Sabine0308 Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Oh this is good news! Raymondo Rebeck, a Berliner, was one of a bunch of wonderful talents trained at the Berlin Ballet School (Mario Perricone, Angela Reinhardt, Gregor Seyffert, to name a few and my favorites) in the 1980ies. Rebeck participated in the Prix de Lausanne in 1987, if I'm correct, so as a citizen of East Germany back then. He won a cash prize, according to the PdL archive, but did not/could not chose a partner school. Guess why. I remember him as a beautiful and passionate dancer, who also had lyrical talents (e g. in a Bejart Triple bill "Night" at Staatsoper Berlin alongside Mario Perricone and Barbara Schroeder, who is a ballet masters with Staatsballett Berlin since many years). Sweet memories come back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Casting for "Le Parc" at Munich: Madison Young and Julian MacKay Laurretta Summerscales and Jakob Feyferlik Maria Baranova and Jinhao Zhang The premiere is on 25. November, of course Laurent Hilaire is coaching the dancers himself, after all he created the male role for Angelin Preljocaj at Paris in 1994. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 26/10/2023 at 23:11, Angela said: Raimondo Rebeck was appointend the next ballet director at Badisches Staatsballett Karlsruhe today, starting with season 2024/25. He follows Bridget Breiner who leaves for Ballet on the Rhine, replacing Demis Volpi there, who leaves for Hamburg Ballet. Rebeck was a principal dancer at the Berlin State Opera and the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he then continued as ballet master, choreographer, teacher, coach and director of the NRW Junior Ballet at Dortmund. His deputy director will be Kristína Paulin, born in Bratislava and for many years a member of Hamburg Ballet. She is now a choreographer and will also be the new choreographer in residence at Karlsruhe. Sounds like Musical Chairs plays out in the German Ballet scene! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Angela said: Casting for "Le Parc" at Munich: Madison Young and Julian MacKay Laurretta Summerscales and Jakob Feyferlik Maria Baranova and Jinhao Zhang The premiere is on 25. November, of course Laurent Hilaire is coaching the dancers himself, after all he created the male role for Angelin Preljocaj at Paris in 1994. I think I saw rehearsal photos of J. Feyferlik with Maria Baranova, but can't find them anymore. Jinhao Zhang and Lauretta Summerscales seem to be very busy in the US resp. In the UK in Nov/Dec, according to their ig posts. So my guess is the premiere of Le Parc will be danced by Young/Mckay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Just saw an ig story posted by Maria Baranova, rehearsing Le Parc with Jinhao Zhang. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) https://www.instagram.com/p/C0D9uRboP2B/?next=%2F Elisa Badenes has been voted „Dancer of the Year 2023“ by the readers of @dance_europe Edited November 25, 2023 by oncnp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauxArts Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Elisa is a real artist and beautiful dancer. Her partnerships with Vogel and Reilly are wonderful. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MAB Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 One of my friends saw Ms Badenes for the first time earlier this year. So impressed was he that he insisted I accompany him to see her in the Remember Me programme last month. She is very lovely and her performances were of the highest order, and yes, I did have the addded pleasure of seeing her with Messrs Vogel and Reilly. She totally deserves her win. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted November 27, 2023 Author Share Posted November 27, 2023 Rémy Fichet will direct the ballet company at Leipzig from 2024/25 Rémy Fichet is the designated new Director of the Leipzig Ballet and will take over its artistic direction at Oper Leipzig from the 2024/25 season. In succession to the previous Ballet Director and Chief Choreographer Mario Schröder, Rémy Fichet will continue the tradition of the Leipzig Ballet as established by Uwe Scholz. For the upcoming seasons, collaborations with innovative choreographers from the international dance scene are being planned. Tobias Wolff, Director of Oper Leipzig: "We are deliberately making the change to a curatorial-artistic direction at the Leipzig Ballet, and I am truly grateful that our preferred candidate Rémy Fichet has chosen our institution. I look forward to new creative formats and choreographies with the company." Rémy Fichet, born in Amiens (France), completed his dance training at the Paris Opera Ballet School. After two years as a dancer at the Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris, he joined Leipzig Ballet in 2000, performing in the ensemble until 2008, most recently as a soloist. Following his career as a dancer, he remained loyal to Leipzig Ballet. As scheduler and project coordinator, and since 2012 as Artistic Production Manager, Fichet provided the structural framework for the successful work of the Leipzig Ballet, with additional qualifications from two years of part-time management studies and a Master of Arts degree, which he completed with distinction at the Palucca University of Dance Dresden in 2023. Fichet established first-time specialised dance medicine services for the ballet ensemble at Oper Leipzig and values long-term, individually tailored support for the dancers and the next generation of choreographic creatives. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 Another honor for Elisa Badenes There is reason to celebrate! Our Principal Dancer Elisa Badenes was appointed “Kammertänzerin” by the state of Baden-Württemberg. Congratulations dear Elisa! 🥳🥂 The @wissenschaftsministerium_bw awards the honorary title of "Kammertänzerin" for special achievements which recognizes the highest level of dance and performance over many years. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0Wz0UerB8w/ I really like how Stuttgart celebrates their dancers on social media, including debuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 I don’t know if this is the right thread to post this, but I just wanted to say that I booked tickets for the Dresden opera house this week and it was one of the most straightforward online ticket purchases I have ever had! Really outstanding even for a non-German speaker. Now looking forward to seeing Aaron Watkins’ Sleeping Beauty in March, not to mention the city of Dresden. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneL Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 On 26/10/2023 at 10:42, Jan McNulty said: @Angela I seriously envy Germany for its theatre culture. Long may it remain! Amen! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I don't know if it's hiding under a different thread that I failed to find, but did anyone here go to Dresden Semperoper Ballett's new production of Swan Lake by Johan Inger? (Or planning to go later?) From the publicity that the company have released, I see it appears to be a reboot with new characters added. I assume there isn't going to be a traditional 32 fouettes, Dance of the 4 cygnets or Act 1 pas de trois? I'll be interested to find out what our Germany-based members near Dresden thought. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oncnp Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Emeralds said: I don't know if it's hiding under a different thread that I failed to find, but did anyone here go to Dresden Semperoper Ballett's new production of Swan Lake by Johan Inger? (Or planning to go later?) From the publicity that the company have released, I see it appears to be a reboot with new characters added. I assume there isn't going to be a traditional 32 fouettes, Dance of the 4 cygnets or Act 1 pas de trois? I'll be interested to find out what our Germany-based members near Dresden thought. 🙂 You may be able to see for yourself next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeralds Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Thanks oncnp.....I was cheekily hoping other members would tell me so that I didn't have to.....lol. I'm not really a fan of Swan Lake reboots (I think because Swan Lake is always being spoofed by comedians and non-dancers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 For Cranko lovers: the choreographer's last work "Spuren" ("Traces"), which he made in April 1973 shortly before his suden death, will come back to the stage. It was partly reconstructed for the 50th anniversary gala for Cranko in July 2023, but only for one performance. Now Tamas Detrich said at a discussion about the work that it will return - possibly next season, he did not say that. Technically it was not Cranko's last work, there was another new creation in the same triple bill called "Green", which came after "Spuren" on the premiere evening. But well, it seems such an important ballet with it's policital/historical background. It was dedicated to Valery Panov at the time, a Kirov dancer who wanted to leave the Soviet Union. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Casting News from Munich: On Dec 29. Jakob Feyferlik will have his debut as Prince in Wheeldon’s Cinderella with Madison Young. Jonah Acosta will dance Benjamin for the first time. The casts for Cranko’s Onegin, which will come back on January 12, are, as Tatyana and Onegin: Laurretta Summerscales and Osiel Gouneo , Jinhao Zhang and Maria Baranova, Jakob Feyferlik and Madison Young. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 17 hours ago, Angela said: Casting News from Munich: On Dec 29. Jakob Feyferlik will have his debut as Prince in Wheeldon’s Cinderella with Madison Young. Jonah Acosta will dance Benjamin for the first time. The casts for Cranko’s Onegin, which will come back on January 12, are, as Tatyana and Onegin: Laurretta Summerscales and Osiel Gouneo , Jinhao Zhang and Maria Baranova, Jakob Feyferlik and Madison Young. are the dates for the Onegin casts known yet? Summerscales and Gouneo are surely first night 🤞 It would be good to know the Lensky and Olga casts too. Edited December 15, 2023 by FionaM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 Fiona, if I would know the casts for Lensky and Olga, I would post them here. This is was the Bavarian State Ballet has offered until now. They regularly publish the casts who study the roles without the exact dates. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted December 30, 2023 Share Posted December 30, 2023 Onegin cast for January 2024 in Munich: https://www.staatsoper.de/en/productions/onegin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted January 8 Author Share Posted January 8 Debuts in John Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias at Hamburg: Madoka Sugai and Alessandro Frola will dance Marguerite and Armand for the first time on January 17. and 20., in the same cast there will be debuts by the very young Ana Torrequebrada as Prudence, Artem Prokopchuk as Gaston and Eleanor Broughton as Olympia. Ida Praetorius and Jacopo Bellussi dance on the 19., it’s their Hamburg debut after they danced the main roles at a tour to Venice 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted January 8 Share Posted January 8 5 hours ago, Angela said: Debuts in John Neumeier’s Lady of the Camellias at Hamburg: Madoka Sugai and Alessandro Frola will dance Marguerite and Armand for the first time on January 17. and 20., in the same cast there will be debuts by the very young Ana Torrequebrada as Prudence, Artem Prokopchuk as Gaston and Eleanor Broughton as Olympia. Ida Praetorius and Jacopo Bellussi dance on the 19., it’s their Hamburg debut after they danced the main roles at a tour to Venice Ida also performed this role when previously with Royal Danish Ballet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 A very distinguished guest will present a new work at this years Opera Ball at Vienna, one of the highest society events in Austria every year: Alexei Ratmansky will choreograph the waltz "La Separation" by Mykola Lysenko, a Ukrainian composer (1842-1912). The soloist couples will be Elena Bottaro - Masayu Kimoto, Sonia Dvořák - Brendan Saye, Alice Firenze - Marcos Menha, Kiyoka Hashimoto - Alexey Popov, Hyo-Jung Kang - Davide Dato, Aleksandra Liashenko – Géraud Wielick, Ketevan Papava – Eno Peci and Claudine Schoch – Duccio Tariello. The Vienna ballet academy dances to the Ecossaise from the opera "Eugene Onegin", in a choreography by Christiana Stefanou, director of the academy. For viewers in Austria/Germany/Switzerland, the ball will be live-streamed on 3sat on Feb. 8. from 20.15 CET. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Macmillan Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 How many years since the RB last staged Les Noces? Cathy Marston showing the way in Zürich. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Perregrino Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 ENB’s version last year was enough to keep me going for a while. But for this is happening today at the new Woolwich Works space for those who have a free afternoon: LES NOCES - THE DEPARTURE NEW MOVEMENT COLLECTIVE PRESENTA century after Stravinsky and Nijinska crafted the powerful masterpiece Les Noces, the New Movement Collective is set to present a reimagined version of this iconic ballet, culminating in a grand celebration. Les Noces - The Departure View Dates and Book Event information Date: Sat 13– Sun 14 Jan Advance Price: Standard £26.50 | Concessions £20.00 Venue: Fireworks Factory Age Guidance: Suitable for all ages. | Please note: the performance contains poetry which uses adult language. Event Categories DANCE MUSIC One hundred years after Stravinsky and Nijinska created the powerful masterpiece Les Noces, New Movement Collective presents a re-imagining of this iconic ballet with a mass celebration. Performed in Stravinsky's audacious choice for pianos and percussions, the cast includes singers from the Opera Holland Park Chorus, musicians from the Royal Academy of Music and Royal College of Music, and new choreography will be staged by a some of Britain’s best contemporary dancers. Les Noces is a deeply emotive exploration of what is at the core of human relationships and commitment; New Movement Collective have additionally commissioned three contemporary composers to respond to Stravinsky’s score: the project's music director Yshani Perinpanayagam, emerging RAM composer Andrea Balency-Béarn, and Beatbox Champion MC Zani. These new compositions will see choreographic explorations on the work’s themes performed by English National Ballet’sENBYouthCo and Manchester-based Chameleon Youth. Please note the performance contains some poetry which uses adult language. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angela Posted February 9 Author Share Posted February 9 On 12/01/2024 at 14:22, Angela said: A very distinguished guest will present a new work at this years Opera Ball at Vienna, one of the highest society events in Austria every year: Alexei Ratmansky will choreograph the waltz "La Separation" by Mykola Lysenko, a Ukrainian composer (1842-1912). The soloist couples will be Elena Bottaro - Masayu Kimoto, Sonia Dvořák - Brendan Saye, Alice Firenze - Marcos Menha, Kiyoka Hashimoto - Alexey Popov, Hyo-Jung Kang - Davide Dato, Aleksandra Liashenko – Géraud Wielick, Ketevan Papava – Eno Peci and Claudine Schoch – Duccio Tariello. You can watch this beautiful waltz in rainbow-coloured costumes and with the colours of Ukraine here - go to 32.25', don't be surprised to see Priscilla Presley in a box, and watch till the end to see a very elegant Alexei Ratmansky in tails, followed by the students of the Vienna Ballet Academy. I hope it works outside of Austria/Germany/Switzerland, it's online until March 1st. Scroll down to see the whole programme and the cast. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 19 hours ago, Angela said: I hope it works outside of Austria/Germany/Switzerland, It works in the UK, what a special occasion. Thank you for posting the link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 20 hours ago, Angela said: You can watch this beautiful waltz in rainbow-coloured costumes and with the colours of Ukraine here - go to 32.25', don't be surprised to see Priscilla Presley in a box, and watch till the end to see a very elegant Alexei Ratmansky in tails, followed by the students of the Vienna Ballet Academy. I hope it works outside of Austria/Germany/Switzerland, it's online until March 1st. Scroll down to see the whole programme and the cast. Alessandra Ferri posted on Instagram that she was there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 28 minutes ago, Sim said: Alessandra Ferri posted on Instagram that she was there too. Yes I briefly saw her sitting in a Box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 I've just watched the whole programme (except for the introduction; I don't speak a word of German). It's so lovely to see some tradition, and so many young people keeping it up. Nice little piece from Ratmansky. I must try to read about this event; I watch bits of it every year but I would love to know more about it, who all the young people are who participate, etc. Is it the equivalent of the debutantes ball that we used to have here in the UK, or can anybody be picked? It brought a lump to my throat to see a couple with Down's Syndrome participating so beautifully. Thank you for posting the link, @Angela 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophoife Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 (edited) It does appear to be a debutantes' ball @Sim. My German isn't great, but I can pick out words. There were parents in boxes with champagne and mobile phones 🤭 I would have liked to see them step off the stairs and into a waltz instead of that rather ungainly shuffle. Here are some stats - 160 débutante couples! and here is some history of the ball. I would have died of embarrassment if my deb ball had been televised - live or on delay! Also I'm shocked that some of the young ladies had strapless gowns and some gowns with spaghetti straps 🤭 We were allowed off the shoulder but the "sleeve" had to be a minimum depth/length. No plunging necklines and no very low backs either. This sort of style, minus the damn crinoline! Edited February 10 by Sophoife 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Thanks so much @Sophoife. Well I never knew you were a deb....which country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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