December 22, 2024
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Ballet Theatre of Maryland's The Nutcracker
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Sonic 3’s incredible laser dance sequence was all Jim Carrey’s idea, of course
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How a metal fabricator supports the Boston Ballet
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Dance Education Centre in Tauranga closes after more than decades of teaching
-Bay of Plenty Times
The week in dance: Nutcracker; Ruination; Cinderella review – sugar plums, hard centres and off to the ball
Sarah Crompton
Coliseum; Linbury theatre; Royal Opera House, LondonENB’s new Nutcracker recaptures the joy, while Royal Ballet finesse shines through the bling in a Frederick Ashton classic. Plus, a searing festive antidote from Ben DukeTchaikovsky’s 1892 ballet The Nutcracker has been part of Christmas in Britain since 1934, when Alicia Markova starred in a production staged by Nicholas Sergeyev. “She was brittle and sparkling, like the frosted icing on a Christmas cake,” said the critic PW Manchester, ...
Swan Lake meets The Ugly Duckling in Circa’s Duck Pond
David Mead
There are plenty of the usual handstands and tumbling... But what is really memorable is the ease with which the performers fly through the air.
Interview: Jakub Józef Orliński
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An interview with countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński – not about his singing for an opera magazine, but about his dancing for Dancing Times.
How Deanna McBrearty Teaches a Soutenu
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"Like Making an Omelet" Is How Espen Giljane Describes This Classic Ballet Movement
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On my radar: Reece Clarke’s cultural highlights
Killian Fox
The Royal Ballet principal dancer on a mesmerising Wimbledon final, the fragrance that gets him into character, and a 91-year-old dancing legend...
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