N. 298 - October/November 2024

Russian dancers in the West

The world of ballet has not been able to remain untouched by the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russian ballet dancers have always been widely held to be true exemplars of classical dancing, but they now find themselves blacklisted for ‘political’ reasons which ignores their intrinsic as artists. Let us look at the several Russian dancers who have left the country of their birth in order to pursue careers
in both the USA and Europe.

4 News – from the dance world

20 Cover feature
Russian dancers in the West

30 Focus choreographers
Marine Brutti (La Horde) Ballet de Marseille

32 On stage – the critics
-Venice Dance Biennale
-Ballet Preljocaj
-The Royal Ballet
-Lyon Opera Ballet
-Wayne McGregor Company
-Paris Opéra Ballet
-Northern Ballet
-Hofesh Schechter Company
-Emanuel Gat Dance
-Ballet de l’Opéra du Rhin
-CNCD Angers
-Cloud Gate Dance Theatre

44 Close-up
Pilar López

46 farewell
Marina Kondratieva, Beppe Menegatti, Dominique Dupuis, Michaela DePrince

48 MultiMedia :
TV, Web, DVD, Cinema, Books...

Ballet2000 n. October/November 2024

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