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News and Updates
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 212 min read
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Hamburg Ballett's stage manager, Staatsballett Berlin's pianist retire after four decades
Toi toi toi!
Ikuko
Jul 291 min read
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Gillian Murphy bids farewell after 29 years
The world won't be the same.
Ikuko
Jul 202 min read
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Matthew Bourne receives the Freedom of the City of London award
His Swan Lake is almost a classic.
Ikuko Kurahone
Jun 91 min read
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ABT: Ethan Stiefel appointed Senior Faculty of JKO School, Gillian Murphy's swan song
Super couple. Ethan sounds genuinely happy with the appointment.
Ikuko
Apr 301 min read
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Ballett Dortmund, Semperoper Ballett announces 2025-2026 season
Two German companies, very contrasting programmes.
Ikuko
Apr 152 min read
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Philadelphia Ballet announces two promotions
Congratulations!
Ikuko
Mar 191 min read
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Berlin State Ballet announces 2025-2026 season
The new season includes Nureyev.
Ikuko
Mar 161 min read
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Ikuko
Feb 231 min read
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National Ballet of Canada: Heather Ogden's last Swan (not swan song), 2025-2026 season
The new season includes a world premiere contemporary work and The Nutcracker, which will turn 30-years old.
Ikuko
Feb 201 min read
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Promotion: Ballet de Santiago promotes Laleska Seidel to Primera Bailarina
Venezuelan Laleska joined the Chilean national ballet as a corps member in 2017. Congratulations!
Ikuko
Jan 211 min read
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ABT Principal Gillian Murphy to retire in summer
End of an era!
Ikuko
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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