News and Updates

Auditions: Scottish Ballet, Cheek by Jowl, Helsinki Dance Co, Tanztheater Braunschweig, Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani

The UK, Finland, Germany and Sweden

Ikuko

Nov 13 min read

Semperoper Ballett announces joiners, retirement

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Oct 91 min read

Staatsballett Berlin announces joiners

New demi-soloists and corps de ballet members.

Ikuko

Sep 191 min read

Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo announces joiners, including Jacopo Bellussi

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Sep 141 min read

Hamburg Ballet, Ballett Dortmund junior ballet announce joiners

Congratulations!

Ikuko Kurahone

Sep 141 min read

Stuttgart Ballet announces promotions

Congratulations!

Ikuko

Sep 141 min read

Dutch National Ballet: Anna Ol wins Alexandra Radius Prize, Powney named as Junior Co artistic director

The prize was presented at the opening night of the 2025-2026 season.

Ikuko

Sep 111 min read

San Francisco Ballet updates company roster without Patricio Revé

Much to the Bay Area ballet enthusiasts' dismay.

Ikuko

Sep 41 min read

Auditions: Leipziger Ballett, Cape Ballet Africa

Germany and South Africa.

Ikuko

Sep 21 min read

Stuttgart Ballet announces a promotion

Abigail Willson-Heisel has been promoted to a Soloist. Mackenzie Brown has become a Guest Principal Dancer.

Ikuko

Sep 11 min read

Dutch National Opera & Ballet open house

The family friendly event was free admission.

Ikuko

Sep 12 min read

Auditions: Trocks,Teatro Colón, TAM Ballet, Skånes Dansteater

The United States, Argentina, Italy and Sweden. Some big opportunities!

Ikuko

Aug 282 min read

What is your pointe shoe secret? Episode 7: Anna-Babette Winkler

Anna-Babette, a recently promoted First Artist of ENB, shares lots of information with us. Your second toe is longer than the big toe? Then this is a MUST READ.

Ikuko

Aug 255 min read

American ballerina Yana Peneva leaves Stuttgart Ballet to join Mariinsky

Yana is the second American dancer to join the Russian company for the new season.

Ikuko

Aug 221 min read

ABT Studio Company announces 2025-2026 dancers

The studio company also announced the Fall 2025 ABT Apprentice Program dancers.

Ikuko

Aug 191 min read

Eighteen-year-old Mississippi boy to join Mariinsky as Soloist

Alexei Orohovsky has just graduated from John Cranko Schule.

Ikuko

Aug 191 min read

English National Ballet announces principal casting for autumn-winter

It is nice to see many role debuts.

Ikuko

Aug 151 min read

Dutch National Ballet: Riho Sakamoto returns, promotions and joiners

Welcome back and congratulations!

Ikuko

Aug 111 min read

Promotion: Dutch National Ballet Lore Zonderman

Lore joined the Dutch National Ballet in 2020.

Ikuko

Aug 51 min read

News clipping: National Ballet of Japan's Gieselle, problems with appropriating disability, South Africa's local ballet school

Some news articles that have caught my eye recently.

Ikuko

Aug 12 min read