ARTICLES ON BALLET

42. BALLET: A WORLD LEGEND IS WITHOUT A JOB!! WHAT A SHAME!! The promise of an extended career on the artistic staff of the Boston Ballet ended quickly for Eva Evdokimova. The world-renowned ballerina and ballet teacher who served the Boston Ballet as ballet mistress this past season was fired for economic reasons less than a year after being brought...

43. ALINA COJOCARU: THE NEW WORLD BALLERINA PRINCESS:  Born in Bucharest, she trained in Kiev for seven years before joining the Royal Ballet School in 1998 on a Prix de Lausanne scholarship. Upon completion of her training, six months later, she returned to Kiev to dance with Kiev Ballet for a year.

P.44. KIROV: Kirov Ballet triple bill. At The Royal Opera House, London. The opening night of the Kirov Ballet's Homage to Diaghilev program, while promising much, proved a surprisingly muted affair. The evening opened with Chopiniana, Mikhail Fokine's moonlit reverie. San Francisco Ballet

P.45. SAN FRANCISCO BALLET/ HELGI TOMASSON: he most "European" of US ballet companies, acclaimed at Edinburgh 2001, showcases the fine young English neoclassical choreographer Christopher Wheeldon with three ballets including a world premiere commissioned by the festival. Playhouse Theatre. Helgi Tomasson has held the position of artistic director for San Francisco Ballet since July 1985.

 

 P. 46. ANDREW MOGRELIA: Andrew Mogrelia has conducted many leading orchestras in England, including the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony, and BBC Scottish Symphony, among others. In addition, Mogrelia has appeared in venues such as London’s Royal Festival Hall and the Barbican, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, and Symphony Hall in Birmingham.