Ethan Stiefel – new AD for Royal NZ Ballet!
One of the world’s most acclaimed dancers has been appointed Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Ethan Stiefel – currently a Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) and Dean...
View ArticleNZ Dance News October
By Rain Francis. In September, Darcey Bussell CBE accepted the honorary role of Ambassador for the New Zealand School of Dance supporters programme. Darcey is one of the world’s leading ballet stars....
View ArticleNZ Dance News November
By Rain Francis. Second Echo Ensemble, a Tasmanian group of 10 young actor/dancers with and without disabilities headed to New Zealand last month, where they teamed up with New Zealand’s premier...
View ArticleNZ Dance News December
By Rain Francis. From 28 January to 1 February 2013, The New Zealand Dance Company is hosting an international exchange with Chicago-based physical theatre company Lucky Plush Productions, known for...
View ArticleNZ News February
By Rain Francis. Two of New Zealand’s finest dancers, Ursula Robb and Nadine Tyson are teaching at tertiary level back in their home country this year. Ursula Robb spent more than a decade in Europe,...
View ArticleNZ Dance News April
By Rain Francis. Two students from the New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) will represent New Zealand at the Assemblée Internationale 2013 (AI13) in Toronto in April. Canada’s National Ballet School...
View ArticleDance Quiz – Famous Artistic Directors
1. Ethan Stiefel is the current Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His name was made more famous in mainstream culture after he starred in which popular movie? a) Step Up b) Center...
View ArticleNZ Dance News – October
By Rain Francis. This month, the Royal New Zealand Ballet will embark on the ultimate ‘tiki tour’, performing at a whopping 47 venues across the country. Tutus on Tour will cover so many towns, that...
View ArticleNZ Dance News – November
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The New Zealand Dance Company is on a mission to take its work Rotunda to the Holland Dance Festival in February 2014. Recently the company has launched a...
View ArticleRoyal New Zealand Ballet – Giselle
By Lynne Lancaster of Dance Informa. The Royal New Zealand Ballet have just released a DVD of their excellent new production of Giselle by Ethan Stiefel and Johan Kobborg, which garnered rave reviews...
View ArticleNew Zealand Dance News – January 2014
The New Zealand Dance Company is about to embark on its first international tour, performing Rotunda at the Holland Dance Festival. Hot off the tails of this tour the company will go into rehearsals...
View ArticleAmerican Ballet Theatre star Gillian Murphy in Australia
By Renata Ogayar of Dance Informa. In celebration of American Ballet Theatre’s 75th Anniversary, ballet’s elite David McAllister (Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet), Kevin McKenzie (Artistic...
View ArticleAbigail Boyle from RNZB
By Rain Francis of Dance Informa. The Royal New Zealand Ballet is currently presenting its last season under Ethan Stiefel’s artistic direction, Allegro: Five Short Ballets. Dance Informa recently...
View ArticleNZ Dance News – December
Here is the latest New Zealand dance news for December 2015! The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s tour to the UK and Italy has been met with rave reviews for both of its touring programmes. Giselle, created...
View ArticleNew Zealand Dance News – August 2016
Find out what’s happening in the New Zealand dance scene this month! The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) is gearing up to hold auditions for its full-time course in five New Zealand and Australian...
View ArticleBest dance films for your holiday movie night
Call up your besties. Stock up on popcorn. Pull out the comfy couch and your best lounge pyjamas. Turn off the phone. We’ve put together our top 9 classic dance flicks to watch over the holiday season....
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