Posts Tagged "Nutcracker"
(120) Alastair Macaulay on Marius Petipa
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Read More(78) Renan Cerdeiro, MCB Principal, & Patricia Delgado, Former MCB Principal
http://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PatriciaDelgadoRenanCerdeiro.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSToday we are joined by two of our close friends, former Miami City Ballet Principal Dancer, Patricia Delgado, and current MCB Principal, Renan Cerdeiro. Patricia has been on our podcast quite a few times in the past, so to hear more from Pat, visit our past catalog of episodes. Renan was born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil and started dancing at a young age. In 2008, he was named a finalist at the Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, and was awarded a scholarship...
Read More(76) Sara Mearns and Amar Ramasar, New York City Ballet Principals
http://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/SaraMearnsAmarRamasar.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSToday we are bringing you another episode from Next Generation Ballet in Tampa. We sit down with esteemed New York City Ballet Principals Sara Mearns and Amar Ramasar who were performing as guest artists for NGB’s “Nutcracker” this past December. Sara has been on the pod before, so if you haven’t heard our interview with her, check out episode 24. Amar and Sara have been dancing together since they joined the company in 2000 and 2003 respectively. They...
Read More(23) PNB’s Doug Fullington, Examining The History Behind The Nutcracker
http://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DougFullington.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSSThis week we are joined by Doug Fullington, assistant to the artistic director at Pacific Northwest Ballet and their education program’s manager. Mr. Fullington is a lauded dance historian, capable of reading Stepanov notation, a classical ballet notation system developed in Russia. He’s contributed to the reconstruction of many 19th century works, including ‘The Daughter of Pharaoh’, ‘Le Corsaire’, and recently, PNB’s ‘Giselle’. In 2000, he was named...
Read MoreBelieving in Classical Ballet
When one thinks of classical ballet, the works that may come to mind include Swan Lake (1877), Giselle (1841), Sleeping Beauty (1890), and The Nutcracker (1892). It is amazing to think that ballets created centuries ago, are still being performed around the world with the same music, story, and intention. There is no denying that these works are treasures left behind for us to enjoy, but with very distinct characters to portray and a specific time period to embrace, it the responsibility of the modern day dancers to make these classics believable to the audience. As one of my faithful readers has asked me, “Does the nowadays dancer believe in...
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