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• Ballet pays tribute to great Russian composers - Berea Mail

  16-03-2017 10:03 via bereamail.co.za
  
  Ballet pays tribute to great Russian composers
  Berea Mail
  ROYAL Moscow Ballet returned to Durban with a programme paying tribute to great Russian composers Sergei Rachmaninov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Aleksander Borodin, on Saturday at the Playhouse Opera Theatre. In a country starved of professional ballet ...
  
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• Film Scene: Bolshoi Ballet, William Shatner and Oscar winners on the agenda - Do Savannah

  16-03-2017 08:42 via dosavannah.com
  
  Do Savannah
  Film Scene: Bolshoi Ballet, William Shatner and Oscar winners on the agenda
  Do Savannah
  Those of you who've been reading Film Scene for a while now are surely aware that the restored, historic Tybee Post Theater out on lovely Tybee Island has carved out a niche for itself by primarily programming one-night-only revivals of either classic ...
  
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• Ballet invites public to open house - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

  16-03-2017 08:10 via newsminer.com
  
  Ballet invites public to open house
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
  Welcome! We hope you enjoy our content and decide to subscribe for full access. Visit newsminer.com/subscribe or call 907-456-6661. FAIRBANKS — The North Star Ballet is hosting an open house to raise awareness about its capital campaign to purchase ...
  
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• Dance gets a sporty makeover in Australian Ballet's new production, Faster - The Sydney Morning Herald

  16-03-2017 07:51 via smh.com.au
  
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  Dance gets a sporty makeover in Australian Ballet's new production, Faster
  The Sydney Morning Herald
  A squad of ballerinas sprint on the spot, dressed in neon track and field crop tops and briefs and colourful runners. A posse of dancers in white quilted leotards thrust and parry like fencers, and a team of male dancers approximate dribbling ...and more »
  
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• Texture Contemporary Ballet to showcase diverse choreography in 'Velocity' - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  16-03-2017 06:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Texture Contemporary Ballet to showcase diverse choreography in 'Velocity'
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Texture Contemporary Ballet will close its sixth season with "Velocity" at the New Hazlett Theater, North Side. By Sara Bauknecht / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "Velocity” isn't just the name of Texture Contemporary Ballet's latest mixed repertory show ...
  
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• Miami City Ballet's 'Program No. 4' is three in one - Palm Beach Post

  16-03-2017 05:05 via palmbeachpost.com
  
  Miami City Ballet's 'Program No. 4' is three in one
  Palm Beach Post
  Miami City Ballet will present “Program No. 4” at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. The show features three ballets — “Divertimento No. 15,” “Arden Court” and “Who Cares?” Named after the Mozart piece it is set to, “Divertimento No. 15” was ...
  
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• Beloved version of 'Nutcracker' ends with 2017-18 Atlanta Ballet season - MyAJC

  16-03-2017 05:01 via myajc.com
  
  MyAJC
  Beloved version of 'Nutcracker' ends with 2017-18 Atlanta Ballet season
  MyAJC
  For the AJC The version of “The Atlanta Ballet's Nutcracker” that was developed by former artistic director John McFall will be performed for the final time in the 2017-2018 season. CONTRIBUTED BY CHARLIE MCCULLERS / ATLANTA BALLET.
  
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• Atlanta Ballet unveils 2017-18 season under new artistic director - MyAJC

  16-03-2017 05:01 via myajc.com
  
  MyAJC
  Atlanta Ballet unveils 2017-18 season under new artistic director
  MyAJC
  After 21 years, the Atlanta Ballet's traditional holiday production of “Nutcracker,...and more »
  
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• Latin Ballet of Virginia's 'NuYoRican' shows grit, determination of Puerto Ricans living in New York - Richmond.com

  16-03-2017 03:43 via richmond.com
  
  Richmond.com
  Latin Ballet of Virginia's 'NuYoRican' shows grit, determination of Puerto Ricans living in New York
  Richmond.com
  Latin Ballet of Virginia presents “NuYoRican” March 17-19. The show features the lives of Puerto Ricans who moved to the United States, particularly New York City, and is based on the life of journalist and author Julia Torres Barden and her book ...
  
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• Pittsburgh Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem promote diversity - Tribune-Review

  16-03-2017 02:02 via triblive.com
  
  Pittsburgh Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem promote diversity
  Tribune-Review
  You might say this week's collaboration between Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and the Dance Theatre of Harlem began over 30 years ago. That's when Terrence Orr and Virginia Johnson — who had danced together in the '70s and '80s — came together in ...and more »
  
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• Ballet troupe mixes classics with something new - Calaveras Enterprise

  16-03-2017 01:57 via calaverasenterprise.com
  
  Calaveras Enterprise
  Ballet troupe mixes classics with something new
  Calaveras Enterprise
  That's what the Calaveras Arts Council says about its next Ovations 2017 Performing Arts event, when the company performs at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 26 in Angels Camp. Humor. Romance. Passion. There's something for everybody in the upcoming ...
  
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• Touring ballet company dances to Crescent City's tune - The Advocate

  16-03-2017 01:55 via theadvocate.com
  
  The Advocate
  Touring ballet company dances to Crescent City's tune
  The Advocate
  Returning to New Orleans for the first time since a sellout performance in November 2014, “Stars of American Ballet ENCORE!” will present a distinctly local angle Saturday night at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Not only will the program include the ...
  
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