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News and Updates
Chase Finlay breaks silence in Dancing With Shadows podcast interview
Protégé was New York City Ballet Principal, who was the eye of the storm of the company's sex photo sharing scandal in 2018
Ikuko
Mar 24, 20251 min read
Chicago 50 years, Giselle, Osipova, McGregor, Raymonda and more - news clipping
News clippings of interesting articles, interviews and reviews.
Ikuko
Mar 17, 20254 min read


Philadelphia Ballet: new season, new home, new Angel Corella documentary
Lots of news from the Philadelphia Ballet.
Ikuko
Mar 17, 20252 min read


Osipova/Linbury - The Guardian runs image gallery
The image gallery features studio and stage rehearsals.
Ikuko
Mar 8, 20251 min read


Review: Dutch National Ballet Jewels- joy of pure dance
Every facet of three stones was brilliant.
Ikuko
Mar 1, 20252 min read


What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 2: Elizaveta Gogidze
Georgian-Ukrainian ballerina Liza sticks to one brand.
Ikuko
Feb 25, 20253 min read
Trump names himself as Kennedy Center Principal Ballerina - Borowitz Report
Trump was not happy to discover all company ballerinas were women.
Ikuko
Feb 14, 20251 min read
What do San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West have in common? — The Royal Ballet
Manon stage sets and costumes are loaned out and those of Cinderella are sold.
Ikuko
Feb 10, 20253 min read
NYCB: Ratmansky’s new Paquita - The New York Times review
I hope New York City Ballet makes it available online.
Ikuko
Feb 8, 20252 min read


What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 1: Emily Suzuki
In Episode one of this new blog series, I asked ENB Soloist Emily Suzuki to tell us about her pointe shoes.
Ikuko
Jan 31, 20253 min read


Story about Prima Materia ready-to-wear items
I have freedom to design more and produce more.
Ikuko
Jan 19, 20252 min read


Review: Conny Janssen’s Nomality No More reminds me of Béjart’s highest compliment
You can see music.
Ikuko
Jan 5, 20253 min read


Dance Magazine publishes 25 to Watch for 2025
It lists 25 young and emerging talents across dance disciplines.
Ikuko
Jan 5, 20251 min read


Happy New Year! Refresh ballet wardrobe with new colours
New ombre, luxe prints, tulles, and flutter and butterfly sleeves.
Ikuko
Jan 3, 20251 min read


Marianela Nuñez is awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Congratulations Nela!!!
Ikuko
Dec 31, 20242 min read
Sergei Polunin on “another unknown path”
Polunin, known for his tattoos of Putin’s face, also holds Serbian citizenship.
Ikuko
Dec 22, 20243 min read


Prima Materia holiday business schedule
Happy holidays!
Ikuko
Dec 18, 20241 min read


Review: IID Company HEAR_ME - Star is born
I identify a future choreography super star.
Ikuko
Dec 15, 20243 min read


Review: Scapino Ballet does Cathedral when others do The Nutcracker
Interesting, provocative, surreal, stylish, technical and otherworldly beautiful.
Ikuko
Dec 8, 20242 min read


A Celebration of Ballet: all links
The event is small-scale but it features good facets of ballet today.
Ikuko
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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