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A Midsummer Night's Dream (ballet)
''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a two-act ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn), Felix Mendelssohn's music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's play of the same name. History ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Balanchine's first completely original full-length ballet, premiered at New York City Ballet on 17 January 1962, with Edward Villella in the role of Oberon, Melissa Hayden (dancer), Melissa Hayden in the role of Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Titania, and Arthur Mitchell (dancer), Arthur Mitchell in the role of Puck. They were joined by Francisco Moncion in the role of Theseus- Duke of Athens. Description In addition to the incidental music, Balanchine incorporated other Mendelssohn works into the ballet, including the Overtures to ''Athalie'', ''Die Heimkehr aus der Fremde, Son and Stranger'', and ''The Fair Melusine'', the "String Symphony No. 9 in C minor" and ''Die erste Walpurgisnacht, The First Walpurgis Night' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Landseer - Scene From A Midsummer Night&
The name Edwin means "rich friend". It comes from the Old English elements "ead" (rich, blessed) and "ƿine" (friend). The original Anglo-Saxon form is Eadƿine, which is also found for Anglo-Saxon figures. People * Edwin of Northumbria (died 632 or 633), King of Northumbria and Christian saint * Edwin (son of Edward the Elder) (died 933) * Eadwine of Sussex (died 982), King of Sussex * Eadwine of Abingdon (died 990), Abbot of Abingdon * Edwin, Earl of Mercia (died 1071), brother-in-law of Harold Godwinson (Harold II) * Edwin (director) (born 1978), Indonesian filmmaker * Edwin (musician) (born 1968), Canadian musician * Edwin Abeygunasekera, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, member of the 1st and 2nd State Council of Ceylon * Edwin Ariyadasa (1922-2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist * Edwin Austin Abbey (1852–1911) British artist * Edwin Eugene Aldrin (born 1930), although he changed it to Buzz Aldrin, American astronaut * Edwin Howard Armstrong (1890–1954), American in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. The company consists of 49 dancers; there are more than 100 performances throughout the year. PNB performs in McCaw Hall at the Seattle Center. It is especially known for its performance of the Stowell/Maurice Sendak ''Nutcracker'', which it had presented from 1983 through 2014, as well as made into a feature film. In 2006, the company was chosen to perform in the Fall for Dance Festival at New York's City Center Theatre and at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. History Pacific Northwest Ballet was founded in 1972, after the two-month residency of First Chamber Dance Company, Campbell cites the residency as occurring in 1971. as part of the Seattle Opera and named the Pacific Northwest Dance Association. Under the directorship of Kent Stowell and Francia Russe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Ludlow
Conrad Ludlow is a former principal dancer with New York City Ballet under George Balanchine. He also danced at San Francisco Ballet and founded and directed Ballet Oklahoma (now Oklahoma City Ballet). He is currently a professor at the University of Utah's ballet department. Several of Balanchine's works were created on Ludlow, including Emeralds, Tschaikovsky Pas de Deux and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ludlow partnered such dancers as Allegra Kent and Violette Verdy Violette Verdy (born Nelly Armande Guillerm; 1 December 1933 – 8 February 2016) was a French ballerina, choreographer, teacher, and writer who worked as a dance company director with the Paris Opera Ballet in France and the Boston Ballet in t ... while at New York City Ballet. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ludlow, Conrad New York City Ballet principal dancers American male ballet dancers University of Utah faculty Living people Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ib Andersen
Ib Andersen (born 14 December 1954) is a Danish ballet dancer, choreographer, and painter. Biography Early days Born in Copenhagen, Andersen was first exposed to dance through ballroom dancing. At age 7, he was accepted into the Royal Danish Ballet School, where he studied with Kirsten Ralov, Hans Brenaa, Flemming Flindt, and Vera Volkova. He also studied in Germany, France, and the United States, where he took classes at the School of American Ballet. At age 18, in 1972, he graduated from the Copenhagen school into the Royal Danish Ballet as an apprentice. He was accepted into the ''corps de ballet'' in 1973 and promoted to "solo dancer" (principal) in 1975, when he was 20. At that age, he was the youngest principal dancer in the company's history. Ballet On stage at the Royal Danish Theater in Copenhagen, Andersen proved himself an exemplary dancer in the ballets of August Bournonville, which are at the heart of the repertory of the Royal Danish Ballet. Exhibiting his m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Calegari
Maria Calegari (born March 30, 1957) is an American ballet dancer, teacher and répétiteur. She joined the New York City Ballet in 1974 and became a principal dancer in 1983. She left the company in 1994, then occasionally performed until 2004. She also teaches ballet and began working as a répétiteur for the Balanchine Trust and Robbins Rights Trust in 1996 and 2003 respectively. Early life and training Calegari was born on March 30, 1957, in New York. She was raised in Bayside, Queens. She received her ballet training locally before entering the School of American Ballet in 1971, when she was 13, and was taught by Alexandra Danilova. In 1974, at the school's annual workshop performance, she danced excerpts from Danilova's staging of Petipa's ''Paquita''. Career Calegari joined the New York City Ballet in 1974. Within a few years, she started being cast in principal and solo roles, several by George Balanchine, including the first movement in his '' Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco Ballet
San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, and effective December 2022 under the direction of Tamara Rojo. It is among the world's leading dance companies, presenting more than 100 performances annually, with a repertoire that spans both classical and contemporary ballet. Along with American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet has been described as part of the "triumvirate of great classical companies defining the American style on the world stage today". History Founding: Christensen brothers Willam Christensen, Harold Christensen, and Lew Christensen made up the famed trio of brothers considered by many to have done more than anyone else to establish ballet in the United States. Born into an artistic and musical family, the three brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Paquette
The Paris Opera Ballet () is a French ballet company that is an integral part of the Paris Opera. It is the oldest national ballet company, and many European and international ballet companies can trace their origins to it. It is still regarded as one of the four most prominent ballet companies in the world, together with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Mariinsky Ballet in Saint Petersburg and the Royal Ballet in London.Pourquoi les ballets de l'Opéra de Paris font partie des spectacles favoris des fêtes article by Martine Robert, 27 December 2013, Les Echos. The position of director of dance is currently vacant, but [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Marchand
Hugo Marchand (born ) is a French ballet dancer. He joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 2011 and was named '' étoile'' in 2017, at age 23. Early life Marchand was born in Nantes. He trained at Nantes Conservatory, before leaving home to study at the Paris Opera Ballet School for four years. He stated that he "didn't like the atmosphere or the rigid structure very much". Career In 2011, Marchand joined the Paris Opera Ballet. In 2014, he won the third prize at the Varna International Ballet Competition. The same year he was spotted by Benjamin Millepied, who had just become the director of dance, and Marchand began understudying for lead roles, which led to his debuts in ''The Nutcracker'', ''La Bayadère'' and Balanchine's ''Theme and Variations''. Marchand was promoted every year under Millepied's tenure, and the pattern continued after Aurélie Dupont took over. In March 2017, Marchand was promoted to '' étoile'' following his unexpected debut as James in Lacotte's ''La Sylphi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Bullion
Stéphane Bullion (born in 1980) is a French ''Etoile'' dancer of the Paris Opera Ballet. Stéphane Bullion started dance at age eleven and entered the Paris Opera Ballet school at age fourteen (1994). He joined the corps de ballet in 1997. During his school years, he danced twice at the School annual show (1996 and 1997), in Serge Lifar's "''Le Chevalier et la demoiselle''" and George Balanchine's ''Western Symphony''. He became Coryphée in 2001, Sujet in 2002 and Premier danseur in 2007. He has been appointed Etoile, the highest grade of the company, in 2010 after his performance of Solor in Rudolf Nureyev’s version of ''La Bayadère''. Career He danced the Faun in Vaslav Nijinsky's '' L'après-midi d'un faune'' based on Claude Debussy's ''Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune'' while still a Coryphée in 2001 and has been chosen by Yury Grigorovich in 2004 for the title role of Ivan, in ''Ivan the Terrible''. Cast at first in villain's roles in the Rudolf Nureyev's versio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Renavand
Alice Renavand is a French ballet dancer. After joining the Paris Opera Ballet in 1997, she became a principal in 2012 and a star (''danseuse étoile'') in December 2013. Shortly afterwards, she was described as having "''la beauté du diable''" (the beauty of the devil) as Lizzie in ''Fall River Legend''. Early life Born in Paris, Renavand has a French father and a Vietnamese mother. Her decision to take up ballet resulted from her father's suggestion that she should make a list of what she would like to do with her spare time. As her first choice was dancing, she took lessons at the Conservatoire de Garches. In 1989, only a few months later, she was admitted to the Paris Opera Ballet School at the age of nine, receiving the support and friendship of Claude Bessy. Career After graduating from the Ballet School, Renavand joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 1997. Although she progressed well in the ''corps de ballet'', she had a rough time for the first few years putting on too much ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laëtitia Pujol
Laetitia Pujol (born 8 October 1975) is a French ballet dancer. She joined the Paris Opera Ballet in 1993, becoming a principal in 2000 and a star (étoile) in 2002. Early life Born in Toulouse, she started to dance ballet when she was eight but was not admitted to the Conservatoire régional de Toulouse until 1992. After she won first prize at the Lausanne Ballet Competition the following year, she was able to proceed immediately to the final year of the Paris Opera Ballet School. There she danced Lise in Claude Bessy's ''La fille mal gardée''. Pujol graduated in 1993 at the age of 18. Career After joining the Paris Opera's corps de ballet, she became a principal in 2000, which provided opportunities for her to dance Polyhymnia in George Balanchine's ''Apollo'', Catherine in Kader Belarbi's ''Wuthering Heights'', Henriette in ''Raymonda'' and Clara in ''The Nutcracker''. Jiri Kylian chose her to dance the pas de trois in the First Act of Pierre Lacotte's adaptation of ''Paquit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleonora Abbagnato
Eleonora Abbagnato (; born 30 June 1978) is an Italian ballet dancer, model, and actress. Between 2013 and 2021 she was Étoile at the Paris Opera Ballet. Early life and education Born in Palermo, Abbagnato started dancing at 4 years old, and at 12 she moved to Monte Carlo to enroll in the dance school of Marika Bresobrasova. At 13, she toured Europe with Roland Petit's ''The Sleeping Beauty'', in the role of Aurora as a child. She was then admitted, after a private audition, to the École de Danse of the Paris Opera as a fellowship student. Career In 1996, at the age of 18, Abbagnato graduated and joined the corps de ballet of the Opera, where she made a rapid ascent: Coryphée in 1999, Sujet in 2000, Premiere Danseuse in 2001 and Étoile in March 2013. In 2007, Abbagnato debuted as an actress in the film ''Il 7 e l'8'' with Ficarra e Picone. On 18 February 2009, she joined Paolo Bonolis in hosting the second night of the Sanremo Music Festival. The same year, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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