Category Archive: ballet

Franziska Rosenzweig in The Dying Swan. She is sitting on the floor, her left leg stretched in an Arabesque, her right leg is bent. Her arms are lifted in the air. She is facing towards the right side of the room.

The Dying Swan: A profound workshop. I didn’t realise what I was getting myself into.

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I feel like I have to write what I experienced in a ballet class. I practiced Swan Lake and didn’t know what emotions it would trigger.

Royal Ballet Principals Marcelino Sambe, as The Instrument, and Lauren Cuthbertson, as The Cellist, dance a pas de deux in Cathy Marston's new work The Cellist based on the life of Jacqueline du Pre. Cutherbertson surrenders herself to the music as she is held by Sambe.

The Cellist, a new ballet by Cathy Marston (contains spoilers)

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The Cellist, a new ballet by Cathy Marston, dazzles.

I have a ticket to Swan Lake… Personal thoughts on a moral dilemma (Contains Spoiler)

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Personal reflections on the allegations of sexual misconduct by Liam Scarlett against students of the Royal Ballet School.
Kate Coleman is a member of DanceGrist

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Royal National Ballet at St Pauls

English National Ballet at St Pauls

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Both images: Royal National Ballet at St Pauls Cathedral Just because they’re beautiful. Previous post here.

Underground poster of the National Gallery's Titian/Metamorphosis exhibition

Not Quite Titian

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National Gallery advertisement for Metamorphosis; an exhibition celebrating the acquisition of two Titians, in Holborn underground station I love this poster and the image within it. I’ve spent hours looking at it while… Continue reading →

faster, stronger, higher

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Another rushed day, with a photocall that included Dance GB (the English National Ballet, the Scottish Ballet and the National Dance Company Wales) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. It was… Continue reading →

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English National Ballet at St Pauls, 2012

ballet in the cathedral

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Today we were able to take photos at a rehearsal (as opposed to a photocall). It was the English National Ballet at St Paul’s Cathedral with conductor Gavin Sutherland. This is part of… Continue reading →