by Amy Brandt | May 21, 2019 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, News, Profiles
Hollywood may have the Oscars, but ballet has the Prix de Benois de la Danse. Held every spring at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, the prestigious international awards ceremony recognizes dancers, choreographers, composers and designers for their extraordinary work on...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 11, 2017 | News
Hollywood may have the Oscars, but ballet has the Benois de la Danse. The glamorous awards ceremony, held each year at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, recognizes the year’s best dancers and choreographers around the globe. The 2017 nominees were announced...
by Hannah Chang Foster | May 18, 2016 | Company Life
Photo via the Bolshoi Theatre. With its glitz, glamour and funny statues, the Benois de la Danse has a lot in common with the awards show it’s often compared to: the Oscars. While we’re all for gowns and red carpets, we prefer tutus and opera...
by Nicole Loeffler-Gladstone | Apr 11, 2016 | Company Life
The Benois de la Danse, the ballet world’s prestigious prize, has announced the nominees for its 24th edition, including male and female dancers, choreographers and more. Past winners have included Royal Ballet principal Edward Watson, Bolshoi Ballet principal...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Who would have guessed a member of The Beatles would be nominated for the Benois de la Danse? Sure enough, Sir Paul McCartney is one of two composers in the running for the prestigious award, which is celebrating it’s twentieth anniversary this year. An...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Wendy Perron, editor in chief of Pointe’s sister publication, Dance Magazine, is currently in Moscow at the Benois de la Danse. Here, she shares her impressions of the 2012 event. For the first time in its whole 20 years, the Benois de la Danse award in...
by Margaret Fuhrer | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
The nominees for the 2013 Benois de la Danse Awards were announced today at a press conference in Moscow—and they include a former Pointe cover star, several exciting up-and-comers and many other big names. Here’s the complete list: CHOREOGRAPHERS Hans Van...