This production of “Romeo and Juliet,” based on the Shakespeare play, played a pivotal role in the history of the Stuttgart Ballet. Although the ballet tradition in Stuttgart can be traced back to the early 17th century, the city’s ballet company was catapulted to a new level of international prominence by British director John Cranko.
Cranko […]
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The New York City Ballet, one of the foremost dance companies in the world, is unique in US artistic history. Solely responsible for training its own artists and creating its own works, the New York City Ballet was the first ballet institution in the world with two permanent homes, the New York State Theater at […]
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After three sensational sell-out seasons at Sadler’s Wells, five star reviews, and sold out performances in New York, PUSH will continue to tour Europe throughout 2007 and 2008.
The production features four works: Solo, performed by Guillem to atmospheric flamenco music; Shift, Maliphant’s signature solo; Two, a dazzling solo which seems to traps Guillem in a […]
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Carlos Acosta is the greatest ballet dancer of his generation. He is a principal dancer at Covent Garden; Tocororo, the show about his own life, that he wrote, choreographed and starred in, broke box office records at Sadler’s Wells; and in his homeland of Cuba he is a national hero. Renowned for combining Cuban passion […]
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