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PragueWho cares?

Prague National Theatre
Brahms, Gershwin
George Balanchine; The Czech National Ballet; Prague State Opera Orchestra

LondonRhythm Riot – English National Ballet

© Jason Bell
Stravinsky, Vasks, Tru
George Balanchine; Jae Man Joo; Micaela Taylor; English National Ballet; Thomas Mika; Mark Henderson; English National Ballet Philharmonic

ToulouseMaîtres américains

© David Herrero
Hindemith, Adams
George Balanchine; Peter Martins; Ballet de l'Opéra national du Capitole; Michael Balke; Mark Stanley

PragueWho cares?

Prague National Theatre
Brahms, Gershwin
George Balanchine; The Czech National Ballet; Václav Zahradník; Francois-Noël Cherpin; Jan Beneš; Prague State Opera Orchestra

MadridCompañía Nacional de Danza

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Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Willems
George Balanchine; Jacopo Godani; William Forsythe; Compañía Nacional de Danza; Manuel Coves; Barbara Karinska

ParisJoyaux

© Julien Benhamou | OnP
Fauré, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky
George Balanchine; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Danseurs et danseuses étoiles du Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris; Alondra de la Parra; Alizé Léhon; Christian Lacroix
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Birmingham Royal Ballet: a sparkling and sobering close to the season

Birmingham Royal Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering © Johan Persson
Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) close their 25/26 season with an ambitious triple bill running for just four performances on their home turf at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
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Royal Ballet School, School of American Ballet: the future is bright

The Royal Ballet School in Ninette de Valois’ The Arts of the Theatre © THe Royal Ballet School. Photographed by Rachel Cherry
An evening of outstanding dancing from the Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. It was a case of spotting tomorrow’s stars in a beautifully balanced programme.
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At NYCB, Fairchild bids adieu in her final performances of Coppélia

Megan Fairchild as Swanilda and Robert La Fosse as Dr Coppélius in Balanchine’s Coppélia © Erin Baiano
Megan Fairchild pours her heart into her final performances of Coppélia at New York City Ballet.
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Good vibrations: Robbins, Balanchine and Bach at New York City Ballet

Emilie Gerrity and Unity Phelan in George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco © Erin Baiano
Concerto Barocco and The Goldberg Variations make an unbeatable, timeless pairing at New York City Ballet. 
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Mira Nadon’s sparkling debut in Firebird with New York City Ballet

Mira Nadon and Preston Chamblee in George Balanchine’s Symphony in C © Erin Baiano
A triple bill comprising Balanchine's Symphony in C, Agon and Firebird could not have been more inspiringly danced by New York City Ballet.
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Ballet for cowboys and soldiers at Kansas City Ballet

Kansas City Ballet in George Balanchine's Stars and Stripes © The George Balanchine Trust. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios
Kansas City Ballet celebrate the USA’s 250th anniversary with three American ballets. Balanchine's Stars and Stripes, de Mille's Rodeo and a new work by Caili Quan, A Home Away.
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ParisGeorge Balanchine / Ballet Impérial – Who Cares?

Who Cares? par le Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris © Agathe Poupeney / Opéra national de Paris
Tchaikovsky, Gershwin
George Balanchine; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Mikhail Agrest; Xavier Ronze; Mark Stanley; Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

ParisLe Songe d'une Nuit d'Eté

© Agathe Poupeney | OnP
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream
George Balanchine; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Simon Hewett; Christian Lacroix; Jennifer Tipton

ParisLe Palais de Cristal / Daphnis et Chloé

© LIttle Shao | OnP
Bizet, Ravel
George Balanchine; Benjamin Millepied; Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris; Philippe Jordan; Daniel Buren; Christian Lacroix; Madjid Hakimi
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Dreams of Greece: Ravel’s first ballet Daphnis et Chloé

Léon Bakst: costume designs for Daphnis et Chloé © Public domain | Bibliothèque nationale de France
Ravel’s first ballet Daphnis et Chloé is an overwhelming sensory experience – but its birth as a production choreographed by Mikhail Fokine for the Ballets Russes was not without complications...

Choreographing Stravinsky: Balanchine and the Violin Concerto

Lesley Rausch and Jerome Tisserand in Aria I © Pacific Northwest Ballet
An exploration of the two central movements – a pair of contrasting pas de deux – in Balanchine's black-and-white masterpiece, Stravinsky Violin Concerto

Stravinsky's music caresses Terpsichore

Revival production at Mariinsky Theatre of The Rite of Spring by Millicent Hodson © Natasha Razina | State Academic Mariinsky Theatre
We look at the fruitful creative relationship between Igor Stravinsky and Sergey Diaghilev and the composer's various creations for the company Les Ballets Russes.