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Lauren Anderson (born February 19, 1965) is an American ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Houston Ballet. In 1990, she was one of the first African-American ballerinas to become a principal for a major dance company, an important milestone in American ballet. [1] [2] She appeared in many ballets such as Don Quixote, Cleopatra ...
Houston Ballet, operated by Houston Ballet Foundation, is a professional ballet company based in Houston, Texas. [ 2] The company consists of 59 dancers and produces over 85 performances per year. [ 2][ 3][ 4] It is the 5th largest ballet company in the United States (by number of dancers). [ 2]
Audiences and dancers alike can feel when the score is performed live, said Phoenix Symphony violinist Dian D’Avanzo, who has played the Ballet Arizona show for over 30 years — in the past ...
Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada CBE (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies, including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of Cuba, Houston Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. He was a permanent member of The Royal Ballet from ...
Carlos Acosta, the Cuban-born ballet star, has danced “The Nutcracker” countless times in his glittering career. Acosta is choreographing and directing his new show, “Nutcracker in Havana ...
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (officially known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to ...
Aug. 8—Midland Festival Ballet (MFB) on Thursday announced their 2024-25 performing season. On December 21 and 22, 2024, MFB will perform the beloved holiday classic, "The Nutcracker" at the ...
Choreography: Alexander Gorsky (after Petipa) Company: Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow Premiere: 1919 Russian choreographer Alexander Gorsky, who staged a production of The Nutcracker in Moscow in 1919, is credited with the idea of combining Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy's roles (i.e. giving the Fairy's dances to Clara), eliminating the Sugar Plum Fairy's Cavalier, giving the Cavalier's dances to the ...