During his 15 years at the helm of The Sarasota Ballet, Iain Webb has made British choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton, a household name. There was not a single Ashton ballet in the company’s ...
As a dance critic, the loveliest perk of my job is taking a friend to their first-ever ballet. They almost invariably emerge wide-eyed with wonder, muttering a rather Mills & Boon-ish, “Why did no one ...
Just days after he arrived in London to oversee his company’s first international performances at the Royal Opera House, Sarasota Ballet Director Iain Webb was named the winner of the British National ...
Not a mop-top in sight, but there’s been a British invasion at Orlando Ballet, which opens its 50th anniversary season this week. The organization always has had international flair, and this year, ...
Dame Darcey Bussell presents this historic performance. For the very first time, all eight of the UK's leading dance companies share the same stage. Mariko Sasaki, Lukas Bjørneboe Brændsrød perform ...
LONDON (Reuters) - British ballet dancer David Wall, known for becoming the youngest male principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 21, has died of cancer aged 67 at his home in London. LONDON ...
Being declared a failure by a top ballet school would make many young hopefuls give up their prima dreams. But not Melissa Hamilton. Here she tells Mary Greene why determination, hard work – and a ...
Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by The company was founded 20 years ago for dancers of color, who are often shut out of the British classical dance world. By Precious Adesina LONDON — ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Darcey Bussell bows out on Friday at her spiritual home, London's Royal Opera House, after more than 15 years as the queen of British ballet. Sign up here. Not since Margot Fonteyn ...
A teenage dancer could be forced to turn down a place at Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy – despite being only the fifth Briton to be selected in its 230-year history. Heather McGowan, 16, has beaten ...