Richmond Ballet: Ershter Vals and a world premiere
Two very different pieces (one of them a world premiere) cap off Richmond Ballet’s fantastic season.
Archives: ballet
Richmond Ballet Studio 3: New Works Festival
Four choreographers, four world premieres, four weeks to prepare. It’s like a ballet reality show, only we’re spared the minutia and presented a gorgeous finished product.
Direct from London, It’s The Royal Ballet School
A smashing conclusion to Richmond Ballet’s Leap Week, The Royal Ballet School performs with RB’s new company, Richmond Ballet II.
Ten Years of the New Nutcracker: A pictorial retrospective
Ten Nutcrackers ago, Richmond Ballet re-imagined their classic Christmas production from the ground up. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into such a grand undertaking, as well as rare shots of the Kingdom of Sweets from a dancer’s perspective.
Richmond Ballet: Studio 2 — When zombies and ballet meet
A rare Balanchine pas de deux, a Jessica Lang stunner, and an Agnes de Mille dramatic ballet that strikes a shockingly beautiful balance of creepiness and grace.
Jessica Lang Dance at Modlin Center this Friday
We humbly spoke to internationally-acclaimed choreographer Jessica Lang about her dance company’s upcoming performance.
Richmond Ballet previews upcoming international debut
Richmond Ballet prepares to show London what it’s made of (i.e. muscles), and we get a sneak peek before they dance their way over to the motherland.
Richmond Ballet’s Studio 3: Ma Cong World Premiere and Jessica Lang’s La Belle Danse
Studio 3 blows all previous Studios out of the water with one world premiere and one previous Richmond Ballet world premiere. Even if you don’t know how to talk about ballet (I empathize), expect to feel things.
Franz and the Real Girl: Richmond Ballet’s Coppélia is a funny Valentine
Ballet, for all its heartbreaking beauty, can follow some seriously bizarre storylines (try explaining The Nutcracker to someone someday), and Arthur Saint-Léon’s Coppélia is one of the weirder ones.
