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Bolshoi Star Olga Smirnova Leaves Moscow for Dutch National Ballet

The Dutch National Ballet announced today that Olga Smirnova, a star dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, will be joining the Amsterdam-based company as a principal, effective immediately. Victor Caixeta, a Brazilian-born soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet, will also be joining DNB. Both dancers will make their debuts in the company’s upcoming premiere of Raymonda. Smirnova, […]

Dutch National Ballet’s Giselle Is in Theaters This Month

Bunheads, grab your popcorn. On Sunday, January 21, Dutch National Ballet will present a special screening of Giselle at hundreds of movie theaters across the country, with select encore presentations on January 24. The film will star principals Olga Smirnova and Jacopo Tissi in the roles of Giselle and Albrecht, respectively, with soloist Floor Eimers […]

Victor Caixeta Makes New Strides at Dutch National Ballet

On March 5, 2022, Victor Caixeta was supposed to dance Don Quixote on a stage that had come to feel like home: that of Russia’s Mariinsky Theatre, in St. Petersburg. Instead, the 24-year-old from Brazil found himself in a minivan on the road to Tallinn, Estonia, with just one suitcase and his dog, Coco. Together […]

Dutch National Ballet Tours to the U.S. This Summer

Dutch National Ballet has not toured to the U.S. in over four decades. That’s about to change. Starting July 1, the company will embark on a two-week American tour, making stops at Ballet Sun Valley in Sun Valley, Idaho (July 1–2); Jacob’s Pillow (July 5–9); and The Music Center in Los Angeles (July 14–16). With […]

Your January Roster Roundup: Dancers and Directors on the Move

This month has brought another exciting round of career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions and more in this month’s roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On December 12, the National Ukrainian Ballet (Kyiv Ballet) appointed Nobuhiro Terada as its artistic director. Terada is the organization’s first Japanese artistic director and danced with the company […]