Ballet poses swan lake

The Los Angeles Times interviews Gillian Murphy and David Hallberg after having see the film Black Swan:

Princesses will dust off their tiaras and put on their slippers this winter as the Contemporary and Theatre Ballet Companies of the BYU Department of Dance bring familiar fables to life in “Fairy Tales and Fantasy.” While dance styles and music change, the most beloved pieces become fixtures that remain in the world of dance […]

As the 50th anniversary season draws to a close, it is clear that things have come full circle. The company began with a Swan Lake in 1962; it celebrates this major milestone with another.

Visa red tape has dashed English National Ballet’s plans to open its gigantic arena Swan Lake with the scheduled Russian star Polina Semionova. The 26-year-old ballerina from Berlin Ballet was much acclaimed on her debut with ENB in the production six years ago, and her return was expected to make a big splash for ENB’s summer blockbuster, marking the company’s 60th anniversary. But as the swans flock into the Kensington arena, Ms Semionova will still be in the air flying in from Berlin.

samantha griffin and sirui liu photographed in costume as odile and odette for swan lake by aaron m. conway

Retiring principal dancer, American Ballet Theatre Herrera, here as Odette, takes her final bow with ABT this season. Photo by Rosalie O'Connor, courtesy ABT. For as long as I can remember, I always wanted to dance. At 7 years old, without having anybody in the family who danced or any connections...

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