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Steven McRae, Ballet Manga Hero 27 Aug 2013 | 01:15 am
During one of his recent trips to Japan, Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae met with Manga Artist Takafumi Adachi. This meeting would eventually lead to a collaboration on a new ballet manga that aim...
Alina Cojocaru & Johan Kobborg: an Interactive Timeline 7 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
We have been playing around with interactive timelines for a while. Here is the first one for everyone’s browsing pleasure: © The Ballet Bag, 2013.
Esprit de Corps: A Kickstarter Art Book Project 26 Jul 2013 | 11:10 pm
Jesús Chapa-Malacara is a Brooklyn-based photographer and former ballet dancer. Jesús is currently working on an innovative ballet photography project, Esprit de Corps, a ballet artbook. Esprit de Co...
New Movement Collective in NEST 21 Jul 2013 | 06:01 pm
Site-specific performances can be frustrating: if they’re not well constructed or if they give audiences too many paths to navigate, they can leave us feeling like we have taken a wrong turn somewhere...
Ida Praetorius: Danish Ballet Star in the Making 18 Jul 2013 | 03:33 pm
Towards the end of Act 1 in John Neumeier’s Romeo & Juliet there is a scene where the star-crossed lovers meet properly – alone and unmasked – for the first time. It is always a lovely scene but, with...
Boston Ballet: London Tour Roundup & Photo Gallery 10 Jul 2013 | 05:01 pm
They came, we saw, they conquered. Here are five things we loved about Boston Ballet’s residency at the London Coliseum last week: 1) Balanchine at thrilling speed, as it should be. 2) Shelby Elsbre...
Touring with Boston Ballet 4 Jul 2013 | 01:10 pm
Tours are always an exciting way to get to know your company in a more personal, ‘out of the box’ way than what the daily grind will allow… New studios, stages, surroundings…new audiences to inspire a...
Fifty Years of Boston Ballet 2 Jul 2013 | 04:30 pm
One of North America’s premier ballet companies, Boston Ballet, is celebrating a milestone in its rich history… its 50th anniversary. With a repertory that ranges from the classical and neoclassical ...
English National Ballet: Swan Lake in the Round 26 Jun 2013 | 01:44 pm
Bringing ballet to larger audiences and reaching out to people who are either unfamiliar or have pre-conceived ideas about the art form has been the holy grail of more than one ballet company. There h...
Ratmansky & Shostakovich: a Hat Trick in New York 20 Jun 2013 | 03:25 pm
If you have followed our balletic adventures over here for a while, then you know we try to catch the works of American Ballet Theatre’s Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky as often as we can. Having...
