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News and Updates
News clipping: Nela, NYCB's shoe colourist, Hugo Marchand, Katherine Barkman, Trainspotting The Musical, Yoko Morishita, Scottish Ballet
News that has recently caught my eye.
Ikuko
3 days ago3 min read
Roberto Bolle to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Bolle is the first Italian dancer to become a Famer.
Ikuko
3 days ago1 min read
France unfreezes theatre art funding freeze - Le Monde
The funds were frozen on 3rd July and met with strong protests from performing art community.
Ikuko
Jul 231 min read
Bayerisches Staatsballett's director has support in dispute with MacKay - Tanz magazine
The company and the Principal Dancer parted ways.
Ikuko
Jul 201 min read
Paris Opera Garnier renovations to take additional three years - French media
Cost is now estimated to more than double the initial estimate.
Ikuko
Jul 61 min read
The Royal Ballet and Opera to cut jobs - report
The company plans to reduce the workforce by about 5%.
Ikuko
Jun 271 min read
News Clipping: Lauren Cuthbertson beat life threatening illness, judge on Trump's name on The Kennedy Center, Naomi Osaka's tennis dress
News that has caught my eye recently.
Ikuko
May 312 min read
News Clipping: Megan Fairchild's new career, looking back on Liam Scarlett
Do you know where Megan is heading to? News which has caught my eye recently.
Ikuko
May 202 min read
New York City Ballet cancels Kennedy Center shows - The New York Times
The company did not specify the reason for the cancellation.
Ikuko
Mar 301 min read
News Clipping: Gentleman Jack, Hannah O'Neal on first Paris Opera Ballet dancer with The Royal Ballet since Guillem
And, Russell Maliphant, anonymous Ballet Moods memes Instagram account, ENB's Body and Soul and The Kennedy Center.
Ikuko
Mar 212 min read
Timothée Chalamet: "no one cares" about ballet or opera - Variety & CNN Town Hall
The Dune and Marty Supreme actor is seeing a huge backlash.
Ikuko
Mar 61 min read
News clipping: Isaac Hernández, 25 to Watch, health benefit of dance, Ballet Black, Misty Copeland, Ludmila Pagliero
Recent news which caught my eye.
Ikuko
Mar 52 min read
San Francisco Ballet cancels Kennedy Center shows - report
The company was due to perform Mere Mortals.
Ikuko
Feb 281 min read
News clipping: The Washington Ballet to move shows from The Kennedy Center, Washington National Opera, German dance fans may be affected by train delay
News that has caught my eye recently.
Ikuko
Feb 191 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
News clipping: Nutcracker and year-end compilation
The best of 2025, The Nutcracker reviews and the Rockettes 100 anniversary.
Ikuko
Dec 23, 20252 min read
Trump adds his name to The Kennedy Center - media
The name change sparked protests.
Ikuko
Dec 21, 20252 min read
News clipping: The Nutcracker truck stolen, male dancers' baldness, Melbourne's State Theatre set to reopen early, going back to Bournonville, ballet about Sami people
News articles which have caught my eyes recently.
Ikuko
Dec 5, 20251 min read
News clipping: Bolle in Winter Olympics, Northern Ballet hiring BBC orchestra, November, Forsythe, McGregor, Cherkaoui and why Marseille
News stories that have recently caught my eye.
Ikuko Kurahone
Nov 11, 20252 min read
News clipping: Bolle receives honorary degree, Polunin loses UA citizenship, Mark Morris sued, and lots of interview clips
Amy Watson, Christopher Marney, Cathy Marston and Misty Copeland were in news.
Ikuko
Nov 1, 20252 min read
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