Ballet dancers roam Copenhagen’s dark streets in director Jonas Alexander Arnby’s grizzly video for Hess is More’s “Bearsong”.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Nacho Duato with kids from Staatliche Ballettschule Berlin
Nice photo bomb!
The Royal Ballet: The corps de ballet rehearse Romeo and Juliet
Watch the corps de ballet rehearse Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/romeo
Kenneth MacMillan poignant setting of Sergey Prokofiev’s classic score draws out the emotional and psychological intensity of the tale. Romeo and Juliet contains three passionate pas de deux: the lovers’ first meeting, the famous balcony scene and the devastating final tragedy, in which Romeo dances desperately with the lifeless Juliet. The story is set against a wonderful evocation of 16th-century Verona, and includes a bustling marketplace that erupts into a violent sword fight, and a lavish ball held in an elegant mansion.
MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet first arrived at Covent Garden in 1965. Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn took the title roles on the opening night – MacMillan had originally created the work on Lynn Seymour and Christopher Gable. Nevertheless, Fonteyn and Nureyev’s performance had a rapturous reception, with 43 curtain calls and almost forty minutes of applause. The ballet has been at the heart of the Company’s repertory ever since, amassing more than four hundred performances. This classic production has been toured around the world and in 2011 was adapted for arena-scale performances at the O2 Arena.
Portrait of a Dancer: Lauren Cuthbertson
For the first in our new series with London’s Royal Ballet, British director Andrew Margetson profiles the company’s Principal Lauren Cuthbertson, who discusses the incredible obstacles she’s overcome to become one of the world’s best dancers.
Hamburg Ballett: A Cinderella Story
A Cinderella Story
Ballett von John Neumeier
Musik: Sergej Prokofjew
Choreografie und Inszenierung: John Neumeier
Bühnenbild und Kostüme: Jürgen Rose
Dirigent: Simon Hewett
Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg
Das HAMBURG BALLETT
NYC Ballet’s Kristen Segin on Jerome Robbins’ N.Y. EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ
Corps de Ballet Member Kristen Segin talks about letting loose and bonding with fellow corps members in Jerome Robbins’ iconic “ballet in sneakers”, NY Export: Opus Jazz.
The Royal Ballet: Nutcracker Trailer
A young girl’s enchanted present leads her on a wonderful adventure in this classic ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s glittering score. Find out more at http://www.roh.org.uk/nutcracker
DUATO | KYLIAN | NAHARIN
CASTRATI
Choreography by Nacho Duato
SECUS
Choreography by Ohad Naharin
PETITE MORT
Choreography by Jiří Kylián
Fear, vulnerability, passion – the dark extremes of human emotions dominate the three works of the ballet program “Duato | Kylian | Naharin”. While “Castrati” by Nacho Duato revolves around the fear of an aspiring singer before castration, Jiří Kylián’s “Petite Mort” deals with the aggressive as well as the vulnerable sides of sexuality. “Secus” is an abstract work by Ohad Naharin, based on power, extremes and raw meat.
Music by Vivaldi and Jenkins is the basis for Nacho Duato’s contribution to this ballet evening. However, the focus of “Castrati” lies on the dark side of the castrati era. Jiří Kylián’s piece equally revolves around the genital – since the French term “petite mort” describes nothing else but the sexual highpoint. The music is by Mozart. And for the very first time Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin will work with the Staatsballett.
NYC Ballet’s Justin Peck and Taylor Stanley on Peck’s ‘Rōdē,ō: Four Dance Episodes
Choreographer Justin Peck discusses his new take on Aaron Copland’s famous Rodeo, while Justin’s long time collaborator, Soloist Taylor Stanley, talks about how Justin is challenging the Company’s male dancers in surprising new ways.
Prix de Lausanne 2016
The Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young dancers, is open to young dancers of all nationalities aged 15 to 18 who are not yet professionals.
