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News and Updates
Ikuko
Apr 18, 20251 min read
Victor Caixeta to join Vienna State Ballet
Alessandra Ferri is collecting mega starts.
Ikuko
Apr 12, 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
New York City Ballet announces 2025-2026 season, Megan Fairchild's farewell show, joiner
Megan's swan song will be Swanilda.
Ikuko
Apr 10, 20251 min read
Royal Ballet Principals Yasmine Naghdi and Marcelino Sambé take break due to injuries
Feel better soon!
Ikuko
Apr 10, 20251 min read
The Royal Danish Ballet: Silvia Selvini promoted to Principal
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Apr 1, 20251 min read
Obituary: Ray Barra -Principal Dancer in John Cranko's Stuttgart Ballet
He danced with the San Francisco Opera Ballet, the American Ballet Theatre and the Stuttgart Ballet.
Ikuko
Mar 30, 20251 min read
Gary Avis joins London Children’s Ballet as Patron, Isabella Gasparini and Mayara Magri become Fonteyn Competition ambassadors
All Royal Ballet star-studded.
Ikuko
Mar 26, 20251 min read
Lithuanian National Ballet promotes Nora Straukaitė to Principal
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Mar 22, 20251 min read
Philadelphia Ballet announces two promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Mar 19, 20251 min read
Royal Ballet Principals updates
Vadim Muntagirov, Calvin Richardson, Akane Takada, Steven McRae and Iana Salenko.
Ikuko
Mar 17, 20251 min read
Obituary: Andria Hall, former English National Ballet Principal
Hall joined London Festival Ballet in 1974.
Ikuko
Mar 8, 20251 min read
NYCB principal Megan Fairchild announces retirement
Good news is we still have time to see her on stage!
Ikuko
Feb 22, 20251 min read
Dreams, featuring Isaac Hernández, premieres at Berlin Film Festival, Variety publishes his interview
Hernández plays a young Mexican ballet dancer, who risks his life to cross the border.
Ikuko
Feb 18, 20251 min read
Retirement: NYCB Ashley Bouder, Balanchine stager Patricia Neary
Bouder spent a quarter century with NYCB. Neary’ career started in 1950s!
Ikuko
Feb 10, 20251 min read
Mariinsky: Philipp Stepin promoted to Principal
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Feb 5, 20251 min read
NYCB: Miriam Miller promoted to Principal
Miller performed the role of Titania in Balanchine’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream while she was an apprentice.
Ikuko
Feb 4, 20251 min read
Colorado Ballet Principal Asuka Sasaki to retire in April
Asuka joined the company as a corps member in 2025 and has been Principal since 2017.
Ikuko
Feb 2, 20251 min read
Royal Ballet: Vadim is back on stage after recovering from injury
Vadim said in September that he would take some time off to heal his plantar fascia.
Ikuko Kurahone
Feb 1, 20251 min read
National Ballet of Canada: Jessica Xuan to debut as a guest principal in March
Xuan has been Principal of Dutch National Ballet since 2020. The announcement came after Jurgita Dronina’s departure.
Ikuko
Jan 29, 20251 min read
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