By Anne-Marie Elmby In June, nine Royal Danish Ballet dancers travelled to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, organized by Cultural Adventures Copenhagen, which was founded in 2017 by former dancers Morten Eggert and Christian Hammeken. In July, another group from the company visited the Joyce Theater in New York, a trip organized by Ulrik Birkkjær (now a
by Anne-Marie Elmby A 10-year-long wish came true for artistic director Nikolaj Hübbe when he succeeded in getting George Balanchine’s complete three-part Jewels (1967) on the stage for the Royal Danish Ballet. A window in a jeweller’s shop in New York inspired Mr. B to create the ballet, and the Royal Danish dancers sparkled in Karinska’s jewel-adorned green, red and white costume designs. Gabriel Fauré’s melodious music offered fine
by Anne-Marie Elmby The Peacock Theatre in the Tivoli Gardens presented Tivoli Ballet Theatre’s new Cinderella over the summer season. The charm of the theatre with its slanting floor, trapdoors and pantomime tradition was perfect for this witty and modern fairy tale choreographed by Yuri Possokhov. Copenhagen is well known to Possokhov, since he came