August Bournonville News

San Francisco Ballet has announced Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson’s farewell season in 2022, celebrating Tomasson’s remarkable 37-year tenure leading the Company.

Boston Ballet is presenting BB@yourhome: The Art of Classical Ballet, an approximately one-hour long program featuring a curated look at the foundations of the artform with excerpts from classical ballet favorites newly filmed in the studio. The Art of Classical Ballet premieres on March 25 and will be available until April 4.

American Ballet Theatre’s National Training Curriculum (NTC) has announced a new  subscription-based web portal enabling access to selected content from ABT’s Teacher Training  Intensives and its specialized Raising the Barre Weekend Workshops.

Det KGL. Teater will present Sylfiden, now through November 25.

New York City Ballet today announced that it will be unable to perform at the David H. Koch Theater during the winter and spring of 2021 due to continuing health concerns and mandatory New York State and New York City regulations prohibiting large-scale, live indoor gatherings which are required for both NYCB's rehearsals and performances.

Ballet Arizona continues to innovate and pivot its 2020-2021 season with two new virtual performances. Tickets are on sale now for 'Inspire' and 'Nutcracker Suite,' which will bring the magic and beauty of dance to patrons in the safety of their own homes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Ballet of China has announced three upcoming performances at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center for the National Day holiday. The shows include a?oeCarmen,a?? a?oeL'Arlésiennea?? and a?oeLa Sylphide.'

Royal Danish Ballet soloist Tobias Praetorius has been selected to choreograph an adaptation of a Hans Christian Andersen tale titled 'The Princess and the Pea,' reports Dance Magazine.

Seven theatres, including Theater Works, Arizona Theatre Company, Ballet Arizona, Arizona Opera, and more, have announced plans for the rest of this year. Some have announced virtual events, classes, or even socially-distanced outdoor performances.

Due to ongoing concerns related to COVID-19, Ballet Arizona announced a departure from the company's previously planned 35th Anniversary fall season of main-stage performances. Director's Choice, Giselle and the beloved annual production of The Nutcracker have been removed from the performance calendar and a more digitally focused fall season is planned.

Jacob's Pillow, home to the longest-running dance festival in the United States, launches a Virtual Festival with eight weeks of free programming, July 7-August 29.

English National Ballet will stream La Sylphide today at 2pm EST.

San Francisco Ballet announces further free weekly streams on SF Ballet @ Home, featuring commissioned works from the 2018 Unbound festival and other notable ballets from SF Ballet's repertory.

The Joyce Theater Foundation announced today new programming for its Bring Dance Home collection of curated digital performances, interviews, podcasts, film, and classes aimed at bringing dance-loving audiences together from the comfort and safety of their own home.

San Francisco Ballet (SF Ballet) announces 11 promotions, two new Company members, and six apprentices for the 2021 Season.

The Royal Danish Ballet is streaming “Napoli” on its website for free.

Et udvalg af Det Kongelige Teaters forestillinger er gjort gratis tilgængelige til streaming på KGL Xtra

The Department of Dance at the University of California, Irvine, presents Dance Visions, a concert showcasing choreographic works by UCI Dance Faculty, at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, February 20-22, 2020. The artistic directors for this year's production are Dance Department Chair Molly Lynch and Tong Wang. Esteemed choreographers presenting original works include Distinguished Professor Lar Lubovitch, Charlotte Griffin, Loretta Livingston, and Chad Michael Hall. The concert will also include excerpts of the romantic ballet La Sylphide, restaged by Tong Wang and choreographed by August Bournonville in 1836.

San Francisco Ballet and Artistic Director & Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson will launch the 2020 Repertory Season with SPELLBOUND: SF Ballet's Opening Night Gala on Thursday, January 16, 2020. One of the Bay Area's most anticipated annual events, the Gala, this year chaired by Patricia Dale Roberts, begins with a cocktail reception and black-tie fundraising dinner at San Francisco City Hall at 5 pm. The evening's performance begins at 8 pm and will feature twelve pieces, including three world premieres by current and former members of SF Ballet's Company: Val Caniparoli, Choreographer in Residence Yuri Possokhov, and Myles Thatcher.

Get swept away into the seas of Italy with Ballet Arizona as the Valley's only professional ballet company performs Napoli, October 24-27 at Symphony Hall, with the accompaniment of the Phoenix Symphony.