Argentina ballet dancers protest by performing in the street
The Mainichi–10 hours ago
Protesting dancers stretched and warmed up at the barre amid honking cars before their performance and hung a long rope with ballet slippers on a downtown street. “Culture, education and health are pillars of a nation and a society,” said Manuela Bruno, 28, one of the troupe’s dancers. “So the cutbacks …
Balanchine’s ‘Square Dance’ Speaks Ballet With an American Accent
New York Times–Jan. 30, 2018
Ballet, which began life in Western Europe during the Renaissance, is danced all over the globe with many accents. The many ways in which it can be (and seem) American often occupied the mind of the Russian-born choreographer George Balanchine, who moved to New York in 1933 and became an …
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Ballet Teacher Accused of Sex Misconduct Will Not Be Charged
U.S. News & World Report–3 hours ago
The Anchorage District Attorney’s Office says it will not prosecute a ballet academy founder accused of sexual misconduct. Feb. … The 50-year-old founder of the Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy, Michelangelo Canale, has been accused by at least two ex-students of systematic sexual misconduct in an …
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Julia Erickson to give farewell …
Tribune-Review–16 hours ago
Julia Erickson, one of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s longest-tenured principal dancers, has announced her plans to end her 17-year career following the company’s 2018-19 season opener in October. Fans can still see Erickson dance one of her signature roles, Odette/Odile in “Swan Lake,” Feb. 16-25 at the …
Friday February 2, Our World in Pictures
Brooklyn Daily Eagle–5 hours ago
ARGENTINA – Ballet Protest: Ballet shoes hang from a rope as part of a protest against the recent decision to reduce funding to the state-run dance company in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday. About 80 dancers, choreographers, and other workers at the National Ballet of the Dance lost their jobs in …
The Joffrey Ballet Selects Doctors at Rush University Medical Center …
Newswise (press release)–Jan. 16, 2018
Newswise — (Chicago) — The internationally-acclaimed Joffrey Ballet has chosen Rush University Medical Center as the Company’s preferred medical center for treatment. “The Joffrey Ballet is comprised of artists that are also elite athletes, whose health and fitness are paramount to the success of the …
Glen Hill Farm’s Filly is Flintshire’s First Foal
BloodHorse.com–15 hours ago
Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms’ Eclipse champion and five-time grade/group 1 winner Flintshire was represented by his first reported foal when Glen Hill Farm had a filly out of Last Resort born Jan. 18 in Kentucky. Last Resort is a winning Glen Hill homebred by Twirling Candy and out of multiple Argentine grade 2 …
Five Dancers Accuse City Ballet’s Peter Martins of Physical Abuse
New York Times–Dec. 12, 2017
In 1993, Jeffrey Edwards was a soloist with New York City Ballet when he did something radical, at least for the company: He accused Peter Martins, the powerful ballet master in chief, of verbal and physical abuse, and reported him. “I brought a complaint to the general manager, company manager and the …
New York City Ballet Investigates Sexual Harassment Claim Against …
New York Times–Dec. 4, 2017
In a 2012 article on Balanchine in Psychology Tomorrow, Wilhelmina Frankfurt, a former City Ballet dancer, said: “The only way that Peter rivaled Mr. B. was as a Casanova. However, where Mr. B. was charm incarnate, Peter was a basher.” In 1992, Mr. Martins was charged with third-degree assault against …
Peter Martins Retires From New York City Ballet After Misconduct …
New York Times–Jan. 1, 2018
After accusations of sexual harassment and physical and verbal abuse, Peter Martins, the powerful leader of New York City Ballet who shaped the company for more than three decades, has decided to retire. “I have denied, and continue to deny, that I have engaged in any such misconduct,” Mr. Martins, 71, …
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