Meet Rina Kanehara, a finalist in our 2017 Emerging Dancer competition. Every year, six of our most promising dancers compete for the Emerging Dancer Award. Watch this year’s finalists compete for the title at Sadler’s Wells on 25 May 2017.
Interview with Yumeko Ide
In a new series, we will make mini interviews with ballet dancers from around the world. The first part is with young, Japanese ballet dancers. In the coming weeks, we will feature other ballet dancers from all over the world. Each ballet dancer will pass the interview to the next one in a relay.
Today, we talk to Japanese ballerina Yumeko Ide, who is currently in Russia.
You may already know Yumeko, since we have featured her before as a tired ballerina and a girl reading Goethe in the window!
Hi Yumeko, how are you? Where in Japan are you from and where are you now? And are you studying or with a company now?
I’m from the city of Fukuoka in Japan . And I’m in Russia now, I am studying and working at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre. It’s located in Ulan-Ude, which is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia.
Which is your favourite ballet to dance?
My favorite ballet to perform is ‘Don Quixote’, third act, the Kirti variation.
Who is your favourite ballerina?
My favorite ballerina is Shoko Nakamura.
What is your favourite Russian food and what is your favourite Japanese food?
My favorite Russian food is каша. (It is like oatmeal ), and my favorite Japanese food is Yakiniku and Tofu.
Please tell us three things about life in Russia that is different from Japan!
In Russia, the winter is very cold. But they have very beautiful buildings. I especially think the churches here are very beautiful. This is the Odigitrievsky Cathedral in Ulan Ude.
Father Daughter Ballet Class
This ballet studio held a very special “Daddy Daughter Ballet Class”.
Push for diversity in international ballet conference
Directors of ballet companies from around the world have traveled to Amsterdam to discuss the future of the artistic dance.
John Neumeier – Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
As part of the 45th edition, the Prix de Lausanne wished to honour the work of the choreographer John Neumeier. All of the contemporary variations offered to the students this year are exclusively his creations.
For our many years of collaboration and his devotion to the education of young dancers, the Prix de Lausanne has the great pleasure to offer him a « Lifetime Achievement Award ».
360 video: A Ballerina’s Endless Day
Every day, Claire Kretzschmar of the New York City Ballet goes from class to rehearsal to performance at a breathless pace. Dance alongside her busy day.
Portrait of a Dancer: Steven McRae
Royal Ballet Principal dancer Steven McRae draws parallels between his two passions, dance and motor racing. The two activities may seem completely different, but McRae points out that they share elements of danger, precision and adrenaline.
