dirac Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 An interview with Guillaume Diop. Quote Eighteen months on from his appointment as the first Black danseur étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet, Diop is closing out a momentous summer that saw him return to the role of Albrecht in Giselle at the Palais Garnier, appear as a guest judge on an episode of Drag Race France, and star in a global campaign for Jacquemus’s collaboration with Nike. He loves fashion and the feeling is increasingly mutual: he walked in Miu Miu’s AW24 show and has sat front row at Prada, Dior and Balmain. “I was feeling myself!” he giggles, of his catwalk debut. “I felt so… empowered.” Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Oklahoma City Ballet presents their annual Ballet Under the Stars free performance. Quote Featuring excerpts from classical ballet and modern dance, the evening will include short works performed by Oklahoma City Ballet’s professional dancers, OU School of Dance students, and students from the Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 A preview of Tatler's interview with Melanie Hamrick. Quote And who better to get the scoop on Autumn’s hottest read than Rachel Johnson? ‘Unlike yours truly,’ writes the politician in our October issue, ‘I don’t think Hamrick is going to win the Bad Sex in Fiction award’. How could she, when both books in her compulsively readable canon are dedicated to rock’n’roll boyfriend Mick Jagger? The 81-year-old is Hamrick’s best reader, getting first eyes on her books before publication date. His take on The Unravelling: prepare for lots of throbbing. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Cape Town City Ballet celebrates its ninetieth anniversary. Photo gallery. Quote Guests, dressed to the nines, were transported into a world of romance, drama, and heartbreak. The evening featured stunning pyrotechnic displays, a world première, and live music from the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra, all set against a backdrop of iconic ballet repertoire. Related. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 A preview of the Birmingham Royal Ballet's "Luna." Quote This autumn, BRB presents the World Premiere of Luna, a 2-act (full-length), abstract ballet in six movements, which forms the final part of Carlos’s Birmingham Trilogy (City of a Thousand Trades + Black Sabbath – The Ballet + Luna). This new work is inspired by the pioneering and socially enterprising women of Birmingham who have contributed to the shape of the city that Birmingham Royal Ballet calls home. Link to comment
dirac Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Cleveland Ballet opens its new season next month. Quote Ticket holders will enjoy a mix of classical and contemporary selections. These include the Prologue from “Sleeping Beauty,” and “Walpurgisnacht” from Charles Gounod’s interpretation of “Faust.” Works from Cleveland Ballet’s ChoreoLab, a showcase of the dancers’ choreography, will be part of the show. Link to comment
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