Atlanta Ballet Names New Chief
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
"The Atlanta Ballet is set to announce its new executive director: Arthur Jacobus, former boss of Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet and the San Francisco Ballet."...
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Inside School Of American Ballet's Choreography Workshop
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
18-year-old participant Lauren Lovette: "[Peter Martins] was looking at me as I was sitting there, and I was like: Are you expecting me to say something? Are you reading my mind right now? Stop staring at me. O.K., fine! I really wanted six [dancers to work with]. I'm so happy he gave that to me."...
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Ballet San Jose celebrates 30 years of 'The Nutcracker'
Mercury News (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
'In dance, if you make it six months you deserve an award,' says dancer-choreographer Dennis Nahat, known for hits such as 'Blue Suede Shoes.' 'Now we're at the point where people who saw our 'Nutcracker' as children are coming back to see it with their own children.'
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Lincoln Center Renovation Now Walking on Air Glass
Curbed (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
"> " style="font-size: 9px; text-align: center;"> Click the image above to view the full photogallery. No wonder they're flying high at Lincoln Center: The 2,544-seat David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center has re-opened after a full renovation of the original 1964 Philip Johnson/John Burgee building. The interior work, by JCJ Architecture , was funded in major part by, yes,...
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City Ballet Names Chief to Oversee Business
New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
New York City Ballet on Monday announced that it was creating an executive director position to oversee all nonartistic matters and named Katherine E. Brown to the job.
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See ABT’s ‘Giselle’ tonight for half price
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Over at the O.C. Deals blog, there’s a great discount offer: half-price tickets to see American Ballet Theatre’s “Giselle” tonight at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Thanks to blogger Marla Jo Fisher for bringing that one to our attention. Review: Veterans shine in ABT’s ‘Giselle’ Other recent stories by Paul Hodgins on the Arts Blog: Post from: [...]...
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George Zoritch, 92, Ballet Russe Leading Man
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
He was "an international star in the rival Ballet Russe companies who stood out for his matinee-idol looks and bold stage presence and who later became one of American ballet's respected teachers."...
- George Zoritch, Star in Ballet Russe Companies, Is Dead at 92 - New York Times
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ABT’s ‘Giselle’ is a showcase of company’s talent
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Register review: Veterans shine in American Ballet Theatre’s ‘Giselle’ ABT’s production of “Giselle” continues through Sunday at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Post from: The Arts Blog
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Isadora Duncan Awards Nominees, Honorees Announced
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
"Dohee Lee and Jo Kreiter will be honored for outstanding achievement by [January's] 24th annual Isadora Duncan Awards, which recognize contributions to Bay Area dance...." The San Francisco Ballet and the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival received seven nominations apiece....
- Isadora Duncan Awards - San Fransisco Chronicle
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An interview with Julie Kent about playing Giselle
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Principal dancer Julie Kent will play Giselle, one of classical ballet’s great female roles, twice during American Ballet Theatre’s visit to the Orange County Performing Arts Center next week. We talked to Kent, in a few spare minutes between feeding her newborn and teaching a class, about the role. The Orange County Register: What are the [...]
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Casting for ABT’s ‘Giselle’ announced
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Orange County Performing Arts Center has announced casting for the upcoming performances of American Ballet Theatre’s “Giselle”: Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. Julie Kent, Jose Manuel Carreño, Veronika Part and Gennadi Saveliev Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Paloma Herrera, Marcelo Gomes, Michele Wiles and Isaac Stappas Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. Julie Kent, Jose Manuel...
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Concrete Evidence That NY City Ballet And Opera Finally Get Along
ArtsJournal (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The renovated Koch Theater (né New York State Theater) at Lincoln Center "announces to the world that New York City Ballet and New York City Opera - despite a history of tensions and disagreements that initially threatened the project, and despite City Opera's strained finances&nbdp;- have managed to move forward as roommates."...
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City Opera and City Ballet Reconcile as Roommates
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
The renovation of the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center announces to the world that New York City Ballet and New York City Opera have managed to move forward as roommates.
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Morgane Le Fay's Other-Worldly, Defiant, Feminine Spirit Shines Through in Spring 2010 Collection
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The models floated confidently through the doors of Morgane Le Fay's newest retail location at the Malibu Country Mart and onto the lovely green lawn where editors, stylists, photographers and customers eagerly awaited the presentation of Spring 2010 this past Saturday, October 17. The collection is designed by Liliana Casabal who is currently designing costumes...
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A 'numbers guy' turns on to Orlando Ballet
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Juan Escalante is the group's new executive director For Juan Escalante, the Dominican-bred, Bronx-born new executive director at Orlando Ballet, it was not a straight shot into the world of dance. I got into ballet completely by mistake, says Escalante, 43. I had a friend who worked for the New York City Opera, which is in the same building as the New York City Ballet. There was an opening in finance....