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An obituary for Carla Fracci.

A review of the Royal Ballet and Darcey Bussell's charity gala by Louise Levene in The Spectator.

Reviews of Northern Ballet in "Dangerous Liaisons." The Daily Telegraph The Guardian DanceTabs The Times

A review of Northern Ballet by Joy Sable in The Jewish Chronicle.

David Nixon is leaving Northern Ballet.

Washington Ballet holds an in-person gala.

Washington Ballet prepares the final performances of its virtual season.

Washington Ballet wraps up its online season.

An obituary for Violetta Elvin by Anna Kisselgoff in The New York Times.

An obituary for Violetta Elvin in The Daily Telegraph.

Violetta Elvin has died at age 96.

Peck is at least a classically trained choreographer who can surprise, but I'm happy to see Mr. B's crowd pleasers and I-had-to-do-this-because-Maria-needs-something-new ballets just as I'm pleased to hear Mozart's "the archduchess wants this one by Saturday" pieces.

La Scala announces its 2021-22 season.

Australian Ballet feeling financial pain from the ongoing lockdown.

An interview with Sergei Polunin by Annabel Sampson in Tatler.

Accusations of psychological abuse and overtraining lead to firings at Switzerland's Rudra Bejart school.

How Jacques d'Amboise's National Dance Institute made a difference for dance in Keene, New Hampshire.

An obituary for Japanese dancer Mikiko Matsuyama from the Chinese press.

An obituary for Jacques d'Amboise by Sarah Halzack in The Independent.

After criticism, the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory will perform the Kingdom of the Shades sequence from "La Bayadère" and call it something else.

If you have Comcast, the 2005 documentary on Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder by Linda Atkinson and Nick Doob is making the rounds. Not entirely satisfying but some awesome archival footage.

A new AMC series will be based on Gorey's "Neglected Murderesses."

An obituary for Carla Fracci by Emily Langer in The Washington Post.

Bossov Ballet Theatre, likewise.

Ballet Wyoming returns after a year long break.