Brenda Schwinn recalled the day that a mother of one of her ballet students came to her with some news: There was a new boy in town, just moved here from Kentucky. Like most ballet instructors, Schwinn was always on the lookout for young men to fill out her company roster, so she dispatched the mother back to see if he was interested in coming to one of her classes.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater's Parr returns to Wooster to teach master classes
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Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg dances 'Red Giselle' at Segerstrom
Eifman Ballet, the Russian contemporary ensemble from St. Petersburg on a 40th anniversary U.S. tour, rolled into Segerstrom Center for the Arts on Friday night with an updated version of the choreographer's seminal work, "Red Giselle." Performed in Costa Mesa through Sunday, this tribute to the legendary Russian ballerina Olga Spessivtseva is not company founder and artistic director Boris Eifman's first ballet, but it is certainly the template for his dance-theater melodramas.
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BWW Review: Heather Ogden is One Strong Swan in the National Ballet of Canada's Swan Lake
The theme will get under your skin. With some of the most beautiful music ballet has to offer, SWAN LAKE is sure to capture your heart.
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Satellite Collective Announces Satellite Film Originals
Satellite Film Originals is an evening of original film and video created in collaboration with Satellite choreographers, composers and artists. For the first time Satellite will premiere a full program of film, video and original scores in partnership with Bowery Arts and Sciences.
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Stonehouse dancer accepted for the Scottish Ballet Junior Associate Scheme
Sarah Fairley, a Grade 3 student at the Heather Carmichael School of Dance, has been accepted for the Scottish Ballet Junior Associate Scheme. The nine-year-old Newfield Primary pupil has been attending the school since she was three years old , and has consistently achieved honours and highly commended results in exams.
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A golden outlook forecast for the precious metal
For some Australians who don't have it in their jewellery collection, the closest they get to gold comes when they get their feet wet while panning for the stuff at Sovereign Hill in Ballarat. For others, it comes while carving up the dance floor at an '80s party as the speakers blast out Spandau Ballet's signature hit Gold .
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Teen making her ballet dreams come true
Shelby Wells dreams of tutus, pas de deux and pirouettes, and she is on her way making those dreams a reality. The Manawatu College 13-year-old thrives on tough physical workouts - barre and centre routines that would make many rugby players sore.
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Richmond County Orchestra Presents AMERICANA
The Richmond County Orchestra , under the direction of Maestro Alan Aurelia, presents: AMERICANA, a musical star-spangled tribute to the United States that includes a full orchestral patriotic favorites such as the Star Spangled Banner, Stars and Stripes Forever and 1812 Overture sprinkled with dancing by members of the New American Youth Ballet choreographed by Elizabeth Flores . Performers include Nezad Marsic, Alison Madill and John Griffen.
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Global Voices
A new international independent documentary series from the Independent Television Service , GLOBAL VOICES samples the best of international documentary. In its premiere season, the series features five all-new global docs and 21 notable international documentaries that have previously aired on PBS in other forums.
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Royal Ballet Dancer Nathalie Harrison Joins Cast of Voices of the Amazon
Sisters Grimm are delighted that Nathalie Harrison, First Artist at The Royal Ballet will join the cast of VOICES OF THE AMAZON, with kind permission from Kevin O'Hare, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet. VOICES OF THE AMAZON is receiving its UK premiere at Sadler's Wells from 4 to 8 July, following sell-out run at the Chekhov International Theatre Festival in Moscow.
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National Youth Ballet Announces 30th Anniversary Season
For its 30th Anniversary Season, The National Youth Ballet of Great Britain will present Time in Motion, a mixed programme of ballets choreographed by some of the UKs most eminent professionals and rising talents, performed by a company of young dancers aged 8-18 from across the UK. Time in Motion will encompass seven short ballets that together will make a compelling journey through time.
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BWW Review: American Ballet Theatre's Le Corsaire
Petipa, who of the three choreographers listed in the program has the most influence on American Ballet Theatre's Le Corsaire , knows how to create a dramatic excuse for dance. With a few notable exceptions, "Giselle" and "Romeo and Juliet" come instantly to my mind, declarative dance which spends twenty minutes to hammer out an "I love you" through pirouettes can be draining and leave the audience thinking "Just spit it out."
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Married ballet stars Robert Fairchild, Tiler Peck split
Representatives for the New York City Ballet principal dancers say the c... Body-camera video of a standoff between police and the physician husband of a radio host slain in New Jersey shows the man yelling "I'm not going to jail for this!". Body-camera video of a standoff between police and the physician husband of a radio host slain in New Jersey shows the man yelling "I'm not going to jail for this!".
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Married ballet stars Robert Fairchild, Tiler Peck split
Representatives for the New York City Ballet principal dancers tell The Associated Press the couple is splitting: "We can confirm that Tiler and Robbie have decided to part ways. They wish nothing but the best for each other as they move forward into their next phases, personally and professionally."
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CT Rep's Uneven 'Noises Off' Is Exceptional
Michael Frayn's intricate tribute to door-slamming comedies, and the people who perform them, runs through June 25 at Harriet S. Jorgensen Auditorium, on the UConn campus in Storrs. Read story here .
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Combining disciplines at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is easy on a ballroom dance floor
They are the very best high school students in Oklahoma, the best singers, the best players, dancers, actors, photographers and writers. The orchestra along practices six hours every day at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute to perfect a symphony like Swan Lake or to dance it in a ballet.
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Ballet West taking 'Nutcracker' ballet to new heights
Utah's Ballet West will rise to new heights during the 2017 holiday season with the help of a charitable organization and a stage production company in Las Vegas. With thousands of productions of "The Nutcracker" being performed around the world each year, Ballet West has bragging rights.
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Japanese dancers take first, third prizes in prestigious Russian ballet competition
A male Japanese dancer took the top prize and his female compatriot grabbed third place in their respective senior divisions of an international ballet competition held Monday in Moscow, sources revealed prior to the official announcement of the results. At the XIII International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers held at the famed Bolshoi Theatre, Koya Okawa, a 25-year-old native of Aomori Prefecture, earned first in the men's duet category, and Midori Terada, 24, from Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, won third prize for the women's duet division.
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Societya s Man & Woman of the Year
The 10th Annual Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Man & Woman of the Year campaign came to a celebratory conclusion before more than 600 people at the Grand Finale Gala on June 10th at the JW Marriott in downtown Austin and once again broke MWOY fundraising records for the South Central Texas chapter. This year, 18 local candidates raised a total of $975,000 for blood cancer research and treatment.
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London Royal Ballet Presents Trio of Works By Its Founder at River Street Theatre
The Royal Ballet brings its celebrations of 70 years at the Royal Opera House to a close with a mixed program of works by its Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton . This special performance will be presented at the River Street Theatre in Jaffrey on Sunday, June 25 and Monday, June 26. It will be shown as it was produced in London two weeks ago and captured in high definition for cinema.
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