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RELATED STORIES Fox’s ballet-themed comedy-drama pilot The Big Leap is taking the somewhat unusual step of recasting multiple roles at the 11th hour. And, yes, COVID is to blame. According to Deadline, Covert Affairs vet Piper Perabo is replacing Laura Benanti (Supergirl, Nashville), while Kevin Daniels (Council of Dads) will be stepping in for Little […]
RELATED STORIES Lara Spencer is not finished apologizing. The embattled Good Morning America co-host — who drew fire last week for mocking six-year-old Prince George’s interest in ballet — followed up her recent social media mea culpa with a formal on-air apology during Monday’s GMA. “I screwed up,” Spencer told viewers. “The comment I made about dance was […]
When This Is Us decided that dance was going to be an integral part of Beth’s past, the show’s Powers That Be wanted to ensure that their storytelling would be on point(e). “I got a text from [series co-producer] Kay Oyegun that said, ‘Girl, can you dance for real?’” star Susan Kelechi Watson recalled. “I […]
After a rather mysterious parting of the ways last year, Spandau Ballet will unveil new frontman Wild at a major London concert tonight. From 7.45pm fans will be able to tune in and watch a live backstage stream. Hosted by Pips Taylor this unique event will give global fans a VIP backstage pass to Spandau […]
Le Papillon, in which a kidnapped princess is transformed into a butterfly, is sillier than your average ballet. It’s not even scientifically accurate — the climax involves a butterfly’s wings burning after it flies into a torch, even though, unlike moths, butterflies aren’t attracted to bright lights. In fact, the most significant thing about the […]
Whenever the Cold War is raging between Russia and the west, it’s ballet that helps build bridges and ease drama, says a leading choreographer, who’s taking his St. Petersburg company on a tour of the US. “This has already become a world tradition, when the Cold War begins between the west and the east or […]
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden Vintage, £9.99 I started reading this in Waterstones and an hour later I was still standing there. It’s a fascinating story about how a poor girl eventually becomes a geisha and the rivalry with the other people being trained up. It was an immersion in a completely “other” […]
It is one of the newest ballet companies in the world but combines classical Russian training with sensational modern attack. The Company’s 2015 international season was a total sell out with over 25,000 seats sold. The 2018 season is strictly limited and takes place from August 22-26. The St Petersburg Ballet Theatre are set to […]
If plié and arabesque seem too boring, try to blend in some twerk and fitness. Colombian twin dancers have turned a fusion of classical moves, workout and some sexy moves into a viral hit, with the speed of a Macarena. For those tired of exhausting gym sessions, professional ballet dancers Alejandra and Andrea Salamanca, from […]
ENB Tamara Rojo and Ivan Vasiliev in Le Jeune Homme et La Mort Two hugely contrasting ballets brought back one star and launched another in a night that, once again, asserted the ENB’s impressive renaissance. Returning hero Ivan Vasiliev was the hot ticket as the stricken and shirtless Le Jeune Homme of the title in […]
