Kelly Tweeddale announced as Executive director for San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet Board of Trustees has named Kelly Tweeddale as the organisation’s next executive director. Tweeddale will start her new role at San Francisco … Read more
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Jagger-inspired ballet makes debut
A new short ballet inspired by Mick Jagger has had its world premiere in Russia. Porte Rouge makes use of both Jagger’s dance style and his … Read more
Prix de Lausanne winners announced
Prix de Lausanne has announced its eight winners for 2019. Japanese and Brazilian dancers dominated, taking over half of the main prizes between them. The … Read more
80 dancers picked for Prix de Lausanne
Prix de Lausanne has named the 80 dancers taking part in next year’s competition. The 47th edition runs from 3-10 February, 2019. Seventeen countries will … Read more
Julie Kent wins teaching award
The Washington Ballet (TWB) artistic director Julie Kent has won Dance Teacher‘s Award of Distinction for 2018. She received her prize during a ceremony in New York … Read more
Madonna to direct ballet biopic
Madonna will direct a new film based on the life of ballerina Michaela DePrince. Taking Flight will be released by MGM Studios, with a screenplay … Read more
Hollywood hit becomes ballet
The Piano, which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1993, has been turned into a ballet by Czech choreographer Jiri Bubenicek. It … Read more
Madeleine Onne proposed as next AD of FNB
Former dancer and artistic director of the Royal Swedish Ballet Madeleine Onne has been put forward as the next AD of the Finnish National Ballet. … Read more
Kenya’s dance sensation
A young Kenyan dancer has earned a scholarship to the English National Ballet School in London. Joel Kioko only took up ballet a few years … Read more
Kenneth MacMillan: A National Celebration at The Royal Opera House this autumn
Six of the UK’s leading ballet companies, Yorke Dance Project, The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish Ballet, are … Read more