Category: dance

“Judith Mackrell goes inside the rehearsal room with cutting-edge choreographer Wayne McGregor to talk about the inspiration behind his remarkable new work, Atomos, possibly the only dance piece in history to combine biometric data and a ‘virtual dancer’ – not to mention a mystery 1980s sci-fi film.”

“Those involved with “city.ballet” are quick to explain that this is a documentary series, rather than a reality show, and that it focuses on the work involved in being a professional dancer rather than on interpersonal drama.”

“You know what to do at a concert. You know how to watch a movie, where the words and story can pull you along. If you’re baffled at an art museum, you can just wander somewhere else. But with dance that doesn’t tell a story, what exactly are you supposed to get out of it?”

“Here there are no expectations that a dominant man lead and a passive woman follow, said organizer Mariana Docampo. ‘Everyone can dance the role they want with the partner they want.'”

Barry Hughson, who’s leaving to become the executive director of the National Ballet of Canada, “said his wife, Ashley, would have a better chance to further her acting career in Toronto, which he described as ‘one of the top television, film, and arts destinations in North America.'”

“On Wednesday, the dancers voted ‘significantly’ in favor of accepting the Ballet’s offer, said Alan Gordon, the executive director of the American Guild of Musical Artists. The company’s planned New York tour, which includes performances at Lincoln Center, will go ahead as planned, he and Ballet officials said.”

Caroline Thomson “has been acting as interim executive director since May, when ENB’s chief executive Karen Napier resigned after three months in the job. Thomson, who was deputy director-general of the BBC until September 2012, begins in her new permanent role with immediate effect.”

“The San Francisco Ballet said that it had made ’emergency contingency plans’ that could result in the cancellation of a planned New York tour, including performances at Lincoln Center, if the union representing its dancers does not meet a deadline for accepting what the ballet called its ‘last, best and final offer’.”

In April, just days before opening night, the troubled 23-year-old star – followed in short order by his mentor, Igor Zelensky – quit a London production of the Peter Schaufuss Ballet’s adaptation of Midnight Express. Now Schaufuss has filed suit against the two dancers for £400,000 lost due to their departure.

“Li Cunxin has dramatically turned around the company’s fortunes. Last night Li confirmed the company’s income for this calendar year had increased by $2 million to a record $8m. He also announced the most ambitious season – featuring guest stars Carlos Acosta, Steven McRae and Tamara Rojo – in the company’s 53-year history.”