Joan

So sadly, he was a greate ballet teacher and mentor for so many....

It is so sad Anne....Hopefully they will manage to come through this, but it will be difficult to find another job as a dancer in Denmark..

It is dancers from the Royal Danish Ballet....from their Paris ballet tour last week

Julie Valentin (corps the ballet) has also left the company.

I just love this new version, specially the scenografi and cant get enough of it:) I have seen the ballet four times now and just love this version! I must say, that I aggre with the reviewers, on something - the pas de sept should not have a dancing Birthe - that is a shame, but everything else is in my opinion, just greate.

The Royal Danish Ballet is on twitter....they have allready posted something. This blog will be updated and written from May 20th. It will contain photos, videos and descriptions of the tour to the US. The author is the PR Manager of the company, but some of the dancers will be guest-bloggers as well. see this link: http://rdballet.blogspot.com/?spref=fb Have fun Joan

Congratulations to Alban and the royal danish ballet for given this wonderfull talented dancer. It was a great evening with a perfect ending.....

Here is the word from Nikolaj Hübbe to Marcin.... Artistic director, Nikolaj Hübbe: “Marcin Kupinsky is one of the most artistically cultivated and aristocratic male dancers fostered by the Royal Danish Ballet in years. He has the most beautiful, clean lines and proportions that render him into the role of ballet prince, perfectly easy and naturally so. With a focus in particular on the last two seasons, Marcin Kupinsky’s enviable technical improvements have allowed him to make a rare, artistic development of superb expression and maturity – a real Danseur Noble. I am truly happy and very proud to present a dancer of such calibre within the Royal Danish Ballet, because Marcin Kupinsky IS the very essence embodiment of classical ballet. On a personal note, Marcin Kupinsky is one of the most kind and agreeable humans I have ever had the pleasure of working with. With a fine mindfulness and a to-and-through amiable behaviour, he fully matches a human character as “a Prince among Men”. Marcin Kupinski was born in Poland in January 1983 and received his training at the National Ballet School in Gdansk. He joined the Royal Danish Ballet in 2002, was promoted to soloist in 2010 and to principal dancer in 2011. Among his most important principal parts at the Royal Danish Ballet is; Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Prince Albrecht in Giselle, James in La Sylphide, principal male in Etudes and Prince in The Nutcracker. This summer Marcin Kupinski is going on tour to the US with the rest of the company.

Yesterday I saw "Dans to go" and after the performance I heard that this evening was Kristoffer Sakurais last performance. He is no longer a balletdancer at the RDB. I heard that he has stoppet dancing due to his many injuries.

You are rigth Johanne went to Hamborg and she is very happy to be there.

Thank you Jane and congrats to all of them, but especially to Alexander Stæger, he should in my opinion have been a soloist already...

They'll be at the Koch Theatre (aka-NY State Theatre) June 14-19, 2011: http://www.davidhkochtheater.org/events.html This site also sold tickets when the Chinese group was at the Koch, so I'm guessing sales will be from this site for the Danish Ballet as well. I can't find any information on when tickets go on sale, other than "soon." Thanks now I know where it is and then I can book the hotel nearby! Hopefully they will tell soon, when the sale for the tickets begin.

Does anybody know where the Royal Danish Ballet is going to perform when they are visiting New York City? I cant find anything in the calender og elsewhere on the Internet. I am going to N.Y. and want to se them there in June.

There is a new promotional video replying to Sleeping Beauty, they are showing it at danish television. Link: http://video.kglteater.dk/video/903117/tornerose-2010-trailer-2

Thank you Jane! I am a dane and havent seen it at all or heard about it!