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International Dance Day commemorates ‘father of modern ballet’: Who was Jean-Georges Noverre?
April 29, 2025 8:54 pm
International Dance Day 2025, Ballet history significance: The day celebrates the spontaneity of movement and expression that the art form is capable of. The French ballet dancer Noverre pioneered a more emotive, story-driven approach to dance.
Russian, Ukrainian ballet stars to dance together in Naples
April 05, 2022 2:30 pm
Among the stars in the event is prima ballerina Olga Smirnova, who quit the Bolshoi last month and is now dancing with the Dutch National Ballet. Another headliner is Anastasia Gurskaya, a top ballerina in Kyiv’s Opera, who fled the fighting in Ukraine.
Ukrainian ballerinas find shelter at Berlin's top ballet company
March 27, 2022 1:11 pm
It is not just Ukrainian dancers who dream about a permanent position at Berlin State Ballet (Staatsballett Berlin), and dancers from other countries, including Russia, are also eager to join the ensemble.
Madrid's Opera House cancels Russia's Bolshoi ballet show after Ukraine invasion
March 08, 2022 12:42 pm
The opera house already showed its support to Ukraine on February 27, when in a performance of "Twilight of the Gods," the corpse of Siegfried was wrapped in the Ukrainian flag.
Ballet dancers fleeing Ukraine rubble find Bucharest stage
March 05, 2022 9:35 am
Cultural institutions across Romania have joined the fray of volunteers thronging the borders with offers of food, transport and lodging
La Scala delays ballet season opener due to virus outbreak
December 11, 2021 8:49 pm
La Scala Theatre Ballet was scheduled to perform “La Bayadere" to open its season on December 15. The performance has been pushed back until December 21.
Ballet NFTs starring Russian dancer Natalia Osipova offered for auction
December 02, 2021 10:38 am
Natalia Osipova and her partner wanted to use some of the funds to set up a ballet company, Bonhams head of digital art, Nima Sagharchi, said during a preview of the works.
Gaza artist mixes beauty with pain in her ballet paintings
September 20, 2021 2:54 pm
She said her paintings also shed light on how "women suffer from the dominance of men and the inability to have a say on issues that matter"
'I started at 23, and at 59, I'm still dancing': Shiamak Davar
April 29, 2021 12:13 pm
"Deepika is a really good dancer. Alia picks up everything. Nora is a lovely, gifted dancer. But, my favorite would be Helen ji -- an epitome of class," says the ace Bollywood choreographer on the occasion of International Dance Day
Pune locks down with cutting-edge performances from across the world
April 19, 2021 11:02 am
From playwriting and theatre music to movement and acting, a theatre workshop will cover the essential elements of performance and self-development.
BALLET PHOTOS
Check out these stunning pictures from the Moscow International Ballet Competition
June 15, 2022 7:49 pm
Nimble Feet: Glimpses from Moscow's International Ballet Competition, amid crisis with neighbouring Ukraine.
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