The Guangzhou Ballet Troupe, one of China’s largest ballet companies, went to the West Coast for a performance on Friday, October 21st, at the Centre for the Performing Arts in Vancouver.
The Guangzhou Ballet Troupe was started in 1994 by Zhang Dandan, a former dancer with the National Ballet of China. In the company’s inaugural performance in Vancouver, the troupe will be performing a selection of excerpts from their extensive repertoire of western ballets such as Le Corsaire, Swan Lake and Don Quixote and Chinese contemporary and classical ballets such as That Day, This Moment and Butterfly Lovers.
via Guangzhou Ballet Troupe: East and West get in step.
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Guangzhou Ballet Troupe: East and West get in step: The leading Chinese ballet company makes its Vancouver debut… http://t.co/Ala6VQ1a |
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October 23, 2011 | In
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I have just seen my first ballet performance and I find it very interesting. I was told I watched a contemporary ballet, but it looked like the usual “classical” ballet that I’ve always imagined it to be. What is the difference between classical ballet and contemporary ballet?
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The Manassas Ballet Theatre company will perform “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at the Hylton Performing Arts Center on Saturday October 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday October 23 at 3 p.m.
The production opens the company’s 2011-12 season, which also includes “The Nutcracker,” “Peter and the Wolf” and “Swan Lake.” All productions are held at the Hylton center and accompanied by the Manassas Ballet Theatre Orchestra.
The ballet is an interpretation of the classic short story by Washington Irving, in which Ichabod Crane and Brom Bones battle for the hand of Katrina Van Tassel, and an encounter with the mysterious Headless Horseman one autumn evening tips the scales in one suitor’s favor.
via Ballet company kicks off its season with classic ‘Sleepy Hollow’ tale | InsideNova.
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#Ballet company kicks off its season with classic Sleepy Hollow tale http://t.co/5wgQwBFp (via @http://www.insidenova.com) #Manassas |
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October 19, 2011 | In
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I’m 5 foot 4 inches tall and I’m concerned that I’ve gained weight. Is there an ideal weight for ballerinas like me?
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Jessica
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I have always loved ballet and it is something I have always wanted to do but my parents could never afford to pay for lessons. Now I’m 27 and I still really love ballet. I want to get involved and experience some of what I missed out on. Problem is, I have a foot injury that prevents me from physical activities like dancing. How do you think I can best become involved in the ballet world besides dancing?
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Katherine
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Since its appearance in 2005, the 60-member National Ballet of China has fully embraced “modernism.”
Someone once said that ballet and modern dance would merge when a contemporary dancer donned toe shoes and ballerinas went barefoot. Well, that did happen in an Alvin Ailey piece years ago, and it was evident again last week in the dance kickoff of “China: The Art of a Nation,” at the Kennedy Center now through October.
via ‘China: Art of a Nation’ at Kennedy Center festival – baltimoresun.com.
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China: The Art of a Nation. China’s Ministry of Culture in USA: http://ht.ly/6MLX9 |
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Alexander Grant of the Royal Ballet, who is famous for many influential roles, died on September 30 at the age of 86.
Alexander Grant, whose portrayal of childlike suitors, muddled husbands, English eccentrics, pirate chiefs and Shakespearean rustics made him one of British ballet’s most beloved stars, died on Friday in London. He was 86.
His death was confirmed by Jean-Pierre Gasquet, his longtime companion. Mr. Grant had been ill for eight months after a hip operation left him hospitalized with infections and pneumonia.
via Alexander Grant, Dancer With Royal Ballet, Dies at 86 – NYTimes.com.
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Alexander Grant, artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada 1976-1983, died on Friday, Sept 30. He will be missed http://ow.ly/6LPy6 |
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Artistic director David Nixon OBE and composer Claude-Michel Schönberg worked together to come up with “Cleopatra,” a production that explores the life of one of the most powerful women in the world during her time. The captivating story debuted at the Theatre Royal Nottingham from 27th September to 1st October.
Northern Ballet’s Cleopatra – billed the must-see ballet of 2011 – is back on tour following a critically acclaimed debut in spring this year.
The remarkable story of one of the world’s best-known icons will be visiting the Theatre Royal Nottingham from 27th September to 1st October.
This new production is choreographed by artistic director David Nixon OBE to a score composed by celebrated composer Claude-Michel Schönberg, best known across the world for Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. Cleopatra explores the life of arguably the most powerful woman in the world in her time, and her passionate love affairs with Marc Antony and Julius Caesar.
via Cleopatra is queen of ballet – News – Retford Trader Guardian.
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Went to see @northernballet Cleopatra in Notts tonight and it was, how can I say,I am speechless: Best ballet since R&J at the ROH 2 yrs ago |
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