Going for it. Laurent Hilaire on being a director and leading the Bayerisches Staatsballett
Hilaire recently talked to Jeannette Andersen about his achievements with the Bayerisches Staatsballett, his role as director and next season’s repertoire.
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Designer Jürgen Rose receives a lifetime achievement award
In ballet, Jürgen Rose is noted for his work with John Cranko and John Neumeier in particular. Jeannette Andersen recently visited him to talk about his work.
Staging Béjart’s iconic Bolero
Ahead of performances by the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, Piotr Nardelli talks about staging the work, and why it is still such a success.
Sol León and Paul Lightfoot present contemporary choreographers in Munich
Jeannette Andersen talks to Sol León and Paul Lightfoot about how they chose the other choreographers, how it is to create as a team…
Preparing for Pina Bausch’s The Rite of Spring in Munich
In April, the Bayerisches Staatsballett dance Pina Basuch’s Rite of Spring. Jeannette Andersen talks to former Bausch dancers about staging the work
Spirits of the Ballet in Giselle and La Sylphide
Ballet workshops for adults seem to have fallen by the wayside rather in England. But at the Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich they are going strong. On a Saturday evening in February, Jeannette Andersen joined one such. Half-an-hour before the workshop began, the 18 participants, one man and 17 women of various ages, slowly trickled into … Read more
Innovating to meet the needs of Zurich’s independent dance and theatre artists
Brücki 235 came into being after surveys revealed a dire lack of rehearsal space and performance opportunities for dance and theatre artists
Brandon Lawrence in South Africa
As he guests in Cape Town, Maggie Foyer speaks to Brandon Lawrence as he weighs up the pros and cons of making career defining choices
Marianela Nuñez’s Giselle debut at the Paris Opera Ballet: a postscript
Joy Wang and Jenny Tang discuss Marianela Nuñez’ Paris Giselle, mulling over some of the things that surprised them and continue to haunt them
Andrew Skeels creates new work with Bayerisches Staatsballett
Despite knee-pads and sore muscles – the dancers said that Skeels’ style is hard on a ballet trained body – the studio at times reverberated with laughter.
Mthuthuzeli November: making ballet with humanity
Ahead of the premieres of his new works for Ballett Zürich and The Royal Ballet, Maggie Foyer looks at the work of the South African choreographer.