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I was at the performance and he was surely magnificent, I was thinking why he is not etoile during the performance, and at the curtain call Aurelie Dupont came on stage to announce his nomination. He deserves this title.

Also a report by Ilona Landgraf on this conference. http://www.ilona-landgraf.com/2017/02/first-international-ballet-conference-at-dutch-national-ballet/

A very short video on this conference.

That was exactly that I thought. By the way, Alina Cojocaru commented on Twitter that she will not be participating in those galas.

JULIO BOCCA: A TRIBUTE TO A DANCE LEGEND Friday, April 14, 2017 7:30 PM Location: David H. Koch Theater FEATURED ARTISTS Alina Cojocaru (English National Ballet) Cesar Corrales* (English National Ballet) – PROFESSIONAL DEBUT Joaquin De Luz (New York City Ballet) Marlon Dino (Bavarian State Ballet) Marcelo Gomes (American Ballet Theatre) Luciana Paris (American Ballet Theatre) Johan Kobborg (Royal Danish Ballet) Lucia Lacarra (Bavarian State Ballet) Manuel Legris (Danseur Etoile, Paris Opera Ballet) Tiler Peck (New York City Ballet) Tamara Rojo (English National Ballet) Cynthia Harvey Susan Jaffe Julie Kent And other surprise guest appearances *Indicates YAGP alumni http://davidhkochtheater.com/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=5330

Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" Gala Thursday, April 13, 2017 7:00 PM Location: David H. Koch Theater FEATURED ARTISTS Skylar Brandt* (American Ballet Theatre) Alina Cojocaru (English National Ballet) Cesar Corrales* (English National Ballet) - PROFESSIONAL DEBUT Marlon Dino (Bavarian State Ballet) Gabe Stone Shayer* (American Ballet Theatre) Lucia Lacarra (Bavarian State Ballet) Svetlana Lunkina (National Ballet of Canada) Evan McKie (National Ballet of Canada) Yuan Yuan Tan (San Francisco Ballet) Daniel Ulbricht (New York City Ballet) http://davidhkochtheater.com/tickets/reserve.aspx?performanceNumber=5329

"I left the Bolshoi but not the profession. I look forward to open the whole world for myself"

Obituary on Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/jan/20/peter-farmer-obituary

Hallberg will also be dancing in The Australian Ballet's Sleeping Beauty in Brisbane this February. https://deborahjones.me/2017/01/11/hallbergs-date-with-beauty/

Ole Nørlyng, research fellow and lecturer at the University of Copenhagen and teacher at Royal Danish Ballet school, expert of Bournonville has passed away on December 27th at the age of 70. http://www.b.dk/doedsfald/kunstens-kyndige-formidler http://www.weekendavisen.dk/medarbejder/ole-noerlyng

The recording offer is extended and could be seen till January 7th. it is a lovely performance.

I have written in a different thread but Somova is on maternity leave so that must be the reason for her absence. I had seen Viktoria Tereshkina as the Tsar Maiden and she was wonderful in the role so that is a pity.

I am also 5'5 and sat in close place in the orchestra and no problem with that. They have a decent rake.

Australian Ballet Senior Soloist Miwako Kubota will retire after a 18 year career with the company, her last performance will be Swanilda in Coppelia on December 20th. Here is a lovely interview with her by her colleague Natasha Kusen http://studiotostreet.com.au/sayonara-miwako-kubota/

And a report of the performance by Deborah Jones. https://deborahjones.me/2016/12/14/david-hallberg-in-coppelia/

And it seems it went well!

A detailed report on David Hallberg's rehabilitation process at Australia Ballet. https://deborahjones.me/2016/12/09/david-hallberg-on-rehabilitation-and-returning-to-the-stage-in-coppelia/

Thanks, I was not aware that Kondaurova was back. Somova is expecting her second child and Lopatkina has announced she is not dancing until the end of the season due to injuries.

I agree that visiting the Mikhailovsky will be a great option. The theatre is located in the very centre of St. Petersburg, close to the Russian Museum and the Church of Savior on Blood. It is relatively small but a charming theatre, the ticket prices are not expensive, and the quality of dancing is very high, with beautiful principals such as Soboleva, Perren, Borchenko, Vorontsova. Also Victor Lebedev (a Vaganova graduate) is one of the most beautiful young male dancers in Russia. The current roster might even be better than the Mariinsky. (as Somova, Kondaurova and Lopatkina are not performing this season) Sometimes they do modern stuff such as Duato's works but usually they perform the classics.

Confirmed by the Australian Ballet

David Hallberg to return to the ballet stage in The Australian Ballet’s Coppélia in December at Sydney Opera House https://deborahjones.me/2016/11/20/david-hallberg-to-return-to-the-ballet-stage-in-the-australian-ballets-coppelia/ Great news. So maybe Hallberg will fill in some of the TBA slots.

David Hallberg to return to the ballet stage in The Australian Ballet’s Coppélia in December at Sydney Opera House https://deborahjones.me/2016/11/20/david-hallberg-to-return-to-the-ballet-stage-in-the-australian-ballets-coppelia/ Franz will be a role debut for him. Congratulations!

Do you think so? i think this article points out the problem with the current season very accurately and is a very good one, I can't agree more with her I can't imagine a company with a more uninspired season, honestly this season's repertoire is so pathetic. It is good that that at least one critic is brave enough to say about this.

　 It seems they have added Tarantella to that program. Indeed it is a short Balanchine program. They might be reading here. http://national.ballet.ca/Productions/2016-17-Season/Genus

An article by Martha Schabas on Globe And Mail, about the (poor and un-innovative) repertoire of 2016-7 season. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/to-stay-relevant-the-national-ballet-of-canada-must-eschew-tradition-and-challengeaudiences/article32809064/