Ballet Boyz II: The Talent, touring, review
A very nice review of the Ballet Boyz II: The Talent tour in The Telegraph. The boys are performing two of tha same pieces as on the first Talent tour in 2010 - along with a new piece to replace the...
View ArticleA few small steps from Ballets Russes ... one giant leap for dance historians
This 30-second scrap of film showing Diaghilev's famed Ballets Russes in action represents one of dance's great discoveries.Read the full article here - The Guardian
View ArticleCompany Chameleon: 7 – Contact Theatre, Manchester
Company Chameleon: 7 – Contact Theatre, Manchester
View ArticleA Super Modern Dance and Other Romances by Pavlos Kountouriotis
I saw this show at greenroom late last year and managed to simultaneously enjoy it while not really understanding what was going on. Since then I have learnt some more about an area of dance that I was...
View ArticleOlivier Awards Nominations announced
The full list of nominations for this year's Olivier Awards can be found hereThe nominations in the dance categories are below:BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION Mambo 3XX1 by Danza Contemporanea de Cuba at...
View ArticleThe Stage / News / Matthew Bourne launches choreographer award
The Stage / News / Matthew Bourne launches choreographer awardMatthew Bourne’s company New Adventures is launching a choreography award for gifted performers to mark the artistic director’s 50th...
View Articlegreenroom falls victim to ACE funding withdrawal
Statement from greenroomFollowing the recent disappointing news that greenroom is not part of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio for 2012/13 onwards, the Board has made a decision that...
View ArticleGay For Today: Merce Cunningham
Gay For Today: Merce Cunningham: "Merce Cunningham born 16 April in 1919 (d. 2009) Merce Cunningham was a ground-breaking 20th century American dancer and choreographer. Me..."
View ArticleThe Royal Ballet: a new era awaits
The Royal Ballet is at crossroads – its current artistic director, Monica Mason, is about to retire and the search is on for a successor who will guard the company's rich classical heritage and also,...
View ArticleIs that it?
I'm keeping my eyes open but there doesn't seem to be much more on over the summer. Is it always this quiet?I have tickets for Scottish Dance Theatre, Joseph Lau and National Dance Company Wales and...
View ArticleTed Shawn
Ted Shawn is one of unique pioneers of men's dance and founder of Jacob's Pillow, a dance school, theatre and retreat in Massachusetts, and home to one of the dance world's leading festivals.Ted...
View ArticleGay For Today: Lincoln Kirstein
Gay For Today: Lincoln Kirstein: "Lincoln Kirstein born 4 May 1907 (d. 1996) Lincoln Edward Kirstein was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, and cultural figu..."
View ArticleThe Rite of Spring?
As previously discussed, The Rite of Spring - the original 1913 Ballet Russes-Nijinsky production - is the key balletic event that fired my interest in dance when I was a teenager - reading about it:...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold...?
Why do I have the dreadful feeling that there will be very little dance on in Manchester for the foreseeable future?So far the autumn consists of the dreaded Rambert, about the least interesting...
View ArticleNational Dance Company Wales - The Lowry , Salford
National Dance Company Wales - The Lowry , SalfordNot my review above as I opted to just go and see this for pure pleasure without the obligation to review it...National Dance Company Wales were...
View Article'I didn't want any wobbling': how to dance naked
What's it like to dance naked on stage? And how does it feel if the audience walk out?Seasoned nude performers talk to the Guardian's Judith MackrellThe naked truth about nude dancing – in pictures...
View ArticleBirmingham Royal Ballet: Coppélia – The Lowry, Salford
Birmingham Royal Ballet: Coppélia – The Lowry, Salford
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