bnjweber Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have traveled widely for business and sightseeing and have on ocassion attended available performances in theater, opera, and dance. Being in the Washington, DC area I have traveled to New York and Boston to catch local or visiting ballet or dance companies. But visiting companies rarely do more than the tried and true standards so traveling to their home bases is a must. So instead, I thought it would be fun to combine a vacation tour of cities coordinated with ballet and or dance performances. I am thinking a week or ten day tour stopping in two or three of the following European cities: Paris, Lyon, the Hague, Berlin, St. Petersburg, and Monte Carlo coordinated with one or two ballet or dance events in each city. Do such tours exist; if so I have had little success finding them on the internet? Bruce Link to comment
GianninaM Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Welcome to Ballet Alert, Bruce; we're happy to have you with us. I've been a ballet nut for over 60 years and have dreamed of a European ballet tour for decades. I've looked and haven't found one, nor do I know if European ballet schedules would lend themselves to such a tour. If you find one be sure to let me know. In the meantime enjoy the board; lots of ballet information on it. Giannina Link to comment
mom2 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I know that there are some tours arranged by a group connected with the National Ballet of Canada, but I don't know the contact information off the top of my head. Will try to look. They have gone to Europe (various countries) and spots in the US. The woman who leads the tours also gives a continuing ed class in Ballet History at the University of Toronto. From time to time she leads ballet talks prior to performances, and I always feel I learn the most when she is speaking. When someone else steps up to the podium it is never the same. I would love to take part in one of the ballet tours some day. I wil post more information if I find it. mom2 Link to comment
Jayne Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 GianninaM, I thought you much more youthful. The first 30 years of your ballet experience must have been from your prior lives. Link to comment
4mrdncr Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yes, that (Tours en L'air) is the organization I remember as well. I think there is also one in Australia, but unfortunately, I don't remember the name of that one, and will have to check my rather disorganized archives (unless an online--Google?-- search might do?) Link to comment
GianninaM Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I Googled tours en l'air and they're there. Giannina Link to comment
sandik Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yes, that (Tours en L'air) is the organization I remember as well. I think there is also one in Australia, but unfortunately, I don't remember the name of that one, and will have to check my rather disorganized archives (unless an online--Google?-- search might do?) My colleague Elizabeth Zimmer has done some work with Renaissance Tours in Sydney, Australia, but these are Australians, coming to the US. Link to comment
ViolinConcerto Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Tours en L'air has a 2012 schedule posted. Thanks for telling us about it puppytreats! It's surely something to keep an eye on. Link to comment
mom2 Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yes, Tours en L'air is the one I was thinking of! The "word lady" is the person I was trying to describe - you will find her much more articulate! Please let us know if you do decide to go. Link to comment
mom2 Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Just a quick note to say that I located the blog today for tours en l'air - I contacted the "word lady" and she responded quite promptly. Thank you to the originator of this thread - you helped me find something I'd been looking for! Link to comment
JMcN Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 There is also a British based tour company called Travel for the Arts. Over the years, I've met a number of people who have been travelling independently, having compared schedules and worked out their own itineraries. We used to meet up often in the Autumn with an American gentleman (Jim from the Bronx) who spent a month in the UK following all the British companies he could find. The "Word Lady" was in the UK last Autumn. I met her at Birmingham where she interviewed Robert Parker for her group and Friends of BRB. Link to comment
JMcN Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Just found details of this Tour en l'air trip on Twitter: http://toursenlair.blogspot.com/2012/01/stuttgart-munich-ballet-trip-now.html Link to comment
kbarber Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Hello, here I am. It took me a while to find this thread again. I run the Tours en l'air ballet holidays, and would love to hear from any of you who want to join in our great ballet experiences. You can find information about the trips (and lots of other ballet stuff) on my website, or you can email me at toursenlair@gmail.com to be added to my mailing list. I look forward to meeting you (virtually)! Katherine Barber Link to comment
kbarber Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I've just posted my 2013-14 season here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2013/06/tours-en-lair-ballet-holidays-2013-14.html Link to comment
sandik Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Some very juicy programs -- it sounds like a wonderful time! Link to comment
kbarber Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I have just launched the program for a ballet trip to London in February 2015. Details are here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2014/10/booking-now-london-ballet-trip-february.html Link to comment
kbarber Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 I have just launched the program for a ballet trip to Vienna, Bratislava, Dresden, and Prague next spring. Details here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2014/11/vienna-prague-ballet-trip-now-booking.html Also, I will soon be planning a trip to Munich and Stuttgart for end of April, and Hamburg ballet days (including guest appearance by Houston Ballet) beginning July. Please get in touch if you are interested in any of these. Link to comment
kbarber Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 My Munich-Stuttgart ballet trip is now available for booking (deadline Jan 20) http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2014/12/munich-stuttgart-ballet-trip-signup.html Link to comment
KarenAG Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 My Munich-Stuttgart ballet trip is now available for booking (deadline Jan 20) This trip sounds fantastic, Katherine! Link to comment
kbarber Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 With the Stuttgart Ballet having announced its season today, I have now completed my list of possible ballet trips for 2016. Please see below. For more info, visit http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/ or message me. January 28 - February 1Florida (West Palm Beach and Sarasota)Miami City Ballet: La Source (Balanchine), Barber Violin Concerto (Martins), In the Upper Room (Tharp)Sarasota Ballet: Emeralds (Balanchine), new Graziano, TBA February 2 - 4 San FranciscoSan Francisco Ballet: 7 for Eight (Tomasson), Magrittomania (Possokhov), Pas/Parts (Forsythe) Continuum© (Wheeldon), Liam Scarlett World Premiere, Rubies (Balanchine) February 27 - March 4Washington DCMariinsky Ballet:Raymonda Washington Ballet: PRISM (Lopez Ochoa), State of Wonder (Webre), In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe) New York City Ballet: Ash(Martins), After the Rain pas de deux (Wheeldon), New Peck, The Infernal Machine (Martins), Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 (Balanchine) La Sylphide (Bournonville), Bournonville Divertissements April 1 - 13 Paris and AmsterdamParis Opera BalletSeven Sonatas (Ratmansky), Duo Concertant (Balanchine), Other Dances (Robbins), In Creases (Peck)Romeo and Juliet (Nureyev) Dutch National Ballet Apollo, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Tarantella, Theme and Variations (all Balanchine)Metaforen, Two, Two, Gold Variations, Adagio Hammerklavier (all van Manen)April 13 - 20 Berlin and DresdenStaatsballett BerlinMultiplicity, Forms of Silence and Emptiness (Duato)Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)Giselle Dresden Semperoper Ballet Sleeping BeautyApril 29 - May 10 Prague and Vienna(day trip to Bratislava)Czech National BalletLa BayadèreValmontVienna State Ballet Mayerling (MacMillan)Marie Antoinette (de Bana)Hamburg Ballet Shakespeare Dances (Neumeier)Slovak National Theatre BalletThe Sleeping Beauty May 12 - 15, 2016, 4 days New York New York City Ballet: Ballo della Regina, Kammermusik No. 2, Vienna Waltzes (all Balanchine)Dances at a gathering, West Side Story Suite (both Robbins) American Ballet Theatre: TBAMay 21 - 23 (Victoria Day Weekend) Boston Boston BalletSwan LakeNew Armitage, New Yanowsky, Belong pas de deux (Vesak), Resonance (Martinez) June 11-20, 10 days South of France (Toulouse and Bordeaux) Ballet of the Opéra National de BordeauxMessiah (Wainrot)Ballet of the Théatre du Capitole ToulousePaquita grand pas (Petipa), Firebird (Béjart) July 15 - 25, 11 days Stuttgart Dancers of the Korean National Ballet, Czech National Ballet, Ballett Zürich, Ballet du Rhin, Augsburg Ballett, Ballett im Revier and Gauthier DanceMixed ProgramStuttgart BalletMixed Program (excerpts from Stuttgart Ballet world premieres of the last 20 years) the second detail (Forsythe), new Goecke, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony (Scholz)Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)The Taming of the Shrew (Cranko)Onegin (Cranko)John Cranko School GalaStuttgart Ballet Gala Link to comment
kbarber Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I have now completed my list of possible ballet trips for 2016-17. Please see below. For more info, visit http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2016/06/2016-17-tours-en-lair-ballet-trips.html or message me. You can join a trip from anywhere in the world. 2016 August 10 - 13, 4 days, 2 performances Saint-Sauveur, Quebec BOOKING JUNE 2016 Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur Guillaume Côté and dancers of the National Ballet of Canada: The Story of us (Marcelo Gomes, World Premiere, with Heather Ogden) Venom (Côté) The Sleeping Beauty prince's solo Dance me to the end of love (Côté) Solos and pas de deux from the classical, neoclassical and contemporary repertoires Guillaume Côté – National Ballet of Canada Heather Ogden – National Ballet of Canada Misty Copeland – American Ballet Theatre Blaine Hoven - American Ballet Theatre Nehemiah Kish – The Royal Ballet Yuhui Choe – The Royal Ballet Anne Plamondon - Independent artist more dancers TBA Optional performance Louise Lecavalier and Frédéric Tavernini in So Blue October 14 -16New YorkNew York City BalletNew Lovette, New Peck 1, New Walker, New Lopez Ochoa, Everywhere We Go (Peck)Dances at a Gathering (Robbins), Firebird (Balanchine)Glass Pieces (Robbins), Thou Swell (Martins), Stars and Stripes (Balanchine)THIS WILL BE OUR ONLY NEW YORK TRIP IN 2016-17 2017January 23 - February 2 (11 days) Budapest and ViennaHungarian National BalletOnegin (Cranko)Vienna State BalletLa Fille mal Gardée (Ashton)Cinderella (Malandain)Carmina Burana (Orlic), Bolero (Lukacs), Afternoon of a Faun (Nebyla)Ballet of the National Theatre of BrnoBlack and White (Radacovsky)BOOKING OCTOBER 2016 February 3 - 5San FranciscoSan Francisco BalletHAFFNER SYMPHONY (Tomasson), JIŘÍ BUBENÍČEK WORLD PREMIERE, IN THE COUNTENANCE OF KINGS (Peck)SEVEN SONATAS (Ratmansky), YURI POSSOKHOV WORLD PREMIERE, PAS/PARTS 2016 (Forsythe) BOOKING NOVEMBER 2016 February 24 - March 5 (10 days)Berlin and Dresden (day trip to Leipzig)Berlin State BalletOnegin (Cranko)Castrati (Duato), Petite Mort (Kylian), Secus (Naharin)Multiplicity, Forms of Silence and Emptiness (Duato)Dresden Semperoper Ballet Swan Lake Leipzig Ballet Van Gogh (Schroder)March 8-12 (5 days)Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale Sarasota BalletScènes de ballet (American premiere), The Two Pigeons (both Ashton)Miami City BalletThe Fairy’s Kiss (Ratmansky), Walpurgisnacht Ballet (Balanchine), Polyphonia (Wheeldon)April 1 - 12 (12 days)Zurich and Munich Zurich Ballet Junior CompanyUn Ballo (Kylian), new Favre, new TBA Zurich BalletSwan Lake(reconstruction of the original Petipa version by Alexei Ratmansky) Stanislavsky BalletMayerling (MacMillan)Bavarian State BalletSpartacus (Grigorovich) Symphony in C (Balanchine), In the Night (Robbins), Adam Is (Barton)Romeo and Juliet (Cranko)La Fille mal Gardée (Ashton) Bavarian State Ballet Junior CompanyMixed ProgramBOOKING JANUARY 2017 mid April Toulouse and Bordeaux Ballet du Capitole de Toulouse Don Quixote Ballet de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux TBA April 30 - May 10 (11 days)Amsterdam and Paris Dutch National Ballet Junior CompanyMixed program Dutch National Ballet All Balanchine: Theme and Variations, Tarantella, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, ApolloParis Opera BalletIn G (Robbins), La Valse (Balanchine), Bolero (Cherkaoui)BOOKING AUGUST 2016 May 11 -19 (9 days)London An American in Paris (Wheeldon) Royal BalletMayerling (MacMillan)The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude (Forsythe), Tarantella (Balanchine), Strapless (Wheeldon), new ScarlettNorthern BalletCasanova (Tindall)plus possible other performances by other companies TBABOOKING JANUARY 2017 Link to comment
sandik Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 As always, this looks very juicy! Link to comment
kbarber Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I realize I haven't updated this for a while, but I am still here! These are my trips for January-July 2018. For any trip whose booking deadline is past, it is always worth inquiring if space may still be available. For sold-out trips you can ask to be put on a waiting list in case of cancellations. If you are even potentially interested in any trip, please let me know at toursenlair@gmail.com. This gives me a general idea of what size group I might be dealing with (since one can't contact a hotel and say "I need to book *some* rooms"!), and I have to have a general idea before I can create a budget for a trip. March 12 - 22, 2018 Vienna and Budapestday trip to BratislavaVienna State BalletRaymonda (Nureyev)Stravinsky Violin Concerto (Balanchine), Theme and Variations (Balanchine), Bach Suite III (Neumeier), The Concert (Robbins)Hungarian National Ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Rostislav) Slovak National Theatre Ballet Esmeralda (Medvedev after Petipa)Booking deadline October 25, 2017Click here for brochure:http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2017/10/vienna-budapest-ballet-trip-now-booking.html May 17 - 20 New York New York City BalletAll Jerome Robbins Interplay, In the Night, The Cage, Other Dances, Fanfare Opus 19/The Dreamer, Dances at a Gathering, Glass Pieces In G Major, Afternoon of a Faun, Antique Epigraphs, The Concert (or, The Perils of Everybody) Dybbuk, Fancy Free, West Side Story Suite American Ballet Theatre Giselle Booking in March 2018 May 31 - June 10, 6 performances Copenhagen Royal Danish Ballet Napoli (Bournonville, restaged by Nikolaj Hubbe and Sorella Englund)"Bournonvilleana" details TBA Swan Lake (staged by Silja Schandorff and Nikolaj Hübbe) An evening of works choreographed by dancers of the Royal Danish Ballet "An evening of modern dance" Details TBAClosing Gala SIGNUP DEADLINE IS PAST June 11 - 17 London (All performances in London) June 11: English National Ballet Emerging Dancer Competition June 12: Birmingham Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet (MacMillan) June 13: English National Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty (MacMillan) June 14: Royal Ballet: Swan Lake (new staging by Liam Scarlett) June 15: Birmingham Royal Ballet Mixed Program: In the Upper Room (Tharp), Kin. (Whitley), World Premiere (Williamson) June 29 - July 9 Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg Berlin State Ballet Don QuixoteDresden Semperoper BalletHeatscape (Peck), Gods and Dogs (Kylian), Political Mother (Schechter)National Ballet of CanadaDreamers Ever Leave You (Binet), Emergence (Pite), The Man in Black (Kudelka) Hamburg BalletIllusions...like Swan Lake (Neumeier)Beethoven Project (Neumeier)The Concert, Dances at a Gathering (Robbins) INFO here: http://toursenlair.blogspot.ca/2017/11/dresden-berlin-hamburg-ballet-trip-now.htmlSIGNUP DEADLINE DECEMBER 8 2017 July 17 -23 Stuttgart Stuttgart Ballet Highlights and Favourites from 22 years under Reid Anderson Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering and John Cranko's Initials R.B.M.E.ONEGIN ( Cranko) Gala of the John Cranko School Gala of the Stuttgart Ballet Booking in March 2018 Link to comment
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