Mario 

Sergio Elías

A new film featuring the Cuban dancer, Mario Sergio Elías, who dances with Acosta Danza. The company is performing at Sadler's Wells this week. More INFO

Antonio Casalinho

Born in Leiria, Portugal, Antonio Casalinho is an outstanding young dancer who has trained at the Academia Annarella since he was 8 years old. This short film includes clips of him in class and also performing James' variations in Maina Gielgud's production of La Sylphide Act II, which the school, under the direction of Annarella Roura  Sanchez, presented in October.

Squeaky Door

Originally entitled Forme et Ligne, Squeaky Door (as it has become known) was created on Maina Gielgud by Maurice Béjart in 1970. The choreography is set to four sections from Pierre Henry’s Variations pour une Porte et un Soupir. Filmed at the National Opera and Ballet in Amsterdam, this video shows Gielgud coaching Mariinsky Ballet first soloist Maria Khoreva in the solo.

Igor Tsvirko

Bolshoi Ballet first soloist Igor Tsvirko, who impressed audiences with his performances in Spartacus, Don Quixote and The Bright Stream in London this summer, is the subject of Dance Europe's latest video filmed and produced by Emma Kauldhar and Andrej Uspenski.

Grand Audition

D&D ART PRODUCTIONS will be holding the 5th edition of GRAND AUDITION for professional dancers and graduate students between 17 – 26 years of age, on 4 & 5 February 2020, at the Teatre-Auditori Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain. Participating artistic directors for 2020 will include directors of Northern Ballet, Norwegian National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet (Junior Company), Finnish National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Ural Opera Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Semperoper Ballett. Applications are now open at www.grandaudition.net.