Announcements compilation: Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Carlos Acosta, Skylar Brandt, Christine Shevchenko, Finnish National Ballet, DTH, Ballet Black
- Ikuko
- Sep 2
- 2 min read
There are so many announcements across the ballet world I compiled them in one place. All dates are 2025 unless otherwise noted.
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Les Ballets De Monte-Carlo, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this season, has published the 2025-2026 season programme online. It showcases lots of Artistic Director Jean-Christophe Maillot's work. He said about the anniverday, "Forty years already! Is it possible? The years seem to have passed faster than a grand jeté." Apparently, his first creation for the company was made in 1986 and it was called Les Adieux.
For more details about the new season, click here.
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Carlos Acosta, Artistic Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet and former Principal of The Royal Ballet, will receive the Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre Award at the UK Theatre Awards 2025, UK Theatre said in a news release on 1st September. The award ceremony will take place on 12th October.
Congratulations!
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Skylar Brandt, a Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre, announced her engagement in a subtle and unusual way.
She said in her Instagram post on 30th August;
"Thank you, @harlequinfloorsusa 💖 Please come and celebrate with us at “That’s How We Met: The Engagement” on November 11th at Merkin Hall. Tickets are now on sale 💍
Congratulations!
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Meanwhile, her fellow ABT principal Christine Shevchenko shared pictures of her wedding in late-July in her Instagram account. Soooo beautiful.
Congratulations!
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The Finnish National Ballet shared pictures of new dancers and a new ballet master on its Instagram account on 1st September, without naming them. I could not find a press release either. Here is the company dancer page. Please let me know if you have the full list of the joiners. I would like to write up.
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Dance Theatre Of Harlem announced its 2025-2026 dancers in its Instagram post.
They are:
Derek Brockington
Micah Bullard
Renan Cerdeiro
Julian Cottrell
Kouadio Davis
Lindsey Donnell
Ariana Dickerson
Carly Greene
Alexandra Hutchinson
Michaela Martin-Mason
Jhaelin McQuay
Sean Miller
Alexandra Rene Jones
Luis Fernando Rego
Kira Robinson
Kamala Saara
Ingrid Silva
Delaney Washington
Ethan Wilson
David Wright
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Ballet Black has also introduced its 2025-2026 dancers on Instagram over the past week, including;
Ruby Runham joined as a trainee artist
Elijah Peterkin has been promoted to the second year apprentice
Mikayla Isaacs and Love Kotiya have been promoted to Junior Artists
Congratulations!