August Bournonville/Nikolai Hübbe:
”A Folk’s Tale”
Third Cast December 12, 2014
The third cast of Nikolaj Hübbe’s “A Folk’s Tale” is mainly cast as the new comers ball, as four of the main character are filled with new and fresh talent.
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December 2014
December 13, 2014
December 10, 2014
The Art of Longlivity
August Bournonville/Nikolaj Hübbe:
"A Folk's Tale"
Royal Danish Ballet
December 6 2014
August Bournonville/Lloyd Riggins:
"Napoli"
Hamburg Ballett
December 7 2014
Saturday in Copenhagen and Sunday in Hamburg shows two Danish/International icons take on the Bournonville heritage. It is not a first for either Nikolaj Hübbe or Lloyd Riggins. They have both done Bournonville productions before. And they stood for several seasons as the two major male dancers in the Royal Danish Ballet. Today they are respectively heading a large international company (RDB) or the prince in waiting at another (Hamburg Ballett). The difference is that where Nikolaj Hübbe is expected to stage Bournonville, it is choice for Lloyd Riggins.
December 01, 2014
Queen of Hearts
Interview with Susanne Grinder
Royal Danish ballerina’s usually comes in sets of fours.
In the late 1970/early 80’ties Linda Hindberg, Mette-Ida Kirk, Lis Jeppesen & Heidi Ryom was the leading quartet, followed a decade later by Silja Schandorff, Rose Gad, Christina Olsson and Caroline Cavallo. After them came Gitte Lindstrøm, Gudrun Bojesen, Tina Højlund and Diana Cuni, who is now retired or on the brink of retirement.
That will leave the next group, Susanne Grinder, Amy Watson, J’aime Crandall and Alexandra Lo Sardo, all in their early 30ties with the responsibility of carrying the mantle. But there is no doubt that Susanne Grinder, the only Dane, will be the key player, not because of her nationality, but because she far more than the others, possesses the qualities and repertoire of a Danish ballerina. She is the only natural romantic ballerina of the group.