Scandal and intrigue have plagued Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet for decades. Today the ballet world was stunned to learn that Artistic Director, Sergei Filin, was attacked by a hooded individual who accosted him on the street and threw acid in his face. Filin is now in hospital with third-degree burns, …
31 DECEMBER 2012
2012: The Year of the Aging Ballerina?
Looking back over this year’s ballet reviews, B2TP was struck by the number of references to dancers who are, as Luke Jennings gracefully puts it,”in the autumn of their careers.” One of “ballet’s great poignancies,” Jennings claims, is that “the essence and truth of performance … is so often …
New Year's Resolution: Learn All the Ballet Positions!
Gotta love that 28th position:
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23 DECEMBER 2012
Give the Gift of Music: Ballet To The People's Top 30 Adagio Picks
Our favorite pieces of music to dance adagio to*, arranged chronologically:
*Note: you may be unable to view this Spotify list if you’re using Safari as a browser. We’ve found that Mozilla Firefox works, though.
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26 OCTOBER 2012
American ‘Don Quixote’ Arrives on Catalan Shores
(This is an update of an article that appeared earlier today in the Huffington Post and includes a report on Friday night’s performance.)
When Ballet To The People heard that American Ballet Theatre was bringing Don Quixote to Spain for its first-ever appearance in Barcelona, her first instinct …