VIDEO: Interview with Iain Webb, Director of The Sarasota Ballet

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Watch our interview with Iain Webb, Director of The Sarasota Ballet as he shares his inspiring journey from taking his first dance steps in Yorkshire, England to leading one of America’s most dynamic ballet companies. Speaking from his office – surrounded by his collection of ballet books and signed photographs from ballet luminaries – Iain reflects…

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PODCAST: The Sarasota Ballet Director, Iain Webb

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In this podcast, Iain Webb, Director of The Sarasota Ballet shares his inspiring journey from taking his first dance steps in Yorkshire, England to leading one of America’s most dynamic ballet companies. Speaking from his office – surrounded by his collection of ballet books and signed photographs from ballet luminaries (watch the video) – Iain…

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Ukrainian ballerina Anna Muromtseva on fleeing Kyiv for her new life with the Hungarian National Ballet

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In this inspiring podcast, we share the remarkable story of strength and resilience of Ukrainian principal dancer Anna Muromtseva, who faced the most devastating and unimaginable experience of fleeing her home following the Russian invasion and restarting her life and dance career with the Hungarian National Ballet. Listen to Anna’s heartfelt interview as she looks…

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PODCAST: London City Ballet, Artistic Director, Christopher Marney

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Welcome to The Wonderful World of Dance Podcast! We’re excited to share our new podcast with Christopher Marney, award-winning dancer, teacher, choreographer and Artistic Director of London City Ballet. London City Ballet was first established in 1978 as the resident company of London’s Sadler’s Wells and was one of the world’s leading dance companies. Before…

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The National Ballet of Japan – world premiere of Tuckett’s Macbeth and company premiere of Ashton’s The Dream

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The National Ballet of Japan Artistic Director, and former Royal Ballet principal, Yoshida Miyako presents the 2022-23 season with the world premiere of Macbeth by Will Tuckett and company premiere of The Dream by Frederick Ashton. Macbeth by Will TuckettThe National Ballet of Japan will perform the original ballet created by Will Tuckett, an Olivier…

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La Biennale di Venezia Dance 2023 – The chemistry of dance. Altered States – Directed by Wayne McGregor

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The chemistry of dance. Altered States – the title of the 17th International Festival of Contemporary Dance (13 – 29 July), is the third chapter that director Wayne McGregor continues to explore this discipline of motion, in dialogue with techno culture and the most advanced scientific thought, and in a perceptional relationship with the audience.…

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Isaac Hernández, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet from growing up in Mexico to changing lives of future dance stars

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Isaac Hernández is a dancer on a mission to change the lives of young aspiring dancers in his home country of Mexico. His own unique story of growing up in Guadalajara as one of 11 kids, being trained in the garden by his father, before forging a stellar international dance career, is a story that…

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Podcast: Isaac Hernández, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet

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In this podcast, Principal Dancer Isaac Hernández shares his unique story of growing up in Mexico as one of 11 kids, being taught to dance by his father and dancing with ABT II, San Francisco Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, his move to English National Ballet, and the decision to return to San Francisco Ballet.  Isaac…

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Dutch National Ballet presents ‘Forsythe Festival’

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Dutch National Ballet’s Forsythe Festival presents for the first time a programme of three masterpieces by William Forsythe. If there is one choreographer who has influenced and steered the development of contemporary dance, it has to be William Forsythe. He completely overturned the traditional logic and dynamic of ballet. Dutch National Ballet presents its first…

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