May 10

HANSEL AND GRETEL, the Royal Ballet’s controversial new production

Posted on May 10, 2013 by lebrecht

We have received images of the Royal Ballet’s controversial new production of Hansel and Gretel from Lebrecht photographer, Laurie Lewis. The Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel gets a sinister update in the first full length ballet choreographed by Royal Ballet’s Artist-in-Residence Liam Scarlett. The ballet opened to mixed reactions. Read audience tweets from the opening night here: http://www.roh.org.uk/news/your-reaction-hansel-and-gretel. James Hay stars as Hansel, Leanne Cope as Gretel, Brian Moloney as the Witch and Steve McRae as the Sandman.

Apr 15

Obituary pictures of American Indian ballerina Maria Tallchief from Lebrecht Music & Arts

Posted on April 15, 2013 by lebrecht

Maria Tallchief, a daughter of an Oklahoma oil family who grew up on an Indian reservation of the Osage Nation, found her way to New York and became one of the most brilliant American ballerinas of the 20th century, died on 11 April 2013 in Chicago. She was 88. She was the first American Indian to become premiere danseuse étoile in the Paris Opera, France.

Outstanding photos from Maurice Seymour, renowned American photographer of American ballets stars from the 1930s to the 1960s

Jan 31

PICTURE OF THE DAY: Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker at the Barbican, London

Posted on January 31, 2013 by lebrecht

Companhia de Dança Deborah Colker in Tatyana. Performed at Barbican, London, UK. 31 January 2013 – 9 February 2013. Based on novel ‘Eugene Onegin’ by Alexader Pushkin. Brazilian dance company. Photo by Laurie Lewis.

May 01

Picture of the Day: Tango dancers in Toulouse

Posted on May 1, 2012 by lebrecht

Lebrecht photographer Sallie Erichson’s image of Tango dancers during the Rio Festival in Toulouse in 2011. The couples danced an impromptu tango with recorded music to an audience of passers-by on the plaza in front of the Opera House.