News tagged with 'ballet'. Found 8 tagged news.

Get a seat at ‘Nutcracker’
tradition

Colorado Springs :: CO :: USA | 4 days ago

Some holiday traditions are hard to improve upon, and "The Nutcracker" may be near the top of that list. "I think it's about tradition, it's about the timelessness of this music and this story, and it's a great way to kick off the Christmas season," said...

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Star-Ledger, New Jersey: East will want more of San Francisco Ballet

Newark :: NJ :: USA | about 1 month ago

East will want more of San Francisco Ballet by Robert Johnson/The Star-Ledger Sunday October 12, 2008, 10:24 PM San Francisco Ballet Where: NY City Center, 55th Street between Sixth and Seventh avenues When: 7:30 p.m...When balletomanes look for signs...

Tags: san francisco, ballet, San Francisco Ballet

New York Times: City Ballet to Announce Winter Season

Manhattan :: KS :: USA | 4 months ago

City Ballet to Announce Winter Season Published: August 4, 2008 ’s 2009 winter repertory season, to run Jan. 6 through March 1, will include three world premieres among its highlights. But first, an opening benefit is planned for Nov. 25 and the annual...

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New 'Swan Lake' in S.F. Ballet 2009 lineup

Walnut Creek :: NC :: USA | 7 months ago

San Francisco Ballet will unveil an all-new production of "Swan Lake" by Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson in 2009 as the centerpiece of its 76th season, along with a world premiere by resident choreographer Yuri Possokhov, the return of George Balanchine's...

Tags: ballet, Swan Lake

Dance review: Nahat adds twists to 'Firebird'

Shanghai :: China | 7 months ago

Vivid storytelling is one of Ballet San Jose's specialties, and what a fabulous tale it spins in "The Firebird," Dennis Nahat's retelling of the Ballet Russe classic, originally choreographed by Michel Fokine in 1910. Nahat's 2005 version, which opened...

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Dance review: 'Double Evil' doubles thrills

Troy :: MI :: USA | 7 months ago

The Finnish choreographer's "Double Evil" proved the unqualified hit of San Francisco Ballet's New Works Festival on Thursday, crowning Program C's final slate of world premieres with a ballet so effortlessly innovative, fresh and blood-pumping that it...

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San Francisco Ballet * New Works Festival*

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago

Posted by Abennett

With the last weeks of the San Franciso Ballets 75th season coming, the SFB has 10 new exciting ballets running through the first week of May.   http://www.sfballet.org/  

Tags: Ballet, SFB, San Francisco Ballet

Dance review: Possokhov, Wheeldon, Taylor works

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago

It's tempting to treat San Francisco Ballet's gargantuan New Works Festival as a sporting event: 10 choreographers unveiling 10 world premieres over three days...But Tuesday the real winner was clear, and it was the Ballet audience. Throughout the War...

Tags: ballet, San Francisco Ballet, New Works Festival