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Movers and Shakers: Xander Parish

Posted on February 19, 2018

The first time I met Xander Parish, he couldn’t see me. Literally. We’d arranged to meet outside the Mariinsky theatre in St Peterburg and as I neared the historic building I spotted him scanning the crowd for me. I walked up to him and but he didn’t notice me because I barely came up to his chin. I hesitated for a moment, wondering how to catch his attention before tugging at his coat, feeling very much like a small child.…

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Boogie Like Baryshnikov: Les Jeune Hommes et la Mort

Posted on June 29, 2014

A compilation of duelling performances of Roland Petit’s Le Jeune Homme et la Mort, with Baryshnikov’s version in White Nights played against portrayals by Rudolf Nureyev, Nicolas Le Riche and Vladimir Shklyarov.…

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Watch This: Swan Lake/Single Ladies Mashup.

Posted on February 14, 2014

Ahhh, Swan Lake. The gift that gives on giving. First we .gif-ed it, now we’re remixing it. Here on Valentine’s Day is La Scala’s Swan Lake, starring Svetlana Zakharova and Roberto Bolle, and set to that most immortal and classic of tunes, Beyonce’s Single Ladies.…

Ballet C&V Homefries Interviews

Interview: Xander Parish

Posted on February 11, 2014

For a time, Xander Parish seemed like the Jody Sawyer of the English ballet scene. Now, we are not saying that Xander has poor turnout or bad feet (have you seen his feet?), or that he called Ethan Stiefel a sucky boyfriend. But rather, his tenure at the Royal Ballet seemed more or less spent, as Jody said in Centre Stage, “in the back of a corps waving a rose back and forth”.…

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A Very Ballet Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2013

We imagine what would happen if some of our favourite American dancers came together for a thanksgiving dinner. Silliness and bad photoshop ensues.…