Catherine Devillier: Ballet's Pioneering Black Russian and LGBTQ+ Soloist
The Afro-Russian ballerina Catherine Devillier danced with the Imperial Moscow Theatres and the Ballets Russes.
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The Afro-Russian ballerina Catherine Devillier danced with the Imperial Moscow Theatres and the Ballets Russes.
Beryl Grey, a British ballerina known for her theatrical glamour, exceptional technical ability and international appeal, died Dec. 10. She was 95.
Her versatility and theatricality brought her world renown and an appearance with the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She later became a troupe’s artistic director.
When former international ballet star Jean-Hugues Feray decided to open his own dance school in Jupiter in early 2009, the Keavy family noticed. They recognized Feray immediately from his years dancing professionally with the original Ballet Florida and were one of the first families to enroll their then-4-year-old daughter Clare in dance classes at his new school. Their daughter quickly fell in love with ballet, and today – after 13 years of training with Feray at his now-renowned Paris Ballet and Dance – Clare, now 17, has earned a coveted trainee spot at The Sarasota Ballet on Floridaâ...
The thrilling New York-based dance company, Ballet Hispánico, are to make their Let's Dance International Frontiers debut on May 6th and 7th at Leicester Curve as the closing highlight of this year's festival.