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News and Updates
Promotions, joiners, leavers, appointments, retirement
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Ikuko
Jan 92 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
Malandain Ballet Biarritz announces new director
Martin Harriague will be officially appointed in January 2027.
Ikuko
Jul 22, 20251 min read
Stuttgart Ballet: Daiana Ruiz promoted to Principal
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jul 15, 20251 min read
Alvin Ailey joiners, Les Ballets des Monte Carlo retirement, Académie Princesse Grace graduate to join Paris Opera Ballet
New chapters for everyone.
Ikuko
Jul 9, 20251 min read
Queensland Ballet reports a loss of AU$9.45 million in 2024 due to major donors' passing
The company says "a bright future ahead."
Ikuko
Jul 5, 20251 min read
Nederlands Dans Theater's 2025-2026 season
The new season includes many exciting names, upcoming and established.
Ikuko
Jun 28, 20251 min read
Dutch National Ballet new season updates with new La Bayadere and secret Ratmansky
New La Bayadere will feature a Dutch antagonist.
Ikuko
Jun 28, 20253 min read
Artistic directors updates: Martin Schläpfer, Nicolas Le Riche, Xin Peng Wan to leave, Gonzalo Garcia to join Miami City Ballet
Leaving artistic directors and a new artistic director.
Ikuko
Jun 27, 20251 min read
Hamburg Ballett lets Demis Volpi go, cancels his new work
Hamburg Ballett has been in turmoil in the past several weeks.
Ikuko
Jun 16, 20252 min read
Review: Scapino Ballet Anima Obscura - like an extravagant rock concert and I enjoyed it
It was definitely a tour de force for new artistic director Nanine Linning.
Ikuko
Jun 6, 20252 min read
Hamburg Ballett postpones Volpi's world premiere
Volpi, under fire for several weeks, does not have enough capacity create now.
Ikuko
Jun 1, 20252 min read
Teatro alla Scala announces 2025-2026 ballet season
We already know Bolle will be casted for Apollo.
Ikuko
May 31, 20251 min read
Obituary: Yuri Grigorovich, Alla Osipenko
Two Soviet-era ballet legends.
Ikuko
May 20, 20252 min read
Hamburg Ballet in turmoil under Volpi - German media
Almost half the company’s first soloists have left, others wrote to a cultural senator.
Ikuko
May 17, 20251 min read
Royal Swedish Ballet: Anders Hellström appointed new Artistic Director
Current Artistic Director Nicolas Le Riche's contract expires in summer after eight years.
Ikuko
Apr 30, 20251 min read
Ikuko
Apr 18, 20251 min read
Obituary: Jean-Pierre Bonnefou- former Paris Opera Ballet Étoile
Bonnefoux was Artistic Director of the Charlotte Ballet until 2017.
Ikuko
Apr 16, 20251 min read
ABT Principal Cassandra Trenary to join Ferri’s Vienna State Ballet
Trenary will join the Vienna State Ballet as Alessandra Ferri becomes the artistic director.
Ikuko
Apr 11, 20251 min read
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