Friday, August 14

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Edward Watson is retiring from the Royal Ballet.

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As répétiteur, Watson will lend his knowledge and experience to prepare dancers for the broad range of the company’s repertory. He will remain a principal for the coming season, with a final performance in Wayne McGregor’s highly anticipated new creation, The Dante Project, which has been postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

 

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Maurice Kaplow has died at age 90.

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“He was a true musician and true ballet conductor, of which there are very few and far between,” said former Pennsylvania Ballet principal dancer Melissa Podcasy.

 

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An interview with Susan Jaffe.

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This fall, PBT is planning a series of dances in porches and front yards.

“That's another way to keep everybody safe and and still performing, and have audience members still able to see performance without going into a theater,” she said.

 

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Misty Copeland writes a children's book.

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The first in a series of picture books about Copeland's time as a novice ballerina, Bunheads tells the story of a young Misty who falls in love with the art form though the ballet Coppélia. Initially afraid to audition, Misty overcomes her nerves with the help of an encouraging teacher and supportive new friends and lands the lead role — but Copeland, the grownup author, knows just how scary trying something new can be. What advice would she give a young reader who's afraid to take those first steps?

 

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Maria Tallchief and four other ballerinas are named as a group to a list of 10 outstanding women in the history of Oklahoma.

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It’s impossible to talk about one of the Native American ballerinas from Oklahoma without mentioning them all. Representing various tribes, they became known over the years as “the five moons.” Yvonne Chouteau, of Shawnee-Cherokee heritage; Rosella Hightower, of Choctaw heritage; Moscelyne Larkin, half Shawnee-Peoria; and sisters Maria Tallchief and Marjorie Tallchief, of Osage heritage, all achieved international acclaim during the 20th century.

 

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A new designer collection features dancers from ABT and NYCB.

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Shot by photographer Pascal Perich, the socially distanced campaign features ballerinas Hearst hand-selected, including The American Ballet Theatre's Christine Shevchenko and Fangqi Li, as well as the New York City Ballet's Unity Phelan, India Bradley, and Olivia Boisson.