Ballo della regina - George Balanchine's joyful ballet is set to music from Verdi's Don Carlos. Its bravura choreography and zestful energy are guaranteed to lift the spirits.
La Sylphide - August Bournonville's drama about the love of a mortal for a magical sylph is a classic of Romantic ballet. The unique delicacy of his choreography is captured in Johan Kobborg's authentic production. Mixed: Ballo della regina - La Sylphide ticketsRead Full Story
To be able to dance with finesse and precision is important for ballerinas. Skills are honed after countless hours in practice, of which this genre of dance requires. To those who want to get into the most prestigious companies, training for children begin at an early age. Training periods are established by the dancers when they were still young in order for their skills to improve. High school students who want to try auditioning for a school of fine arts train hard because the competition...Read Full Story
Track annulet The Nutcracker: "March"The Nutcracker: "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"The Nutcracker: "Arabian Dance"The Nutcracker: "Chinese Dance"The Nutcracker: "Dance of the Toy Flutes"The Nutcracker: "Waltz of the Flowers"La Boutique Fantastique: "Tarantella"La Boutique Fantastique: "Andante mosso"La Boutique Fantastique: "Can-Can"Coppelia: Act I - "Introduction (Allegro marcato) and Mazurka"Coppelia: "Introduction (Andante) and Waltz - Act I"Coppelia: Act I - "Czardas "Coppelia: Act II...Read Full Story
GO BEHIND THE SCENES OF AN ELITE BALLET COMPANY, BALLET WEST â For the first time ever, the beauty and grace of ballet, the worldâs preeminent dance form, will be brought to television. Viewers will also see the dark side of this seemingly perfect world; the jealousy, competition and intensity that exist behind the scenes at a professional ballet company. Led by Ballet Westâs Artistic Director Adam Sklute, Ballet West and Ballet West IIâs...
When Frédéric Michel said he chatted to culture secretary before Tchaikovsky ballet, was he confused? Apparently soIt is a mystery that has preoccupied the most dedicated Leveson watchers for weeks: did Jeremy Hunt go to see Swan Lake on 9 February 2011? Or was it the Magic Flute? Or neither?The answer, it now appears, is that the culture secretary that night watched Black Swan, the Oscar-nominated film starring Natalie Portman as a mentally...
by Rebecca Michals posted in Community Buzz Yep, hate. I mean, have you ever noticed how Angelina Ballerina spends 21 minutes of every show being bratty, whiny, selfish, and mean, but somehow it is all resolved in the last 30 seconds because she gets a talking-to by her Mum or Miss Lilly and apologizes? No... Read more »
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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks released an environmental assessment last week proposing a five-year extension for the lake trout gill-netting project completed on Swan Lake in the fall of 2011. Over 20,000 lake trout were pulled from the lake ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Local ballet students can audition to join the cast of the "Nutcracker" ballet 2012, presented by the West Michigan Youth Ballet. The West Michigan Youth Ballet is holding auditions for local ballet dancers to perform in the ...
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Great art is great, in part, because, whether it’s Shakespeare’s plays or Beethoven’s symphonies, it can be created new again. Natalie Portman, in the film “Black Swan,” is set against rehearsals for “Swan Lake.”
Spring repertory programs are traditionally tough sells for dance companies. Unlike big story ballets such as “Swan Lake” or “The Nutcracker,” they feature shorter, more contemporary works the audience might not know. Yet they’re the lifeblood of ballet, the creativity that keeps the art form alive.