Tag: ballet companies
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Why Dancers Should Be Financially Compensated for Social Media
Every time I am about to start a blog post, the world we live in drastically changes, thus causing me to reevaluate what I post. In the latest post, I was going to be writing about Ballet West returning to the stage but this morning Utah put a limit to no more than 10 on…
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The Top Ten Ballet Companies (2017 Edition)
Ballet is progressing at such a fast rate that it seems impossible to keep up with all of the changes. This year, the idea of ballet has shifted even more. From spectacular premiers and wondrous PR Campaigns, ballet truly has a lot to honor this year. Every ballet company has something to offer the world,…
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NEWS: Los Angeles Ballet Fails…again
After talking with a few anonymous sources, I can finally confirm a few things… Rumors and stories have been circulating the ballet world about Los Angeles Ballet’s shocking news. Los Angeles Ballet just laid off a handful of dancers, 5 to be exact… and a ballet mistress due to the lack of budgeting… or lack…
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And the envelope please… a Ballet Education’s Ballet Awards 2016
Each year as the season ends a history disappears. As a dancer, it means that the applause is over, that all of your hard work, hours of rehearsals, performances and stage time is gone… There is nothing left, there is no reliving the moment… Ballet is a performance art, so every performance is different, every moment…
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#BalletPolitics
Between racism, sexism, and body types… The real politics of ballet boil down to one thing: favoritism. After the recent performance of Los Angeles Ballet’s DON Q, I realized that favoritism may be the downfall of ballet…
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Company Profile: American Ballet Theatre
Arts Profile ABT THE GOLDEN YEARS: ABT at the Met on DVD ABT THE PROGRESSION OF BALLET: ABT’s Variety and Virtuosity ABT’s Website. Favorite Principals at ABT: Hee Seo (gorgeous), James Whiteside (daddy 1), Marcelo Gomes (big daddy) Favorite Soloists at ABT: Alexandre Hammoudi (aka baby daddy) Jeffrey Cirio (fly as f*ck), Christine Shevchenko, Devon…
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Redlands Dance Theatre
Redlands Dance Theatre is a non profit organization dedicated to the arts in the Inland Empire. Your contribution, no matter the size, provides Redlands Dance Theatre the means to further the arts in our community. Redlands Dance Theatre provides 8 full year round scholarships to Dancing Images Dance Center for under privileged children. The company provides exceptional performances for…
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Progress: Redlands Dance Theatre
Creating a ballet company is harder than you think… The glorious side, is that the dancers of RDT are great people, beautiful people. www.redlandsdancetheatre.org
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Ballet Needs to Stop Making Me Mad Late at Night…
#BLOOP … Tonight I was reminded why I started my blog…. (http://aballeteducation.com/2014/07/07/firstpost) Then… as the 2015-2016 season is being announced, once again I am like flabbergasted and irritated with ballet. Here is what is irritating me tonight, at 5 AM. Preface: I am up all night because on October 3rd I will be partnering up…
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The Guide to Fierceness
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BIG THINGS FOR A BALLET EDUCATION
So, I have decided to launch a few big things for a Ballet Education, and I hope they are helpful… But, unfortunately it will take a little bit of capitol. If you have enjoyed reading my blog, minus the grammar mistakes, you can now donate so I can pay an editor to go back through…
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The Return: A Ballet Education
… I thought I was going to be giving this up, and I thought I would leave my nightly rants to Facebook… BUT THEN a ballet company finally replied to my e-mail, and they did not have anything nice to say… So, with that being said, a Ballet Education is coming back full force… Don’t…
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8 Ballet Schools that most people don’t know about, but should… (international)
Víctor Ullate Centro de Danza, Madrid, Spain (click here) Academie Princesse Grace, Montecarlo, Monaco (click here) Ellison Ballet, New York City, United States (click here) The John Cranko School. Stuttgart, Germany (click here) Ballettschule der Wiener Staatsoper, Vienna, Austria (click here) Escola de Danca Do ConservatoriaNacional, Lisbon, Portugal (click here) Teatro Colón Ballet School, Buenos Aires, Argentina (click here) Ballet…
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The Germans are coming… well leaping. (The German Companies)
Germany isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you think ballet, or dance in general. But since the 60’s German companies have risen, and have produced some of the most amazing works, or choreography today. Particularly, there are two companies in Germany that have risen to the occasion establishing them among the best:…
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The Best of the Best… Ballet Company Awards 2014 (2013-2014 Season)
If Ballet Companies had an awards ceremony to go to, it would be the Golden Globes. It wouldn’t be the Oscars, even if it is the most glamorous event. This is because the Oscars are voted on by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, we basically have that from the Princess Grace Awards…
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Company Profile: Ballet Austin
Ballet Austin, http://www.balletaustin.org Location: Downtown Austin Texas, The Butler Dance Education Center 501 West 3rd Street Austin, TX 78701 Artistic Director: Stephen Mills Current Season: 5 playbills including the Fire Bird, The Nutcracker, Belle Redux/ A Tale of Beauty and the Beast, Director’s Choice, Swan Lake Theatre Residence: None, but performs at the Long Center Dancers Hired: 21, Ballet Austin also has a…
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Aurora in the Sleeping Boring… I mean beauty.
Tchaikovsky has the big three: the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and the Sleeping Beauty. Three epic ballets that tell the tale of fantasy, tragedy and happily ever afters. Every little girl and some little boys, dream of dancing one, if not all of these roles: the Sugar Plum Fairy, Odette/Odile, and Aurora. The Sugar Plum fairy,…
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Company Profile: Oregon Ballet Theatre
Company Profile: Oregon Ballet Theatre Oregon Ballet Theatre (OBT) http://www.obt.org/ Location: Portland, Oregon Artistic Director: Kevin Irving Current Season: 4 bills Theatre Residence: None, but performs at Keller Auditorium Dancers Hired: 21 Budget: 5,203,151* based of the 2013 tax audit. Affiliated School: School of OBT Annual Tuition: $5,015, pre-professionals get half scholarships, apprentices get full…
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Company Profile: THe Joffrey Ballet
Company Profile: The Joffrey Ballet Joffrey Ballet (click here) Location: Chicago, IL and to be exact, the Joffrey Tower 10 E. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60601 Artistic Director: Ashley C. Wheater Style: Classical with a contemporary twist Affiliated School: The Joffrey Academy of Dance Annual Tuition for a trainee: When e-mailed I didn’t get a response…
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On the Rise… 5 Ballet Companies to look out for… (US 2014-2015 season)
Ballet is super fickle, and so is the audience. Audiences nowadays get bored quicker, because we are offering exposure to ballet at an instantaneous rate. We now can watch full length ballets being broadcast in theaters across America, and can easily youtube performances. While ABT has revamped versions of their classics like Corsaire and Sleeping…
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