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Clarke also guested in La Scala’s Manon with Nicoletta Manni last season and that performance was filmed and streamed. So i also think he will continue to be based at Royal Ballet.

The National Ballet of Ukraine will tour 16 cities of east US in October. This is a joint tour with the Canadian/Ukrainian folk dance troupe Shumka https://nationalukraineballet.com/ Program https://nationalukraineballet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Program-with-Updated-Choreography-High-Rez-8.22.20241-1.pdf Portions of the proceeds from the tour—from ticket purchases, merchandise, and individual donations—will benefit HUMANITE and Ukraine House, an organization dedicated to restoring and improving the lives of Ukrainian families affected by the war. Before this tour, the company participated in Fall for Dance with Ratmansky's Wartime Elegies.

Andrian Fadeyev has been appointed Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Ballet https://www.instagram.com/p/C9PGUQStUPE/?igsh=dmM4dnJhdW40MWdu

National Ballet of Ukraine has filmed their full length new production of Giselle, filmed during their Japan tour in January This production has been made possible by the donations of Japanese audience, and features an unusual ending. (choreography: Viktor Yaremenko) Giselle: Olga Golitsya Albrecht: Nikita Sukhorukov Myrta (Queen of Wilis): Anastasia Shevchenko Hans (Forest Guard): Volodymyr Kutuzov Peasant pas de deux: Karina Terval & Daniil Paszczuk Albrecht's Squire: Oleksandr Gabelko Bathilde (Albrecht's fiancee): Olesia Volotnik Duke of Courland (Bathilde's father): Ruslan Avramenko Bertha (Giselle's mother): Svetlana Kovtun Two Wilis: Alexandra Panchenko & Diana Ivanchenko Conductor: Sergei Gorbunich Performed by：Ukrainian National Opera Orchestra

Takumi Miyake said in a Japanese interview that he got injured before the audition for Royal Ballet, which was his first choice. So RB’s loss is ABT’s gain.

A beautiful performance of Emeralds by Svetlana Lunkina https://www.facebook.com/share/v/kfe3AYpYyCPGUoay/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Eric Vu An, former dancer at Paris Opera Ballet and international star, artistic director of Nice Méditerranée Ballet has passed away at the age of 60, a few days after the passing of his partner, Hughes Gall, former director of Paris Opera. https://www.lefigaro.fr/culture/le-danseur-et-choregraphe-francais-eric-vu-an-est-decede-a-l-age-de-60-ans-20240608

THE STUTTGART BALLET MOURNS THE PASSING OF DIETER GRAEFE Dieter Graefe, former Administrator of the Stuttgart Ballet and holder of the rights to John Cranko’s ballets, passed away in Stuttgart on Saturday, April 20. As Cranko's heir, he ensured that, after the South African-British choreographer’s unexpected early death, his works were performed by companies worldwide and became classics of the international ballet repertoire. Thanks to Graefe, Cranko's masterpiece Onegin, for example, is one of the most popular ballets in the world today. https://www.stuttgart-ballet.de/the-stuttgart-ballet-mourns-dieter-graefe/

The National Ballet of Ukraine is currently offering a full recording of their Snow Queen which was filmed during their Japan tour last winter. Originally , the music was by Tchaikovsky but as commonly known they don't perform ballets by Tchaikovsky so they changed the music, which are a mixed bag of various composers such as Strauss, Mascagni, Greig, Massnet, Berlioz, Ponchielli But the performance is quite enjoyable. Choreographed by Aniko Rekhviashvili, Gerda : Ilona Kravchenko, Kai: Mykita Skharkov, The Snow Queen; Anastasia Shevchenko. They are also offering some other full length performances such as Don Quixote.

Korean/Canadian dancer Dong Hyun Seo, who danced at the National Ballet of Canada 2000-2007 and also Houston Ballet 2007-2009, Universal Ballet 2009-2011 has passed away, the National Ballet of Canada’s instagram and Facebook has announced. All of us at The National Ballet of Canada are deeply saddened to hear the heartbreaking news that former dancer Dong Hyun Seo has passed away. Dong danced with the company from 2000 – 2007 and formed many enduring friendships here. We offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends for this devastating loss. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2fRhRBREkp/?igsh=MWc3emRveWc0N2M2Yg== Dong Hyun Seo has been living in Japan since 2012 and had his ballet school in Akita. Last summer, in collaboration with his former schoolmate Nehemiah Kish, he held gala concerts in Sapporo and Akita called Royal Stars Gala, with stars such as Francesca Hayward, Yasmine Naghdi, Sarah Lamb, William Bracewell, Akane Takada and Ryoichi Hirano. Nehemiah Kish has also posted his condolences. It is heartbreaking as Hyun Seo is still young and leaves a 2 year old daughter behind. https://www.instagram.com/p/C2dCgIlLhY7/?igsh=MWV6eTlzcTc3enF6Yg==

This will be livestreamed from December 19th.

Gergiev Will Not, Apparently, Take on Leadership of Bolshoi in Addition to Mariinsky. https://symphony.org/update-gergiev-will-not-apparently-take-on-leadership-of-bolshoi-in-addition-to-mariinsky/

Bashkir Opera's La Bayadere is currently available here.

The girl in the halter neck olive or dark blue leotard wearing ballet slippers while giving fouettés (at the right of the screen, 1:20:46) is Kanon Kimura. https://www.abt.org/people/kanon-kimura/?type=performer Kotomi Yamada (in a pale green leotard, left side of the screen) does the fouettés later and she is also a very good turner and got applauded at the very end.

As I have noted in the Vienna State Ballet topic, Alessandra Ferri will be taking over the role of Artistic Director there so if ABT will be doing Woolf Works at the MET in 2024, this might be one of the last chances to see her perform live. (I am not sure whether she will be performing in it or not) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyxp4ejo8yi/?img_index=1