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Arcadian Delight
The ballet is set to delectable music by Delibes: the score composed for the ballet choreographed in 1876 by Eugène Lacoste for the inaugural season of the the Paris Opera’s lavish Palais Garnier house plus parts of the same composer’s La Source. Delibes, dance fans will recall, was the first composer to make ballet music worth listening to even when there’s no dancing to look at; he paved the way for Tchaikovsky.

http://www.artsjournal.com/tobias/2005/07/

Tan Yuan Yuan and Damian Smith
Tan Yuan Yuan joined San Francisco Ballet in 1995 and became a Principal Dancer in 1997. Since joining The Hong Kong Ballet as Guest Principal Dancer in May 2008, it will be the fourth time she will perform with the Company in this mixed bill gala. Tan received a Gold Medal and the Nijinsky Award at the first Japan International Ballet and Modern Dance Competition and a gold medal in the fifth International Ballet Competition in Paris. She was named a “Hero of Asia” in the Asian edition of Time in 2004.

http://www.hkballet.com/2007/eng/production/0910/Galaxy/index.html

Royal Winnipeg Ballet

http://www.indexinn.com/countries/canada/manitoba/gallery.html

San Francisco Ballet’s gala for the SF Chronicle
Maria Kochetkova in “La Esmeralda,” photo credit Erik Tomasson.

Sarah Van Patten and Pierre-Francois Vilanoba in “Carousel (A Dance),” photo credit Erik Tomasson.

Sofiane Sylve and Anthony Spaulding in “Two Pieces for Het (For Rachel)”, photo credit Erik Tomasson.

Maria Kochetkova in “La Esmeralda”, photo credit Erik Tomasson

USA International Ballet Competition

http://www.ericnlivingston.com/blog/2006/06/bad-golf-and-good-ballet.html

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This visual, contemporary ballet features performances by the French dance company Ballet Preljocaj. The work is based on Vivaldi’s famous concerto titled “The Four Seasons.”

Much ingrained in popular culture from TV commercials to the movie “White Chicks,” Antonio Vivaldi’s concerto “The Four Seasons” has become a trying cliche in the minds of many. And it may just take France’s Ballet Preljocaj to renew the well-known (and well-worn) 18th-century score.

http://dailybruin.com/stories/2009/may/1/09-05-01-ballet/

Houston Ballet perform a mixed repertory program showcasing the breadth of the company’s repertoire: from great classical showpieces like George Balanchine’s Tchaikovsky Pas de deux to Solo, a contemporary tour-de-force for three male dancers by legendary Dutch choreographer Hans van Manen.

http://www.milleroutdoortheatre.com/schedule/calendar.asp?Mode=CalendarViewDetails&date=5/3/2009&ID=501

Eifman Ballet’s ‘Onegin’

http://www.maryellenhunt.com/artsblog/2009/05/dance-review-eifman-ballets-onegin.html