Maggie Smith was presented with the Critics' Circle Award 2015 for Services to the Arts at a private lunch held at the National Liberal Club in London on March 31, receiving an engraved crystal rose bowl. The event hosted byJeffery Taylor, president of the Critics' Circle and Mark Shenton, chairman of the Drama section of the Critics' Circle.
The enchanting romantic ballet, GISELLE, opens at Artscape in Cape Town on Friday 25 September, featuring star dancers from the Royal Ballet in London and Cape Town City Ballet.
English National Ballet and English National Ballet School today announce plans for a new joint home in East London. The move will bring under one roof one of the world's leading ballet companies with a world renowned ballet school, and will create a centre that combines state-of-the-art training facilities, teaching and rehearsal studios alongside a unique production space unrivalled in the capital.
Jacob's Pillow. Everyone in the professional dance world knows its name, and every professional company wants to perform there. The history of Jacob's Pillow is a reflection of the development of dance in America. It presents the highest quality of dance currently being performed around the world.
For many dance enthusiasts the question persists: do we need another book unearthing more about George Balanchine or Jerome Robbins?
Barbara Bocher answers that question in her memoir The Cage, named after one of Robbins' most noted ballets. If any ballet could serve as a metaphor for her brief career, The Cage would certainly be it.
New York Conservatory of Dance, the ballet studio that honed the talents of many of the country's icons of dance celebrates its 33rd Anniversary of teaching classic ballet on Saturday, October 2nd.
New York Conservatory of Dance, the ballet studio that honed the talents of many of the country's icons of dance celebrates its 33rd Anniversary of teaching classic ballet on Saturday, October 2nd.