We love it when ballet pops up in unexpected places. Our excitement levels nearly went through the roof after stumbling across the new Lexus IS advertisement, “Poise.” The ad features the stunning Tamara Rojo, artistic director and lead principal dancer of the English National Ballet, leaping, turning and generally rocking out to a new hip-hop […]
For a dancer so famous for having a distinctly Spanish flair, it may seem ironic that it was her success at a Paris competition that led to recognition as a future ballet star. In 1994, Tamara Rojo—now doing double duty as both a principal dancer and artistic director of English National Ballet—received the gold medal […]
For an art form dominated by women, there sure are very few female in top positions in ballet. Actually, Richmond Ballet is hosting “The Glass Slipper Ceiling” focusing on the rarity of female artistic directors just this morning. Panelists include Ballet Memphis’ Dorothy Gunther Pugh, Cincinnati Ballet’s Victoria Morgan, Smuin Ballet’s Celia Fushille and Richmond’s […]
English National Ballet has just named Tamara Rojo as it’s new artistic director. The 37-year-old Royal Ballet principal will take the reins from Wayne Eagling, who resigned a few weeks ago. Rojo has had her sights set on becoming an artistic director for quite some time—she has a master’s degree in scenic arts and has […]
The past few weeks have brought another exciting round of dancer career news—check out the latest farewells, appointments, promotions, and more in this month’s ballet roster roundup. Promotions and Appointments On February 21, the Royal Academy of Dance announced that Royal Ballet principal Alexander Campbell will be its new artistic director, succeeding Gerard Charles. Campbell, […]
“We need to know where we’re going to as we’re going.” Aszure Barton addresses this to 67 San Francisco Ballet dancers. It’s Halloween, the rehearsal time for her world premiere Mere Mortals is coming to an end, and camera crews are stationed in the studio’s corners to capture video footage for World Ballet Day. The […]
On a chilly day last October, Jasmine Jimison arrived at the San Francisco Ballet studios to start her third week of understudying Giselle. As a second-year soloist, she was content to rehearse at the back of the room and eager to learn the role. Little did she foresee that it would soon elevate her from […]
Audiences have much to celebrate when Carlos Acosta performs at the Royal Opera House this month in honor of his 50th birthday. Between working as artistic director of Birmingham Royal Ballet and directing his own company, Acosta Danza, the Cuban superstar returns to the stage where he spent much of his performing career, reprising some […]