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by ABOUT Dance on January 30, 2024
How to Prepare for a Dance Photography Shoot
by ABOUT Dance on January 30, 2024
"Tips for preparing for a dance photography shoot: communicate with the photographer, choose the right location, select the perfect outfit, practice posing and movements, pay attention to hair and makeup, bring necessary props or accessories, warm-up... Read full article
by ABOUT Dance on October 19, 2023
Dancers and Self-Representation: The Power Within
by ABOUT Dance on October 19, 2023
Every dancer knows that words often fail to capture the essence of their craft. The sound of music, the graceful movement of the body, and the emotions conveyed through expression combine to create a language that transcends verbal communication.... Read full article
by bbodance on June 28, 2023
Examination Success for Adult Dancers
by bbodance on June 28, 2023
“Thank you so much for the experience of being able to dance and take the ballet examination. The experience was truly wonderful. I have been a singer for nearly all my life but, after a foot accident, to get up onto a stage to sing (a stick was not ... Read full article
by Birmingham Royal Ballet on November 18, 2020
Birmingham Royal Ballet celebrates 30th Anniversary with free streamed performance
by Birmingham Royal Ballet on November 18, 2020
Following critically acclaimed live performances of Lazuli Sky in Birmingham and London last month, Birmingham Royal Ballet is today pleased to announce Birmingham Royal Ballet at 30 – Supported by Birmingham City Council; a celebratory free online s... Read full article
by Birmingham Royal Ballet on October 29, 2020
Christmas is not cancelled, as adapted version of The Nutcracker goes on sale
by Birmingham Royal Ballet on October 29, 2020
Following last week’s sold-out performances of Lazuli Sky, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Birmingham Repertory Theatre are excited to announce a specially adapted production of the classic Christmas fairytale The Nutcracker,... Read full article
by Lyndsey Winship on April 15, 2019
Merce Cunningham remembered
by Lyndsey Winship on April 15, 2019
Merce didn’t speak to us very often, but in your first performance, he’d definitely tell you to have fun. Typically, he’d sit downstage right and watch the entire show like a hawk, but on your last exit, he would grab you by the arm and squeeze it.... Read full article
by Lyndsey Winship on March 18, 2019
Yuli: this portrait of Carlos Acosta and Cuba is a dance film like no other
by Lyndsey Winship on March 18, 2019
Dance on film can have many functions. It might act as a showstopping decoration to the drama (most movie musicals), a shorthand for its protagonist’s obsession or madness (Black Swan, The Red Shoes) ... Read full article
by Sarah Crompton on September 25, 2018
You couldn't take your eyes off him': the triumph and tragedy of Rudolf Nureyev
by Sarah Crompton on September 25, 2018
It was impossible not to know who Rudolf Nureyev was. From the moment the dancer defected to the west, turning his back on his home and the Kirov company that trained him, he blazed across the front pages.... Read full article
by Judith Potts on August 13, 2018
How dance classes help sufferers of Parkinson's disease
by Judith Potts on August 13, 2018
In 1817, Dr James Parkinson published "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy", in which he described "resting tremor, abnormal posture and gait, paralysis and diminished muscle strength" and went on to outline the progress of a disease, as yet un-named.... Read full article
by View author's website on May 2, 2018
Lloyd Webber Foundation offers £630,000 boost for emerging artists
by View author's website on May 2, 2018
Musical theatre composer Lord Lloyd-Webber has said his charity’s latest round of grants seeks to help increase diversity in the performance arts. The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation has awarded 22 grants worth a total of £630,000 to Performances arts... Read full article
by Brian Seibert on April 27, 2018
Carlos Acosta on his new Cuban dance company: 'I want to bring them to the world..
by Brian Seibert on April 27, 2018
The career synopsis of the Cuban born dancer Carlos Acosta reads like a fairy tale. As a dark-skinned boy from an especially poor part of Havana, he was forced to audition for the national ballet school by his father, who wanted him off the streets. ... Read full article
by Judith Mackrell on March 26, 2018
Richard Alston Dance Company review – stillness, serenity and funk
by Judith Mackrell on March 26, 2018
Fifty years ago Richard Alston was a fierce, skinny boy with an arty fall of black hair who believed that dances should be choreographed with the same compositional rigour and purity as abstract art or music. ... Read full article
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