By Fredrik Rütter For the first time in about two decades, Mats Ek premiered a work for the Norwegian National Ballet, presented on a double bill at the Oslo Opera House at the beginning of the year. The evening by the iconic Swedish choreographer was one of the highest quality, filled with wonderful dance. The
By Kaija Pepper When Marius Petipa landed in St. Petersburg in 1847 at age 29, he lied about his age, knocking off four years. Despite an unremarkable career in Europe, he had snagged a one-year contract as a dancer with the Russian Imperial Ballet — where he ended up working for over 50 years. The
By Veronica Posth Berlin had been dealing quite well with the COVID-19 pandemic — theatres that were closed during summer reopened in September, though with necessary restrictions regarding performances. Then, from the beginning of November, due to a quickly increasing number of infections, the lockdown started again, condemning theatres to close once more, for at