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News and Updates
Announcement compilation: Birmingham Royal Ballet, ABT, Twyla Tharp, Sacrament Ballet, The Royal Ballet School & Freed
BRB hosted a fundraising gala.
Ikuko
Apr 181 min read
Natalia Osipova to guest at ABT in Susan Jaffe's new Don Quixote
Principal Cory Stearns will bid farewell.
Ikuko
Mar 261 min read
News clipping: Nikisha Fogo interview, Guiness World Record highest altitude pole dance
Plus, Les Ballets Africains' U.S. tour in limbo, San Francisco Ballet's new Eugene Onegin, Ratmansky's The Naked King, and guess who is expecting!
Ikuko
Feb 122 min read
Obituary: Norwegian soloist Guri Pahle Glad, legendary Carmen de Lavallade, Ron Protas - Graham's controversial confidant
Deepest condolences.
Ikuko
Jan 111 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
ABT: Summer 2026 season, Misty on board of trustees, Fabrice Calmels to guest, Giving Tuesday Challenge
Calmels holds the Guinness World Record for the Tallest Ballet Dancer.
Ikuko
Nov 21, 20252 min read
News clipping: Ballet is always diverse, Ansel Elgort pro dance debut in Quadrophenia, Bracewell-Monaghan garden tour, Megan Fairchild on boycott, more on Misty's legacy
Recent news articles which caught my eye.
Ikuko
Oct 20, 20252 min read
World Ballet Day 2025 date announced!
The theme is Access becomes Art: World Ballet Day 2025.
Ikuko
Oct 18, 20252 min read
Misty Copeland's farewell to be free live-streamed to another Lincoln Center theatre
"Hundreds of complimentary tickets will be distributed on the day of the event."
Ikuko
Oct 11, 20251 min read
Announcements compilation: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Carlos Acosta, Skylar Brandt, Christine Shevchenko, Finnish National Ballet, DTH, Ballet Black
There are so many announcements across the ballet world I compiled them in one place.
Ikuko
Sep 2, 20252 min read
ABT Studio Company announces 2025-2026 dancers
The studio company also announced the Fall 2025 ABT Apprentice Program dancers.
Ikuko
Aug 19, 20251 min read
News Clipping: Reece Clarke in Pointe, Jock Soto in ICT, Queen of Scots, Rambert's Peaky Blinders, The New York Times about hands
Some interesting news articles that caught my eye in the past few weeks.
Ikuko
Aug 15, 20252 min read
American Ballet Theatre announces three promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jul 22, 20251 min read
ABT announces fall 2025 and spring 2026 seasons
The fall season is dedicated to celebrate its 85th anniversary, Twyla Tharp and Misty Copeland.
Ikuko
Jul 20, 20251 min read
Gillian Murphy bids farewell after 29 years
The world won't be the same.
Ikuko
Jul 20, 20252 min read
Birmingham Royal Ballet announces promotions, leavers and joiners
Yu Kurihara is promoted to Principal. Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jul 4, 20252 min read
Auditions: The Australian Ballet, The Royal New Zealand Ballet
David Hallberg will host auditions in London and New York.
Ikuko
Jun 28, 20252 min read
News clipping: Cassandra Trenary interview, black dance as activism and healing, Fumi and Vadim, Hannah O'Neill in Paris, Étoile cancelled
Some of the interesting news of the month.
Ikuko
Jun 27, 20253 min read
Misty Copeland to retire from stage after 25 years with ABT
In 2015, Copeland became the first black female Principal in ABT's 85 year history.
Ikuko
Jun 9, 20251 min read
Sarah Lane to raise funds for animals rescue and welfare
Former ABT star founded Dance For Paws last year.
Ikuko
May 31, 20251 min read
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