Ballet News

CAST your mind back to the Britain's Got Talent finals in May. With nearly 20 million UK viewers tuned in and millions more glued to TVs around the world, it was the most watched show in six years.

The first order for Graham Lustig when he took over as artistic director of the New Brunswick-based American Repertory Ballet in 1999 was to deliver a new 'Nutcracker.' It's always a good idea to start out small in a new job.

Yevgenia Obraztsova dazzled as Aurora in the recent Royal Ballet production of 'Sleeping Beauty' in London.

Victoria Beckham insists she doesn't use fake tan. The singer-turned designer - who is rarely seen without bronzed skin - says she no longer uses the product and her colour is down to living in sunny Los Angeles.

Texas Ballet Theater 's Artistic Director Ben Stevenson O.B.E. is proud to present The Nutcracker , a family favorite holiday tradition, November 27 - " December 6, 2009 at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House in Dallas and December 11 - " 24, 2009 at the Nancy Lee & Perry R. Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth.

LES Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo - or The Trocks as they are better known - make jokes about the art of theatre dance, classical ballet in particular.

Forget what you know about the ballet. Think bawdy costumes, lusty women. Think rouge - " Moulin Rouge.

THE SMUIN Ballet's Christmas Ballet is like spending the holiday with loved ones, opening brightly wrapped presents under the tree.

Artistic director Wayne Eagling made his short curtain-raiser Men Y Men to give the boys of English Natiional Ballet some dancing to do during the long tour of Giselle on which they are engaged.

As we enter the hustle and bustle of preparing for another holiday season, there remains a tradition where families pause to share a moment of awe: "The Nutcracker" ballet.

It is an exciting year for Caitlyn Clark, a West Bladen High School senior, who will dance in her first big role in the "Nutcracker Ballet." This year's production of the North Carolina State Ballet "Nutcracker" takes the stage at the Crown Center Theatre in Fayetteville on Sundays, Dec.

Bolshoi Ballet soloist Artem Shpilevsky dances the titular role while colleague Natalia Toriashvili performs that of Tatiana in the Israel Ballet production of Onegin which plays at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center November 19-21. Choreographed by John Cranko and set to music by Tchaikovsky for his opera of the same name, Onegin is based on ...

Berlin- The Nutcracker Ballet Returns! St. Kieran Arts Center is proud to bring The Nutcracker Ballet back to the North Country on Saturday, December 5 at 3 PM.

Brought to Moscow from Monte-Carlo, 'Vision of Dance' doesn't follow a specific chronological pattern.

TWO of St Augustinea s Catholic High School students were recently selected to dance with the highly acclaimed European Ballet in a production of the Nutcracker.

OAK HARBOR -- Five Ottawa County 'stars' and their dance partner instructors competed Saturday night in the Ottawa County Stars Dance for CASA.

Birmingham Royal Ballet paid its autumn visit to Sadlera TMs Wells last week with a triple bill and a revival of the jolly Cyrano de Bergerac by BRB artistic director David Bintley.

MOSCOW Ballet La Classique will bring timeless fairytale Sleeping Beauty to life at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on Thursday, November 26.

Attending a performance of The Nutcracker ballet is a magical holiday experience, whether you are seeing it for the first time, or enjoy it as an annual tradition.

Nearly 50 Pittsburgh Holocaust survivors of the 116 living in the Pittsburgh area attended a tribute in their honor at the Renaissance Hotel and then attended the performance, where choreographer Stephen Mills succeeded in extracting a strange beauty from a horrible tragedy.