Past Links 2015-16

[mom2]

BRB posts about it's new home base, and today is open house day:

 

http://brb.org.uk/2015-opening-ceremony.html

[mom2]

This year the Prix de Lausanne is live streaming daily, starting on Monday Feb. 2. See details on the Prix website:

 

http://www.prixdelausanne.org/experience-the-prix-de-lausanne-live/

[vrsfanatic]

Thank you.

[mom2]

wonderful article and a gorgeous photo of David Hallberg:

 

http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-01-31/david-hallberg-meet-the-ambassador-of-the-new-age-of-ballet

[mom2]

from the Toronto Star...

 

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2015/01/30/chan-hon-goh-gives-back-to-canadas-dance-community.html

[mom2]

from the Mail:

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2940335/Ballet-dancer-Mikhail-Baryshnikov-67-holds-alongside-street-dancer-Lil-Buck-26-new-Rag-Bone-menswear-campaign.html

[mom2]

The National Ballet of Canada has announced its competitors for the Erik Bruhn Prize. The competition will be held in March.

 

From the National Ballet of Canada:

 

http://national.ballet.ca/uploadedFiles/MediaReleases/Hannah%20Fischer%20and%20Ethan%20Watts%20Compete.pdf?utm_content=buffer947cb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[vrsfanatic]

Wonderful news. Congratulations to Clara76 on the entry of the talented Christopher Evans from BalletMet Academy!

[mom2]

And here is a link to the video.

 

https://www.yahoo.com/style/baryshnikov-lil-buck-dance-for-rag-bone-for-110071608743.html

[dancemaven]

[Victoria Leigh]

Beautiful video, plus some photos and a couple of other great videos on the same page!

 

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/10/sergei-polunin-hozier_n_6655920.html

[Victoria Leigh]

The National Ballet of Canada Mourns the Death of Grant Strate

February 11, 2015… Grant Strate, one of Canada’s most accomplished dance artists and a Charter Member of The National Ballet of Canada, passed away in his home on February 9, 2015 in Vancouver. He was 87.

Mr. Strate danced with the National Ballet from 1951 to 1962 and was the company’s first Resident Choreographer from 1964 to 1970. His first work for the National Ballet was Jeune Pas de Deux in 1956. During his tenure, he choreographed more than a dozen ballets including The Fisherman and His Soul, House of Atreus and Triptych.

In 1970, Mr. Strate created Canada's first university dance programme at York University in Toronto and in 1980 he joined Simon Fraser University in Burnaby B.C. as Director for the Centre for the Arts. Following his retirement, Mr. Strate continued to be active as a teacher and choreographer and in 2002 he published Grant Strate: A Memoir. He was a recipient of the Order of Canada and was awarded the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement.

View Grant Strate image gallery >

The National Ballet of Canada gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Ontario Arts Council; the City of Toronto through the Economic Development & Culture Department; the Government of Canada – Department of Canadian Heritage, through the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages; and the Government of Ontario through the Honourable Michael Coteau, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport.

[mom2]

From the Toronto Star...

 

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2015/02/15/national-ballet-principal-dancer-guillaume-cote-wears-many-hats.html

[mom2]

So it's not exactly ballet, but it is an incredible inspiration:

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-25/100yo-dancer-eileen-kramer-stars-in-new-sydney-production/6262306

 

 

[mom2]

Myles Thatcher is a corps member of San Francisco Ballet, and was chosen this season to be a part of the Rolex Mentors and Protege Arts Initiative.

 

Article from SF Gate:

 

http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/S-F-corps-dancer-Myles-Thatcher-choreographed-6101807.php