John Cranko News

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has partnered with the V&A to co-curate a free to enter display to mark the iconic dance education organisation's centenary.

Joo Won Ahn, Aran Bell, Skylar Brandt, Thomas Forster, Calvin Royal III and Cassandra Trenary have been appointed to the rank of Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Gabe Stone Shayer has been promoted to the rank of Soloist. The promotions, announced today by ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, are effective immediately.

The National Ballet of Canada mourns the passing of former dancer and Senior Ballet Mistress Joanne Nisbet. In her over 40-year career, Ms. Nisbet was instrumental to the success of the National Ballet and will be deeply missed by many.

Chamber Dance Project, Washington's premier contemporary ballet company, presents New Works 2020 (& beyond). Chamber Dance Project reaches beyond the stage-and the expected-to present virtual performance events that showcase our artists with exciting new dimensions of innovation and intimacy.

BETSY McBRIDE, SIMON WEXLER, PAOLA HARTLEY, and KAREN SCALZITTI-KENNEDY will be members of the guest faculty for the Shreveport Dance Academy's Summer Intensive in Shreveport, Louisiana. Ms. McBride and Mr. Wexler will be teaching from July 27-31, 2020, and Ms.  Hartley and Ms. Scalzitti-Kennedy will be teaching from August 3-7, 2020.

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship competition – will Facebook livestream its 2019 Final Round on Friday, April 17 at 7pm EST and Saturday, April 18 at 7am EST for European and South-Pacific audiences.

John Cranko's Onegin was last performed by the Royal Ballet in 2015. Now five years later, there is a new wave of rising stars who are keen to showcase their take on the great dramatic classical roles on offer, and how palpably Onegin is a ballet that needs those stars. With only four key characters, the corps are on hand to fill the lighter moments but all eyes are on the romantic entanglement at the centre of the story.  

Canada's esteemed national ballet company, The National Ballet of Canada, returns to the Kennedy Center with two programs showcasing its world-renowned talents in the classical and contemporary dance repertory, January 28-February 2. All performances will be accompanied by the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra conducted by David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the National Ballet of Canada's Orchestra.

n advance of its fifth anniversary season next year, SFDanceworks announces new leadership: Brett Conway and Laura O'Malley will succeed founder James Sofranko as co-artistic directors. Sofranko's decision to pass the baton comes one year after moving to Michigan to serve as artistic director of Grand Rapids Ballet. Together with former associate artistic director Danielle Rowe, Sofranko will continue on as an advisor to SFDanceworks in its next chapter.

Con el retorno del ballet Romeo y Julieta al Palacio de Bellas Artes, la Compañía Nacional de Danza del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), acompañada de la Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes, congregó a un numeroso público que elogió, con una larga ovación, su desempeño artístico en la interpretación de una obra de grandes desafíos técnicos, dramáticos y musicales.

La música de Serguéi Prokófiev, interpretada por la Orquesta del Teatro de Bellas Artes (OTBA), bajo la batuta de Jonás Alber, en la versión coreográfica del sudafricano John Cranko, e interpretada por los integrantes de la Compañía Nacional de Danza del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), se presentará en la Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes en su 85 aniversario.

Compañía Nacional de Danza (CND) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) regresa a la Sala Principal del Palacio de Bellas Artes con el ballet Romeo y Julieta para una temporada de 10 funciones que se realizarán durante octubre y noviembre de este año.

Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, today announced that Director of Production James Thornley has stepped down from his position after 30 years with the company. Mr. Thornley will continue to work as a production consultant on Ms. Kain's new Swan Lake which makes its world premiere in June 2020 and will pursue freelance and consulting opportunities.

Ashley Wheater, The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, is pleased to announce the addition of four dancers to the Joffrey roster for the 2019-2020 season: Joseì Pablo Castro Cuevas (Queretaro, Mexico), Jonathan Dole (Sacramento, California), Hyuma Kiyosawa (Nagano, Japan) and Miu Tanaka (Chiba, Japan). With these new company members, The Joffrey Ballet totals 45 dancers representing 13 countries.

Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents The National Ballet of Canada: Orpheus Alive by Robert Binet and Missy Mazzoli, moderated by Wendy Whelan on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 3pm.

The 92nd Street Ya?"the world-class cultural and community center that has been connecting people around the globe through the arts, entertainment, and conversation for 145 yearsa?"today announced that Taryn Kaschock Russell is taking the helm as the new director of the world-renowned Harkness Dance Center. 

Dusk Dances proudly presents its 25th annual season, returning to Withrow Park this summer with another week of exquisite dance works from Canada's finest dance makers! Dusk Dances is a renowned and beloved outdoor dance festival presented at Withrow Park each August. Dusk Dances 2019 features some of Canada's top choreographers and dancers, including Hanna Kiel, Meredith Thompson, Mix Mix Dance Collective, Denise Fujiwara and Yuichiro Inouo, Pulga Muchochoma & Naishi Wang, in a diverse program of dance.

Acclaimed ballerina, Julia Farron, has died on July 3 at the age of 96. Her death has been confirmed, but it is unknown where she passed, according to The New York Times.

La Secretaría de Cultura, a través del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), presentó este miércoles el Programa de Trabajo de Danza, el cual contempla como ejes de acción: programación, formación y colaboración con los estados. El Instituto en diálogo con las comunidades dancísticas orienta sus acciones para lograr una mayor presencia y movilidad del quehacer en este rubro en las entidades del país, con el fin de fortalecer políticas de inclusión y diversidad en esta disciplina artística.

Dusk Dances proudly presents its 25th annual season, returning to Withrow Park this summer with another week of exquisite dance works from Canada's finest dance makers! Dusk Dances is a renowned and beloved outdoor dance festival presented at Withrow Park each August. Dusk Dances 2019 features some of Canada's top choreographers and dancers, including Hanna Kiel, Meredith Thompson, Mix Mix Dance Collective, Denise Fujiwara and Yuichiro Inouo, Pulga Muchochoma & Naishi Wang, in a diverse program of dance.