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News: Breakin' Convention goes Stateside
In its tenth anniversary year, the International Festival of Hip Hop Theatre, based at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London is about to take over the Apollo Theater in New York. From Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 June… Continue Reading
News: Chance to Dance - The Rite
Over thirty 9 - 11 year olds performed a specially adapted version of Kenneth MacMillan's ballet The Rite of Spring, in the week of the 100th anniversary of the first performance of Stravinsky's music.. Continue Reading
News: English National Ballet announce 2014 season
- which includes 'Lest We Forget' a programme of new works by Akram Khan, Russell Maliphant & Liam Scarlett to mark the centenary of World War One at the Barbican Theatre Continue Reading
News: Nobody's Baby - Dance Marathon
At Greenwich Dance this week, 10 performers are set to dance for a 100 hours in a 1930s style dance marathon. It's all part of the research for a new Arthur Pita production - and you can drop in, or watch online Continue Reading
News: Cojocaru & Kobborg - last London performances this week
Alina Cojocaru and Johan Kobborg have announced they will leave The Royal Ballet at the end of the 2012/13 season - they dance together for last time at the ROH in 'Mayerling' this Wednesday... Continue Reading
News: European Aerial Dance Festival in Brighton this August
Fancy a flying trip to Brighton? The European Aerial Dance Festival (EADF), is back in Brighton this summer (5-11 August 2013), presented by Gravity & Levity in association with South East Dance and Brighton… Continue Reading
News: Freeing up the narrative
In the Guardian, Judith Mackrell talks about the recent shift towards narrative ballets. She asks whether classical choreographers are being limited by expectations of a traditional storytelling formula. Continue Reading
News: Sergei Polunin to dance at the London Coliseum in July
Sergei Polunin was in London this week to confirm that he will be appearing at the London Coliseum with the Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet in Roland Petit’s 1975 version of Coppélia, in July. The star Ukranian da… Continue Reading
News: Jasmin Vardimon's Excellence in International Dance
Jasmin Vardimon, has been awarded the 2013 International Theatre Institute (ITI) Award for Excellence in International Dance. She has been chosen for the award in recognition of her choreographic work over recent years. Continue Reading
News: Arts Council Award for Leading UK Dance Organisations
A £150,00 Arts Council award has been given to a new consortium of dance organisations led by Nottingham’s Dance4 alongside East London Dance, Merseyside Dance Initiative and Dance Initiative Greater … Continue Reading
News: Rambert's Dancers visit their new home
Rambert’s dancers were given their first access to the Company’s new headquarters on the South Bank this week. Rambert Dance Company will move into the new premises in the autumn. Continue Reading
News: Compass Commissions announced
New works to be supported by the Greenwich Dance & Trinity Laban Partnership have just been announced... Continue Reading
News: Sylvie Guillem
In an interview in the Independent, Guillem speaks her mind about the people she has worked with and her passion for the artform, 'I work hard to make a gift to the audience'. Continue Reading
News: The Royal Ballet - an international company
Kevin O’Hare, director of the Royal Ballet, highlights the quality of the company's dancers in the Telegraph, as a response to comments from a former Royal Ballet principal dancer about the lack of Bri… Continue Reading
News: Big Dance - keeps on dancing
English National Ballet have come up with a three minute routine to learn for the Big Dance Pledge next weekend... Continue Reading