Let’s look at one of the most famous tragic stories of all time – The Romeo and Juliet Ballet Story. Here is a history lesson for you, as well as the synopsis of this famous ballet. Romeo And Juliet Ballet History When Diaghilev died in 1929, the many talented people that he had gathered around … Read more
Let’s look at some Las Hermanas Ballet History. Most people haven’t heard of this ballet, but again a lot have so let’s explore it. Las Hermanas Ballet History Las Hermanas is a one act ballet that was choreographed by Kenneth Mac Millan and first performed by Stuttgart Ballet on the 13th of July 1963. The … Read more
Let’s look at the Rite of Spring analysis and meaning. It caused such a raucous at the beginning of the twentieth century when it was first performed, so let’s look at it again as it was performed again later in the century. The Rite of Spring was a one act ballet choreography by Kenneth MacMillan. … Read more
The Invitation Ballet was choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan and was first performed by the Royal Ballet Touring Section at the New Theatre in Oxford on the 10th of November 1960. The original cast were Lynn Seymour as the girl, Christopher Gable as her cousin, Anne Heaton and Desmond Doyle as the husband and wife. They … Read more
I loved reading the Misty Copeland Book – Life in Motion. I love reading true stories about how other people made a success of their lives, and this book is all about Ballerina Misty Copeland, and her struggles growing up and how her determination to succeed as a ballerina made it happen for her. This … Read more
The Ballet Broillards was choreographed by John Cranko and was first performed by the Stuttgart Ballet on the 8th of March 1970. The music was by Claude Debussy – Piano Preludes. I unfortunately could not find this ballet, apart from one excerpt on a Facebook page of a company in rehearsal. I did however find … Read more
The Conservatoire Ballet is a Studio Ballet. This means that the setting for the ballet is in a dance studio. There have been many studio ballets being produced over the years. Bournonville’s Conservatoire is built on memories of his life as a pupil in Paris. Some History On Studio Ballets (Conservatoire Ballet) This ballet was … Read more
The taming of the Shrew is a ballet in to acts based on Shakespeare’s story of the same name. The ballet was choreographed by John Cranko and the music was was Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Scarlatti. The scenery and costumes were done by Elisabeth Dalton. The Taming of the Shrew Ballet was first performed by Wurttenberg … Read more
The Onegin Ballet is in three acts. The choreography was done by John Cranko and he also did the Libretto after the poet Pushkin. The music was by Tchaikovsky which was selected and arranged by Kurt-Heinz Stolze. The stage design was don by Jurgen Rose. The first performance of the Onegin Ballet was done on … Read more
Cranko’s Ballet, Card Game is a ballet in ‘three deals.’ It was choreographed by John Cranko and he addapted the Libretto from the original synopsis by Igor Stravinsky and M Malaieff. The music was done by Stravinsky. Dorothea Zippel did the scenery and costumes and Card Game was first performed by Wurttemberg State Ballet in … Read more