dirac Posted August 22, 2021 Posted August 22, 2021 Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre gets a government grant, after complaining publicly. Quote BRBT went public earlier this week with its frustration that it was the only performing arts organization in Baton Rouge denied a grant from the federal pandemic relief program, while The Penthouse Club received one of the largest grants in the market. As previously reported by Daily Report, the local strip club secured a $1.1 million grant under the name Baton Rouge Sports Restaurant Inc.,....
dirac Posted August 22, 2021 Author Posted August 22, 2021 Ballet Arkansas offers a series of outdoor performances. Quote Ballet Arkansas also plans a series of lecture demonstrations for K-12 students at various indoor and outdoor settings, to be announced, throughout the year.
dirac Posted August 22, 2021 Author Posted August 22, 2021 Charleston Ballet returns with "Dracula" and "Nutcracker." Quote Choreographed by ballet artistic director Kim Pauley with music by Anthony DiLorenzo, “Dracula: The Seduction” was originally intended to premiere in 2020 as part of “BIT(E)S AND PIECES,” but was canceled due to concerns about COVID-19.
dirac Posted August 22, 2021 Author Posted August 22, 2021 The Lexington Ballet Company hopes to make it back for the 2022-23 season. Quote Marcin says many of the dancers have chosen to audition for companies elsewhere that have been able to reopen. She says the dancers never expected the pandemic to take away from their careers for such a long time, losing years of a career that’s already so short. “Usually dancers retire depending on the person anywhere from 30, maybe even earlier, to in their 40’s if you’re lucky and your body doesn’t give out first.”
dirac Posted August 22, 2021 Author Posted August 22, 2021 An obituary for Patricia Wilde by Brian Seibert in The New York Times. Quote Quick and daring with New York City Ballet, she was a favorite of its leader, who would throw her into a role with barely a rehearsal.
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