Indianapolis Ballet has never had so much local talent. Local high shcool kids are turning it on for the Christmas season.
Felicity and Demitra are balancing their studies with their intense ballet training and alternating in key roles such as the lead character, Masha (also known as Clara), a member of the Corps de Ballet, and [...]
If you are planning on visiting London in the near future then you may also be very interested in finding the perfect location to attend the ballet while you are there. London truly is a magical place and there is no better place to take in the wonderful art of ballet. It really is worth [...]
Sir Frederick Ashton was the legendary dancer and choreographer who left behind him a prolific amount of acclaimed work. Born on the 17th September 1904 Ashton was the founding choreographer for The Royal Ballet, London where he became resident choreographer in the 1930s. He provided the choreography for many ballets with a career that spanned [...]
There are many people that are not able to say they know who Frederick Ashton is. If you fall into that category then you will find this article very interesting as you learn about who this man was. We will start by looking at his major accomplishments and what he was best known for. He [...]
The Nutcracker is a ballet in two acts with music by Tchaikovsky. The original version of the ballet was created and staged by the great Russian choreographer Marius Pepita in December 1892 however The Nutcracker has been staged many times, choreographed by ballet greats such as Rudolph Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The ballet is usually [...]
Attending the ballet can be a very exciting experience. This is especially true if you have never attended before. If you are in need of direction to select your first ballet you might want to consider looking up some of most famous ballets that are out there. Doing so will give you a really good [...]
Kenneth Macmillan was a British man that left his mark on the world by being a ballet dancer and a choreographer within the arts. When he was really young he studied with the world famous Phyllis Adams. Then, he won a scholarship to Sadler’s Wells Ballet School and he studied there for some time, which [...]
Onegin is a ballet in three acts and six scenes that is based on the poetic novel ‘Eugene Onegin’ by Russian author Alexander Pushkin. The ballet was adapted by renowned choreographer John Cranko in 1965 and was set to Tchaikovsky’s piano divertimento The Seasons by German composer Kurt-Heinz Stolze. Onegin premiered in Stuttgart on April [...]
Making your way to the ballet can be a wonderful experience for anyone that has decided to take in the arts. This is often an unforgettable moment for individuals that have never seen a ballet and it can even turn into a favorite past time for some people. There are many people that have attended [...]
The mythology inspired ballet Sylvia, is a three-act ballet set to the music of French Composer Léo Delibes. Often considered to be one of Delibes’s greatest musical works the ballet Sylvia made its debut in 1876 in Paris. The inspiration for the ballet’s story is believed to be the 1573 pastoral play ‘Aminta’ by Italian [...]
