Saturday, August 24

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Julio Bocca is the new director of Teatro Colón.

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Per numerous news outlets and per the Ministry of Culture of the City of Buenos Aires, the former ballet dancer will team up Uruguayan Gerardo Grieco to lead the institution. Grieco was the general director of the Auditorio Nacional del Socre as well as the director of the Teatro Solís and creator of the Sala Zitarrosa. Per reports, the two are already working on a new plan for the Colón which they will present in early November.

 

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Naomi Osaka turns to a ballet coach for help dealing with emotions on court.

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But Osaka has linked up with ballet coach Simone Elliott, who also works as her mental coach, and says it is having a positive effect.

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‘We talked it through. Then obviously I was able to win the match, and I felt pretty good after that. I have had these moments where I have kind of had a breakdown on court.

 

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  Margot Fonteyn's house in Knightsbridge goes on the market.

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Fonteyn House is where the late Dame Margot Fonteyn, often called the greatest ballerina of her generation, lived during the 1950s and 1960s.

The property is situated opposite the V&A museum, a short walk from Harrods. Covering 15,980 square feet, it has a gated private driveway, a rarity in central London, complete with an automatic turning circle for cars.

 

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A review of Dance Theatre of Harlem by Gillian Ebersole for Bachtrack.

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When the full company appears at the end of the piece, the lights dim and the crowd is clapping before the work even ends. The satisfying moment of group unison feels emotional, despite the abstract nature of the work. Laid bare across the stage, the final image of the curtain lowering on a full company phrase, is so meaningful when juxtaposed against the pandemic-inspired solos and duets. Forsythe captures that precious feeling of being in a theater, all bodies moving and breathing together. Dance Theatre of Harlem feels poised to forge ahead to a new era, all while bringing together its knowledge and legacy from the past half century.