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News and Updates
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 202 min read
News clipping: Akram Khan interview, former dancer sues London Met police, Misty Copeland, NYCB dancers boycott, Graham finally in the UK
Some news articles which have caught my eye recently.
Ikuko
Oct 112 min read
Kennedy Center fires dance programming team - The Washington Post, The New York Times
The dismissal followed the meeting between the centre's president and the team.
Ikuko
Aug 252 min read
Dallas Black Theatre’s future unclear, fired dancers sell out benefit shows - media reports
The dancers performed shows titled Emergence.
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet performances resumed
Paquita and Play will run until 4th January, hopefully!
Ikuko
Dec 22, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet cancels Paquita and Play on 20 December
Cancellations are due to “ strike involving some staff at the Paris Opera.”
Ikuko
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet: Play cancelled again on 19 December due to strike
Now opera is also affected.
Ikuko
Dec 19, 20241 min read
Dallas Black Dance Theatre reaches settlement, city cuts off funding
DBDT will pay over $560,000 to ten fired company dancers and three whose job offers were rescinded.
Ikuko
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet Paquita and Play performances resume
Opéra national de Paris’ Ballet performances have resumed after five shows were cancelled due to dancers’ strike. There was no...
Ikuko
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet cancels Paquita and Play on 9th December as strike continues
Dancers’ strike seems to expand.
Ikuko
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet cancels the third show of Paquita on 8th December as strike continues
Alexander Ekman’s Play was performed at the Palais Garnier as scheduled.
Ikuko
Dec 8, 20241 min read
San Francisco Ballet union members reached agreement, saving The Nutcracker
The Christmas party is on!
Ikuko
Dec 7, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet cancels the second show of Paquita
Two nights in a row.
Ikuko
Dec 6, 20241 min read
Paris Opera Ballet cancelled the premiere of Paquita due to strike
Opéra national de Paris apologies and offers refunds.
Ikuko
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Dallas Black Dance Theatre: City Council votes to pause funding - media reports
The full council voted to pause the funding to DBDT, which fired all dancers of its main company in August.
Ikuko
Oct 28, 20241 min read
Dallas Black Dance Theatre: City committee propses funding pause - media report
The company fired all main company dancers in August.
Ikuko
Oct 23, 20241 min read
Dallas Black Dance Theatre fired all of main company dancers - U.S. media
The company cited a weeks-old movie clip as a reason while dancers and protesters call it union busting.
Ikuko
Aug 21, 20242 min read
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