Hamilton the Musical Hamilton is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda. It is inspired by Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Hamilton opened off Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater on February 17, 2015 and closed May 03, 2015 to open on Broadway August 06, 2015 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. […]
Category: Ballet
English National Ballet
Memorabilia Available English National Ballet The English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in […]
Maina Gielgud
Memorabilia Available Maina Gielgud Maina Gielgud AO (born London; 14 January 1945) is a former British ballet dancer and a veteran ballet administrator. She was artistic director of the Australian Ballet from 1983 to 1996 and is that company’s longest serving director to date. She had a twenty-year career as a dancer in Europe and […]
Li Cunxin
Memorabilia Available Li Cunxin Li Cunxin (born 26 January 1961) is a former Chinese-Australian ballet dancer and stockbroker. He is currently the artistic director of at Queensland Ballet.[2] Early Life Li was one of 7 brothers, born into poverty in the Li Commune near the city of Qingdao in the Shandong province of […]
Queensland Ballet
Memorabilia Available Queensland Ballet The Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner OBE, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia and is based in Brisbane. Queensland Ballet is one of only three full-time professional ballet companies in Australia. Performances With 23 dancers, Queensland Ballet is a company which presents a […]
Edouard Borovansky
Memorabilia Available Edouard Borovansky Edouard Borovansky (24 February 1902 – 18 December 1959) was a Czech- born Australian ballet dancer, choreographer and director. After touring with Anna Pavlova’s company, he and his wife settled in Australia where they established the Borovansky Ballet company. This company provided the foundation for modern ballet in Australia and was […]
The Australian Ballet
Memorabilia Available The Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd. and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and director Dame Peggy van Praagh as founding artistic director. Today, it is recognised […]
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Memorabilia Available Ballet Folklorico de Mexico Ballet Folklórico de México is a Mexican folkloric ballet ensemble in Mexico City. For six decades it has presented dances in costumes that reflect the traditional culture of Mexico. The ensemble has appeared under the name, Ballet Folklórico de México de Amalia Hernández. History From the group’s founding […]
Bolshoi Ballet
Memorabilia Available Bolshoi Ballet The Bolshoi Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 1776, the Bolshoi is among the world’s oldest ballet companies. It only achieved worldwide acclaim, however, in the early 20th century when Moscow became the capital of Soviet Russia. Along […]