4 hours ago, invisiblecircus said:

 

 

Yes. Plus, it's a London based company. I don't think it's a big deal that they're taking this angle.

 

 

Do they? I don't believe Julian MacKay got a mention when he left, he just kind of disappeared and it was later reported on here where he was heading but the RB didn't say anything. 

 

Shame about Di Primo, I was hoping we would see more of him. I had wondered from the start whether his height might be a problem, but in the end it seems there were not many male contracts available this year anyway. I do hope he is successful in getting a contract elsewhere.

4 hours ago, invisiblecircus said:

 

 

Yes. Plus, it's a London based company. I don't think it's a big deal that they're taking this angle.

 

 

Do they? I don't believe Julian MacKay got a mention when he left, he just kind of disappeared and it was later reported on here where he was heading but the RB didn't say anything. 

 

Shame about Di Primo, I was hoping we would see more of him. I had wondered from the start whether his height might be a problem, but in the end it seems there were not many male contracts available this year anyway. I do hope he is successful in getting a contract elsewhere.

Yes, I was hoping that too - I guess the lack of contracts is most likely the reason as David Yudes's height did not prevent him getting a permanent contract with the RB.  

On 12/07/2017 at 12:08, Oberon said:

There a r e reports of new dancers in Munich (new booklet ‚Spielzeit 2017/18’).

 

Besides of Kristina Lind (soloist, ex-member National Ballet of Holland) and Alejandro Virelles (first soloist, ex-member of English National Ballet), both of them already announced, there are:

the new demi-solists Arianna Maldini (The Royal Ballet’s Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Programme, first prize at the 2015 Ursula Moreton Choreographic Awards), Sergio Navarro and Emilio Pavan,

and many new members of the corps de ballet, from A like Stanislava Aitova to T like Giovanni Tombacco.

 

Mr. Zelensky gave as a reason for his decisions: “Some [dancers] leave, some I fired. I wanted more quality according to my taste – those are not bad dancers, but I have my vision of what I want to do in the future. […] It’s a huge drama, 18 of 69 are really many. It will take much time to bind all together anew.” “We will try to show more contemporary dance. I don’t know whether the audience likes that, but the dancers love it and I love it.” (dpa-Interview, translation by Ilona Landgraf).

Good to see Arianna Maldini (RBS and RB Aud Jebsen) has a demi-soloist contract - seems like a good move and good luck to her next season

10 hours ago, capybara said:

 

Unfortunately, it appears not.

 

OVER THE MOON FOR ALL THE PROMOTEES. CONGRATULATIONS! 

Strange that there is no mention of him (de Primo) as leaving as previous Prix dancers usually get a mention if they are given a contract or if they move on to other companies etc.

52 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said:

An announcement has been published:

 

Yasmine Nagdhi promoted to Principal dancer.

The Royal Ballet announces Company promotions and joiners for the 2017/18 Season.

 

Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet, announces that Yasmine Nagdhi has been promoted to Principal dancer, the highest rank in the Company. O’Hare comments, ‘I’m delighted to promote Yasmine Nagdhi to Principal. She has had an extraordinary year, making successful debuts in a number of classic and contemporary ballets, and I look forward to this new chapter of her career and the opportunities that await.’

 

Born in London, Yasmine Naghdi joined the Company in 2010 after training at The Royal Ballet School. Yasmine's extensive repertory includes Princess Aurora (The Sleeping Beauty), Juliet (Romeo and Juliet), Olga (Onegin) and the Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker). Her contemporary work includes Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor, David Dawson’s The Human Seasons and Balanchine’s Tarantella’. Yasmine’s first performance as a Principal will be in The Royal Ballet’s special presentation ‘Opening the New’ in September as part of the Hull UK City of Culture celebrations. Yasmine will perform with Hull-born Xander Parish, First Soloist with the Mariinsky Ballet, alongside Principals and Soloists from The Royal Ballet.

 

Kevin O’Hare has also made the following promotions within the Company:

Christina Arestis, Bennet Gartside, Kristen McNally and Thomas Whitehead are promoted to Principal Character Artist.

Matthew Ball and Marcelino Sambé are promoted to First Soloist.
 

Reece Clarke, Benjamin Ella and Anna Rose O’ Sullivan are promoted to Soloist. As previously announced, William Bracewell joins the Company as a Soloist from Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Hannah Grennell, Calvin Richardson, Gina Storm-Jensen, and David Yudes are promoted to First Artist.

Giacomo Rovero, Francisco Serrano and Charlotte Tonkinson become Artists, after joining the Company at the start of the 2016/17 Season as Aud Jebsen Young Dancers. This programme provides recently graduated dancers a year’s contract to work and perform alongside the corps de ballet of The Royal Ballet. In the 2017/18 Season the Company welcomes six graduates from The Royal Ballet School who join as Aud Jebsen Young Dancers: Joonhyuk Jun, Joshua Junker, Sae Maeda, Nadia Mullova-Barley, Aiden O’Brien and Amelia Palmiero.

Stanislaw Wegryzn joins the Company as Prix de Lausanne dancer for the 2017/18 Season.

First Soloist Melissa Hamilton returns to the Company after a leave of absence performing with Semperoper Dresden.

 

The following dancers leave the Company:

Matthew Golding will leave The Royal Ballet after three years as Principal dancer. Golding joined The Royal Ballet in January 2014, having danced with the Company the previous Season as Guest Principal.

 

Kevin O’Hare, Director of The Royal Ballet comments ‘Matthew gave many fine performances during his time with The Royal Ballet and danced a number of leading roles from across our repertory in ballets including Manon, Don Quixote, Swan Lake, Giselle, The Dream, Onegin and Romeo and Juliet. We wish him well for the next stage of his performing career.’

 

As previously announced, Principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky leaves after 23 years with the Company. First Soloist Valeri Hristov joins the artistic teaching faculty at The Royal Ballet School after 15 years with the Company. First Soloist Johannes Stepanek retires after 17 years with The Royal Ballet to progress a new career within opera and dance. First Artist Hayley Forskitt retires from dance and Artist Solomon Golding leaves to join San Francisco Ballet.

 

 

— ENDS —

 

So pleased for Yasmine - and for the new soloists too.  I wonder if Vincenzo de Primo (last year's Prix dancer) is staying with the company - good news for David Yudes to First Artiste though.

'Nureyev' 

The opening night has been cancelled due to ongoing investigations by the Police - not sure who is involved as yet.

31 minutes ago, capybara said:

 

I hope that you are thinking in terms of nice surprises, Springbourne3  ?

I sincerely hope so ?

The company are up to their last Brisbane tour performance of the season now - so hopefully all promotions will be revealed imminently.....there maybe some surprises I think...

17 hours ago, Jan McNulty said:

I'm desperately sorry to report that Bradley Lowery has passed away today at the age of 6.  I don't know anyone who hasn't been touched by his plight.

 

Condolences to his family and friends at this very sad time.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39883344

Such sad news - he fought such a brave battle RIP

ABT PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED

Three ballerinas — Sarah Lane, Christine Shevchenko and Devon Teuscher — have been promoted to the rank of principal dancer at American Ballet Theater, the company announced on Friday (today)

Calvin Royal III, a member of the corps de ballet who has been in the spotlight with solo roles, was promoted to soloist.

(New York City Times)

Thank you - looking forward to the future discussions!

Following on from my first post re - Paris Opéra Ballet internal recruitment - it would seem that Miss Scudamore was ranked first and if I believe rightly, means that she automatically is promoted to a coryphée next year?  Following in the balletic footsteps of Hannah O'Neill maybe....

On 28/06/2017 at 23:08, Darlex said:

I do know that a promotion of one dancer was made during the last triple bill of the season, but it hasn't been announced yet. (And it isn't either of the Australian gentleman mentioned above).

Even more reason for them to hurry up and make the announcements then!

'Concours de recrutement' 2017 Paris Opera Ballet 

Changing the subject somewhat (this is my first post as a newbie to the forum btw) yesterday was the Paris Opéra Ballet's annual internal recruitment audition for the corps de ballet - interesting to see that Australian Bianca Scudamore (Prix de Lausanne finalist 2015) was one of the only two female dancers selected and congratulations to her! She has been studying at the Paris Opéra school and shone in the school's annual performance this year - definitely one to watch I think.