Richmond Ballet dances into Leap Week
To celebrate its accomplishments (and win over new fans), the Richmond Ballet has scheduled a week’s worth of festivities for March.
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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.
5 Things
This weekend is about kids. The kids you have, the kids you want to have, the kids you don’t want to have, and the kids within you that are trying to get out (gross?).
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.
Richmond Ballet: Studio One: Streets and Legends
Those flexible wunderkinds are back for another season, and so far, so good.
5 Things
Richmond has it all this weekend, from becoming slightly nauseous on the Tilt-A-Whirl to radiating sophistication at the ballet, we’ve got your plans covered.
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.
Wild Wild West: Music, dancing, and chaps
When a symphony and a ballet love each other very, very much, they decide to get together and have a cowboy baby.
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.
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Culture, cars, and commentators. If I were writing a paper about this weekend, that would be my title. Here are some high-falutin’ and some lower-falutin’ events for you to check out this weekend. They come highly recommended.
