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Auditions: London City Ballet, ABT Studio Company, The Sarasota Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Ballet Arizona
The United Kingdom and the United States
Ikuko
11 hours ago3 min read
Auditions: Ballet Preljocaj Junior, Alvin Ailey, National Youth Ballet, Tulsa Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet
France, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Ikuko
3 days ago3 min read
New full-length Akram Khan postponed at The Royal Ballet
Khan has been working on Carnage and the Divine with Olga Smirnova.
Ikuko
5 days ago2 min read
Review: NDT Resonance - How did they know about my past?
Everyone can relate to it.
Ikuko
7 days ago5 min read
Year in recap: top 10 most read posts in 2025
Guess who has claimed the throne. Undisputable, kind of.
Ikuko
Dec 30, 20251 min read
La Bayadère is being rewritten
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, the Dutch National Ballet and Birmingham Royal Ballet are restaging the 19th century ballet.
Ikuko
Dec 24, 20253 min read
News clipping: Nutcracker and year-end compilation
The best of 2025, The Nutcracker reviews and the Rockettes 100 anniversary.
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20252 min read
Auditions: Northern Ballet, Ballet Hispánico, Ballet Vancouver, The Washington Ballet, Emanuele Soavi incompany, The Finnish National Ballet
The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany and Finland
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20253 min read
Joiners, leavers, retirement, dancers exchange
English National Ballet, Northern Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Australian Ballet, The Finnish National Ballet and Semperoper Ballett.
Ikuko
Dec 22, 20251 min read
Trump adds his name to The Kennedy Center - media
The name change sparked protests.
Ikuko
Dec 21, 20252 min read
Dutch National Ballet Academy appoints new Artistic Director
Dario Elia will succeed Ernst Meisner in February 2026.
Ikuko
Dec 20, 20251 min read
Ballet BC Artistic Director Walerski to depart in 2027
Medhi Walerski has led the company since 2020.
Ikuko
Dec 19, 20251 min read
What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 11 - Beatrice Parma
The last episode of 2025 features the best dancer of the year! Includes an exclusive movie clip.
Ikuko
Dec 19, 20255 min read
Choreographer Hans van Manen passes away
His legacy lives on.
Ikuko
Dec 17, 20251 min read
Promotions, appointment: The Finnish National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Dec 15, 20251 min read
Auditions: Birmingham Royal Ballet, The Ballet Company of Győr, Ballett Theater Magdeburg, Miami City Ballet, Iceland Dance Co
The United Kingdom, Hungary, the United States and Iceland.
Ikuko
Dec 13, 20252 min read
Prima Materia holiday business hours 2025-2026
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Ikuko
Dec 8, 20251 min read
Yasmine Naghdi announces arrival of baby Massimo
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Dec 7, 20251 min read
News clipping: The Nutcracker truck stolen, male dancers' baldness, Melbourne's State Theatre set to reopen early, going back to Bournonville, ballet about Sami people
News articles which have caught my eyes recently.
Ikuko
Dec 5, 20251 min read
Auditions: Bayerisches Junior Ballett, Conny Janssen Danst, Compañía Nacho Duato, The Norwegian National Ballet, Ballett Zürich, Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Norway and Switzerland
Ikuko
Dec 4, 20253 min read
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