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Bodies Never Lie has been cooking up a storm… again.
In 1966 Balanchine muse Tanaquil Le Clercq published a cookery book called, simply, the Ballet Cook Book. The recipes were contributed by important figures from the ballet world: Frederick Ashton,...
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Premier danseur Alessio Carbone puts on a tutu and wonders about having the...
Alessio Carbone is a Premier Danseur at the Paris Opera. He comes from a family of dancers. His father, Giuseppe Carbone, was the director of the company at Milan’s La Scala and his mother, Iride...
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Roberto Bolle: I conquered America… ABT, Black Swan and solitude
After Roberto Bolle’s Romeo and Juliet with the American Ballet Theatre in New York, Italy’s gossip magazine Chi sent their editor Alsonso Signorini to interview him, and photographer Fabrizio Cestari...
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Roberto Bolle — interviewed by Sportweek — on football, ultras, Beckham and...
Another day, another cover. After the Chi magazine article a couple of days ago follows a 7-page spread in the equally popular men’s magazine Sportweek, the weekly insert of the sports daily La...
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Sylvie Guillem on why she’s still ‘Mademoiselle Non’
Sylive Guillem will be in Venice tomorrow to receive from the Biennale the Leone d’oro (Golden Lion) for “having redesigned the form of the dancer, defying the laws of physics”. Valeria Crippa of...
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“Faster, *****, *****” — Bintley’s ballet gets censored
David Bintley, Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Artistic Director, has dropped two adjectives from his new ballet after the International Olympic Committee banned him from using the Olympic motto as its...
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Why are Alina Cojocaru, Natalia Osipova and Viengsay Valdés wearing green...
What have Alina Cojocaru, Natalia Osipova and Viengsay Valdés got in common? Well yes, they are all ballet dancers. And yes, they have all danced Giselle. But think more deeply… They’ve all got dark...
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Carla Fracci makes a comeback at 75 for ballet festival with the Bubeníčeks,...
When the ballet world is facing the loss of two major stars (at least from the classical repertory) — Ethan Stiefel, 39, and Angel Corella, 36 — one star is making a comeback: Carla Fracci, 75. After a...
View ArticleHaving fun: new series of ballet and opera bloopers
This poor girl really goes down hard but gamely carries on in the Don Q pas de trois. Vasiliev is truly magnificent.… continue reading
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Pointe shoes and tutus at the Ziegfeld Follies
Florenz Ziegfeld created his Follies in 1907, and the successful format continued on Broadway until 1931. The Ziegfeld Follies were extraordinarily elaborate revues inspired by the Folies Bergères in...
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The dance drain: who will save ballet in Italy?
Italians are great dancers, but they don’t get much opportunity to demonstrate that in their homeland. The history of ballet is adorned with Italian talent: Giuseppina Bozzacchi was the first Swanhilda...
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More Ziegfeld folly! Can you still be a Follies girl at 105?
Of course you can! Doris Eaton Travis was the last surviving girl from the Ziegfeld Follies. She joined the company in 1918 at the age of 14, and in this picture with her younger self is the remarkable...
View ArticleWatch and be amazed: Joyce Cuoco shows off her phenomenal technique in The...
Ballerina Joyce Cuoco was famous for her astounding technique. Her long balances, multiple pirouettes and changes of spot can be seen in this new YouTube video clip. While she’s maybe not the most...
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Rite of Spring at the Bolshoi: Béjart, Bausch, and Wayne McGregor’s new...
The Bolshoi Theatre has announced its 2012–2013 season and touring schedule. Milan’s Teatro alla Scala will kick off the season on September 6 with Robert Carsen’s acclaimed production of Don Giovanni...
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Unseen photos: Alicia Alonso
A wonderfully natural and rare shot of Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso in her heyday. … continue reading
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Tonight Roberto Bolle and Friends alight at the 15,000-seater Roman Arena in...
Tonight Verona’s famous Arena is sold out. All 15,000 seats will be full to watch Roberto Bolle and his ‘friends’ dance in the open air. It is a magical place. Italy’s Il Sole 24 Ore (the equivalent of...
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Fun and games with Carla Fracci, Genesia Rosato and George de la Peña
Jeux (Games) is the last work for orchestra written by Claude Debussy. It was composed for Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes with Vaslav Nijinsky’s choreography. Jeux was was not a success when...
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Who’s afraid of Brigitte Lefèvre? Well Eleonora Abbagnato for one! Drama at...
Brigitte Lefèvre, Director of Ballet at the Paris Opera since 1995, will turn 68 later this year. The Paris Opera Ballet obliges ballerinas to leave at 42 with their pension; like it or not, ètoile or...
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Darcey Bussell rises like a phoenix after depression down under
Nobody could have failed to be moved by Darcey Bussell’s farewell to the stage in 2007. It seemed more an outpouring of grief than a sad farewell. She told The Sunday Times, My God, I cracked. I just...
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Critics round-up: Peter Schaufuss’ Tchaikovsky Trilogy
This promises to be the most fun critics round-up yet. Rarely have reviews been so unanimously foul. Being that there was so little to save, the critics left their stars in the drawer, and polished...
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